Public Holidays in Mexico — 2026
Mexico keeps a short official calendar in 2026: 9 public holidays in total, so each one carries real weight for planning.
Every one of them falls on a working day this year, because none collide with the local Saturday + Sunday weekend.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 6 before July and 3 after it — with April the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 138 days, from Friday, May 1, 2026 to Wednesday, September 16, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
6 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Mexico sits in Central America, is run from Mexico City, pays in Mexican Peso, and has about 128.9M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 9
- Days off work
- 9
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- April (2)
- Longest gap
- 138 days
- Capital
- Mexico City
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo |
| Mon, Feb 2 | Monday | Constitution Day | Día de la Constitución |
| Mon, Mar 16 | Monday | Benito Juárez's birthday | Natalicio de Benito Juárez |
| Thu, Apr 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Jueves Santo |
| Fri, Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Viernes Santo |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | Labour Day | Día del Trabajo |
| Wed, Sep 16 | Wednesday | Independence Day | Día de la Independencia |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Monday | Revolution Day | Día de la Revolución |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Navidad |
How many public holidays does Mexico have in 2026?
9 — of which 9 fall on a working day and 0 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Mexico in 2026?
Año Nuevo on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is Navidad on Friday, December 25, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Mexico?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Mexico in 2026?
Between Friday, May 1, 2026 and Wednesday, September 16, 2026 — 138 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 9 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.