Public Holidays in Venezuela — 2025

Venezuela is holiday-rich in 2025, with 34 public holidays spread across the year.

11 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 23 genuine days off work.

The dates are spread fairly evenly — 20 before July and 14 after it — with March the busiest month.

The longest dry spell runs 36 days, from Sunday, August 3, 2025 to Monday, September 8, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.

8 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 6 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.

Venezuela sits in South America, is run from Caracas, pays in Bolavar, and has about 28.4M people planning around these same dates.

Public holidays
34
Days off work
23
Weekend
Saturday + Sunday
Busiest month
March (6)
Longest gap
36 days
Capital
Caracas
Holiday calendar — Venezuela 2025
DateDayHolidayLocal name
Wed, Jan 1WednesdayNew Year's DayDía de Año Nuevo
Mon, Jan 6MondayEpiphanyDía de Reyes
Tue, Jan 14TuesdayFeast of the Divina PastoraDía de la Divina Pastora
Wed, Jan 15WednesdayTeacher's DayDía del Maestro
Wed, Feb 12WednesdayYouth DayDía de la Juventud
Mon, Mar 3MondayCarnivalCarnaval
Tue, Mar 4TuesdayCarnivalCarnaval
Sat, Mar 8SaturdayInternational Women's DayDia Internacional de la Mujer
Wed, Mar 19WednesdaySaint Joseph's DayDía de San José
Fri, Mar 21FridaySlavery Abolition AnniversaryDía del abolición de la esclavitud
Mon, Mar 31MondayFoundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, TáchiraAniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal
Sat, Apr 19SaturdayBeginning of the Independence MovementProclamación de la Independencia
Thu, May 1ThursdayLabour DayDía del Trabajador
Sat, May 3SaturdayFestival of the CrossesDía del Cruz del Mayo
Sun, May 11SundayMother's DayDía de las Madres
Thu, May 29ThursdayAscension DayDía de la Ascención
Sun, Jun 15SundayFather's DayDía de los Padres
Thu, Jun 19ThursdayCorpus Christi
Tue, Jun 24TuesdayAnniversary of the Battle of CaraboboAniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo
Fri, Jun 27FridayJournalists' DayDía del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria
Sat, Jul 5SaturdayIndependence DayCinco de julio
Sun, Jul 20SundayChildren's DayDia del niño
Thu, Jul 24ThursdaySimón Bolívar's BirthdayNatalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar
Fri, Jul 25FridayCaracas City Foundation DayAniversario del fundacion del Caracas
Sun, Aug 3SundayFlag DayDía de la Bandera
Mon, Sep 8MondayBirth of the Blessed Virgin MaryDía del Virgen del Valle
Wed, Sep 24WednesdayFeast of the Our Lady of MercyDía del Virgen de las Mercedes
Sun, Oct 12SundayDay of Indigenous ResistanceDía de la Resistencia Indígena
Sat, Nov 1SaturdayAll Saints' DayDía de Todos los Santos
Sun, Nov 2SundayAll Souls' DayDía de los fieles difuntos
Mon, Dec 8MondayImmaculate Conception DayLa Inmaculada Concepción
Wed, Dec 24WednesdayChristmas EveNochebuena
Thu, Dec 25ThursdayChristmas DayNavidad
Wed, Dec 31WednesdayNew Year's EveNochevieja

How many public holidays does Venezuela have in 2025?

34 — of which 23 fall on a working day and 11 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.

What is the first public holiday in Venezuela in 2025?

Día de Año Nuevo on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Nochevieja on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.

Which days are the weekend in Venezuela?

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 Venezuela in 2025?

Between Sunday, August 3, 2025 and Monday, September 8, 2025 — 36 days with nothing official in between.

Are these 2025 dates confirmed?

Yes, all 34 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.