Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Mexico and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
2 Feb	Mon	Constitution Day
16 Mar	Mon	Benito Juarez Day
2 Apr	Thu	Holy Thursday *
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday *
1 May	Fri	Labor Day
5 May	Tue	Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla *
16 Sep	Wed	Independence Day
12 Oct	Mon	Day of the Race *
2 Nov	Mon	All Souls' Day *
16 Nov	Mon	Revolution Day
12 Dec	Sat	Lady of Guadalupe Day *
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
1 Feb	Mon	Constitution Day
15 Mar	Mon	Benito Juarez Day
25 Mar	Thu	Holy Thursday *
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday *
1 May	Sat	Labor Day
5 May	Wed	Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla *
16 Sep	Thu	Independence Day
12 Oct	Tue	Day of the Race *
2 Nov	Tue	All Souls' Day *
15 Nov	Mon	Revolution Day
12 Dec	Sun	Lady of Guadalupe Day *
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
3 Feb	Thu	Constitution Day
20 Mar	Mon	Benito Juarez Day
13 Apr	Thu	Holy Thursday *
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday *
1 May	Mon	Labor Day
5 May	Fri	Anniversary of the Battle of Puebla *
16 Sep	Sat	Independence Day
12 Oct	Thu	Day of the Race *
2 Nov	Thu	All Souls' Day *
20 Nov	Mon	Revolution Day
12 Dec	Tue	Lady of Guadalupe Day *
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day

Holidays marked with * are not official national holidays, but are widely observed throughout Mexico.

Mexico currently celebrates seven national holidays, four official bank-only holidays, and one traditional holiday. Under the Labor Laws of Mexico, businesses are required to provide a paid day off to employees for the seven national holidays only. Businesses have the option of giving a day off to employees for the bank or traditional holidays, but are not required to provide these days off with pay.

If an employee is required to work on a national holiday, under the labour laws businesses are required to pay the employees a rate of three times their hourly wage for every hour that they work on that day. Additionally, employees are not required to work a full shift on these days if they do not desire and are allowed, under these labour laws, to determine the length of time they work on a holiday.

Holidays are governed under the labour laws. However, the government reserves the right to add holidays as one-time events if the situation arises. Holidays that occur on a weekend are not moved to the following Monday in Mexico at any time.

It should be noted that the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is such a large celebration in Mexico that most businesses and government offices close on that day, despite the fact that it is not a national holiday.