Public holidays in Mexico
7 days in 2026 · 7 in 2027
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Revolution Day
Día de la Revolución
After it: Christmas Day, Friday 25 December
Monday, 16 November 2026
Mexico has seven days off a year set by article 74 of the Federal Labour Law: New Year's Day, Constitution Day, the birthday of Benito Juárez, Labour Day, Independence Day, Revolution Day and Christmas. Three of them never fall on the date they commemorate. The law puts Constitution Day on the first Monday of February, Juárez's birthday on the third Monday of March and Revolution Day on the third Monday of November, so each one closes a long weekend.
The same article adds two days that do not come every year. On 1 October of every sixth year, when federal executive power passes to a new president, workers have the day off, as they did in 2024. So is the day of an ordinary election, on the date the federal and local electoral laws set. Holy Thursday and Good Friday are missing from the list, although government offices, schools and many businesses close for both.
- Days off in 2026
- 7Nationwide public holidays
- On a weekday
- 7Monday to Friday
- On a weekend
- 0Saturday or Sunday
- Long weekends
- 5and 1 with one day of leave
2026
Public holidays in Mexico in 2026
- 1 January: New Year's DayAño Nuevo1 January, the first day of rest in article 74 and the end of the week from Christmas in which government offices, schools and most businesses close.Thursday
- 2 February: Constitution DayDía de la ConstituciónKept on the first Monday of February in commemoration of 5 February. The Constitution of 1917 was drafted and ratified in February of that year, during the Revolution.MondayDate moves
- 16 March: Benito Juárez's birthdayNatalicio de Benito JuárezMarks the birthday of Benito Juárez, the liberal president whose republican government resisted the French intervention and who was re-elected after the republic was restored in 1867. The date commemorated is 21 March; the day off is the third Monday of March.MondayDate moves
- 1 May: Labour DayDía del TrabajoEstablished in 1923 to commemorate the Mexican workers' union movements. Article 74 names 1 May itself, so the day stays put when it falls on a weekend.Friday
- 16 September: Independence DayDía de la IndependenciaCommemorates the start of the War of Independence by the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla in 1810. On the evening of 15 September the president rings Hidalgo's bell and crowds in the Zócalo of Mexico City shout ¡Viva México!, and a military parade follows on the 16th.Wednesday
- 16 November: Revolution DayDía de la RevoluciónCommemorates 20 November 1910, the date Francisco Madero's Plan of San Luis Potosí set for the rising against Porfirio Díaz. The day off is the third Monday of November.MondayDate moves
- 25 December: Christmas DayNavidad25 December, both a secular and a religious holiday. Government offices, schools and most businesses close from Christmas to New Year's Day, and many people travel to see relatives.Friday
Long weekends
Long weekends in Mexico in 2026
Runs of three days or more off, with weekends counted, and the working days that join a holiday to a weekend when taken as leave.
- 4daysThu 1 Jan to Sun 4 JanWith Fri 2 Jan taken as leave · New Year's Day
- 3daysSat 31 Jan to Mon 2 FebConstitution Day
- 3daysSat 14 Mar to Mon 16 MarBenito Juárez's birthday
- 3daysFri 1 May to Sun 3 MayLabour Day
- 3daysSat 14 Nov to Mon 16 NovRevolution Day
- 3daysFri 25 Dec to Sun 27 DecChristmas Day
2027
Public holidays in Mexico in 2027
- 1 January: New Year's DayAño NuevoFriday
- 1 February: Constitution DayDía de la ConstituciónMondayDate moves
- 15 March: Benito Juárez's birthdayNatalicio de Benito JuárezMondayDate moves
- 1 May: Labour DayDía del TrabajoSaturday
- 16 September: Independence DayDía de la IndependenciaThursday
- 15 November: Revolution DayDía de la RevoluciónMondayDate moves
- 25 December: Christmas DayNavidadSaturday
Observances
Days marked in Mexico that are not days off
- 2 April: Maundy ThursdayJueves SantoHoly Thursday, for the Last Supper. It is not a statutory day off, but government offices, schools and many businesses close, and many families spend it at the beach.ThursdayDate moves
- 3 April: Good FridayViernes SantoGood Friday, for the Crucifixion, kept the same way as Holy Thursday: schools and offices shut while the law requires no day off.FridayDate moves
Article 74 fixes four of the days to their dates, and 2027 shows what that means: Labour Day and Christmas both fall on a Saturday, and the law moves neither to a Friday. When a statutory holiday falls on a Sunday, the Federal Attorney for Labour Defence says the employer must pay the Sunday premium of article 71, at least 25% over the ordinary wage.
Article 75 lets employer and workers agree how many must work on one of these days, and the labour tribunal decides if they cannot. Those who work are paid a double wage for the service on top of the pay for the day of rest, three times the usual rate in all.
Many of the dates Mexicans mark carry no day off. Army Day on 19 February, Flag Day on 24 February, the anniversary of the oil expropriation on 18 March, Cinco de Mayo and the Boy Heroes of Chapultepec on 13 September are civic holidays: schools stay open and workers are not paid for a day off. The Day of the Dead on 1 and 2 November and the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on 12 December are festivities, observed widely and not state holidays.
Common questions
Questions about public holidays in Mexico
How many days off does Mexican law give each year?
Seven: 1 January, the first Monday of February, the third Monday of March, 1 May, 16 September, the third Monday of November and 25 December. Article 74 of the Federal Labour Law also makes 1 October a day of rest every six years, when a new president takes office, and the day of an ordinary election. In 2026 the seven fall on Thursday 1 January, Monday 2 February, Monday 16 March, Friday 1 May, Wednesday 16 September, Monday 16 November and Friday 25 December.
Is Cinco de Mayo a day off in Mexico?
No. The fifth of May is a civic holiday, marked across the country with no paid day off, and schools stay open. It celebrates the victory of the Mexican Army under General Ignacio Zaragoza over French forces at Puebla on 5 May 1862. It is also widely celebrated in the United States.
Do Mexicans get the Day of the Dead off?
Not by law. All Saints' Day on 1 November and All Souls' Day on 2 November are festivities, honoured with candles, flowers, food offerings and altars to dead relatives and friends, and neither is a state holiday. Banks close on 2 November, a Monday in 2026.
Which Mexican holidays always fall on a Monday?
Article 74 of the Federal Labour Law sets three days by weekday. Constitution Day is the first Monday of February in commemoration of 5 February, Benito Juárez's birthday the third Monday of March for 21 March, and Revolution Day the third Monday of November for 20 November. In 2027 they fall on 1 February, 15 March and 15 November, each giving a three-day weekend.
What is a worker paid for working on a public holiday?
The ordinary pay for the day of rest plus a double wage for the work done, three times the usual daily rate. Employer and workers agree how many people must work the holiday, and if they cannot agree the labour tribunal decides. On a holiday that falls on a Sunday the employer also owes the Sunday premium.
Are Holy Thursday and Good Friday holidays in Mexico?
They are not statutory days off, yet much of the country stops for them. Government offices, schools and many businesses close, and many families head for the beach. In 2026 they fell on 2 and 3 April; in 2027 they are 25 and 26 March.
When is the next presidential inauguration holiday?
On 1 October 2030. Since a reform published on 30 September 2024, article 74 makes 1 October a day of rest every six years, when federal executive power passes to a new president. The last one was 1 October 2024.
Dates from Nager.Date, read 2026-09-30. The page counts from Wednesday, 30 September 2026, the day it was built.