Mexico: public holidays in 2026
In 2026, Mexico has 7 public holidays. 7 fall on a weekday and 0 on a weekend. That makes 7 days off from Monday to Friday.
| Holiday | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | January 1 | Thursday |
| Constitution Day | February 2 | Monday |
| Benito Juárez’s Birthday | March 16 | Monday |
| Labor Day (May Day) | May 1 | Friday |
| Independence Day | September 16 | Wednesday |
| Revolution Day | November 16 | Monday |
| Christmas Day | December 25 | Friday |
Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
2026 has 5 long weekends of three days or more without taking any leave:
- Saturday, January 31 to Monday, February 2: 3 days · Constitution Day
- Saturday, March 14 to Monday, March 16: 3 days · Benito Juárez’s Birthday
- Friday, May 1 to Sunday, May 3: 3 days · Labor Day (May Day)
- Saturday, November 14 to Monday, November 16: 3 days · Revolution Day
- Friday, December 25 to Sunday, December 27: 3 days · Christmas Day
Bridge days, where a little leave buys a lot of time off:
- Take Friday, January 2 off: 4 days in a row, from Thursday, January 1 to Sunday, January 4 · New Year’s Day
- Take Monday, September 14 and Tuesday, September 15 off: 5 days in a row, from Saturday, September 12 to Wednesday, September 16 · Independence Day
- Take Thursday, September 17 and Friday, September 18 off: 5 days in a row, from Wednesday, September 16 to Sunday, September 20 · Independence Day
Holidays on a weekend
No public holiday falls on a weekend in 2026. A mandatory rest day that falls on a weekend is not moved; the Monday rule only applies to the three holidays tied to a Monday.
Good to know
Mexico’s mandatory rest days are listed in article 74 of the Federal Labor Law. Since 2006, three of them always fall on a Monday: Constitution Day (first Monday of February), Benito Juárez’s birthday (third Monday of March) and Revolution Day (third Monday of November). Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Day of the Dead and December 12 are widely observed but are not mandatory days off.
2026 and 2027 compared
In 2027, Mexico has 8 public holidays, 5 of them on weekdays (Mexico 2027). With its holidays removed, 2026 counts 254 working days from Monday to Friday, against 256 in 2027: month by month in working days in Mexico 2026.
To count the working days between two dates, use the business days calculator; for the movable feasts of the year, see Easter 2026; and for the whole year on one page, the 2026 calendar.