National holidays of Venezuela in 2020
This page contains a calendar of all 2020 public holidays for Venezuela. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
| Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Jan. 1, 2020 | New Year's Day | |
| Wednesday | Jan. 1, 2020 | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Jan. 6, 2020 | Epiphany Holiday | Banks only |
| Monday | Jan. 6, 2020 | The Three Wise Men Day | |
| Monday | Feb. 24, 2020 | Carnival / Shrove Monday | |
| Monday | Feb. 24, 2020 | Carnival | Celebrated Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday |
| Tuesday | Feb. 25, 2020 | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | |
| Tuesday | Feb. 25, 2020 | Carnival | Celebrated Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday |
| Thursday | March 19, 2020 | March Equinox | |
| Thursday | March 19, 2020 | St. Joseph's Day | Banks only |
| Thursday | March 19, 2020 | Saint Joseph's Day | |
| Sunday | April 5, 2020 | Palm Sunday | |
| Monday | April 6, 2020 | Holy Week Holiday | Government only |
| Tuesday | April 7, 2020 | Holy Week Holiday | Government only |
| Wednesday | April 8, 2020 | Holy Week Holiday | Government only |
| Thursday | April 9, 2020 | Maundy Thursday | |
| Thursday | April 9, 2020 | Maundy Thursday | The Thursday before Easter Sunday |
| Friday | April 10, 2020 | Good Friday | Viernes Santo. Friday before Easter Sunday |
| Friday | April 10, 2020 | Good Friday | |
| Sunday | April 12, 2020 | Easter Sunday | |
| Sunday | April 19, 2020 | Declaration of Independence | |
| Sunday | April 19, 2020 | Independence Declaration Day | |
| Friday | May 1, 2020 | Labour Day | Día del Trabajador |
| Friday | May 1, 2020 | Labor Day / May Day | |
| Sunday | May 10, 2020 | Mother's Day | Not a public holiday. 2nd Sunday in May. |
| Thursday | May 21, 2020 | Ascension Day | |
| Monday | May 25, 2020 | Ascension Day Holiday | Banks only |
| Monday | June 15, 2020 | Corpus Christi Holiday | Banks only |
| Saturday | June 20, 2020 | June Solstice | |
| Sunday | June 21, 2020 | Father's Day | Not a public holiday. 3rd Sunday in June. |
| Wednesday | June 24, 2020 | St. John's Day | Also marks the Battle of Carabobo in 1821 |
| Wednesday | June 24, 2020 | Carabobo Battle | |
| Monday | June 29, 2020 | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | |
| Monday | June 29, 2020 | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Banks only |
| Sunday | July 5, 2020 | Independence Day | Signing of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence in 1811 |
| Sunday | July 5, 2020 | Independence Day | |
| Friday | July 24, 2020 | Simon Bolivar's Birthday | |
| Friday | July 24, 2020 | Simón Bolívar's Birthday | |
| Monday | Aug. 3, 2020 | Flag's Day | |
| Tuesday | Aug. 4, 2020 | National Guard's Day | |
| Monday | Aug. 17, 2020 | Assumption Day Holiday | |
| Friday | Sept. 11, 2020 | Our Lady of Coromoto | |
| Tuesday | Sept. 22, 2020 | September Equinox | |
| Monday | Oct. 12, 2020 | Indigenous Resistance Day | Honors the heroes of the anti-Spanish resistance |
| Monday | Oct. 12, 2020 | Indigenous Resistance's Day | |
| Sunday | Nov. 1, 2020 | All Saints Day | |
| Monday | Nov. 2, 2020 | All Souls Day | |
| Monday | Nov. 2, 2020 | All Saints' Day Holiday | Banks only |
| Friday | Nov. 27, 2020 | Aviation Day | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 8, 2020 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
| Tuesday | Dec. 8, 2020 | Immaculate Conception Day | Banks only |
| Monday | Dec. 21, 2020 | December Solstice | |
| Thursday | Dec. 24, 2020 | Christmas Eve | |
| Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | |
| Friday | Dec. 25, 2020 | Christmas Day | Navidad |
| Thursday | Dec. 31, 2020 | New Year's Eve | |
| Thursday | Dec. 31, 2020 | New Year's Eve |
Public Holidays
- Venezuela public holidays by years
- Public holidays in other countries