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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Venezuela

The list of Venezuela bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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05 Aug 2008 (Ministerio de Comunicación e Información-Caracas) A revised organic law of tourism (Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria 5.889 del 31 de julio) includes, for the first time in Venezuela, the concept of moving mid-week public holidays to the nearest weekend, to promote internal tourism. Article 7 of the aforementioned law stipulates that, subject to case-by-case decrees, when a public holiday in Venezuela occurs on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, then it may be moved to adjoin the nearest weekend. • 19 Aug 2007 (El Carabobeño) The Government of Venezuela has confirmed that, on Monday, August 20, 2007, banks, insurrance brokers and financial institutions, will be closed to observe the Día de la Asunción de María public holiday. • 10 Jul 2007 (Radio Nacional de Venezuela) The Governor of the State of Bolívar has declared Wednesday, July 11, 2007, a full public holiday in the State of Bolívar, on the occasion of the semi-final game of the Copa América 2007. • 05 Jul 2007 (Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias) Large numbers are expected to take a day off, on Friday July 6, 2007, to make a bridge between the July 5 public holiday and the week-end. • 27 Jun 2007 (Correo del Caroní) The Governor of the State of Bolivár decreed late last night that today would be a public holiday throughout the state, to coincide with the occurrence of the first game of the Group B of the Copa América de Fútbol. • 18 Apr 2007 (El Universal) With the upcoming public holiday of Thursday April 19, in Venezuela, many, particularly civil servants, are expected to make a bridge to the weekend (hacer puente) and not work on Friday April 20, 2007, either. • 18 Feb 2007 (El Tiempo de Venezuela) According to the Urepanz, the Civil Servants Union of the State of Anzoátegui (Unión Regional de Empleados Públicos del estado Anzoátegui), the State Governor, Tarek William Saab, decreed the upcoming Monday and Tuesday of Carnival (February 19-20) as días no laborables. • 04 Dec 2006 (Univision) The private and public sectors have declared an un-planned public holiday, today, in the wake of yesterday's elections. School classes have also been canceled. • 04 Nov 2006 (Diario El Carabobeño) Banks and other financial institutions will be closed on Monday November 6, following the practice set forth by the National Banks Council, of having a non-working day on the following Monday, for holidays of a non-national character that fall on a weekday. • 12 Oct 2002 (Decreto del Gobierno de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela) Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, has signed an executive decree changing the name of the Columbus Day public holiday in Venezuela, from "Día de la Raza" (day of the race, or day of being Hispanic) to "Día de la Resistencia Indígena" (day of the indigenous/native resistance). • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Venezuela public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: The list and dates of the official public holidays in Venezuela are regulated by the Ley de Fiestas Nacionales de 17 de junio de 1971 which replaced the earlier Ley de Fiestas Nacionales de 11 de junio de 1921. • Bank Holidays: Although it is common for Latin American countries to have one or two additional holidays when banks are closed but the rest of businesses, including government, is open, Venezuela stands out by the sheer number of bank holidays compared with the number of national public holidays. • Banks and financial establishments usually close the Monday after a non-national public holiday, such as All Saints' Day, but the Consejo Bancario Nacional reserves the right to make last minute changes which it will then announce in the national newspapers. • Opening hours: Banks are open from 8:30-11:30 and again from 14:00-16:30, while stores are open from 8:00-12:00 and 14:00-19:00 (with stores in shooping centers often remaining open until 20:00). Banks are closed Saturdays and Sundays. • Día de la Resistencia Indígena was decreed to replace Día de la Raza, by Presidential Decree Nº 2028 of October 10, 2002. • Dry Days Law: On public holidays, in Venezuela, shopping centres usually open at noon, and the sale of alcoholic beverage is strictly prohibited. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Central Bank of Venezuela (Venezuela central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Venezuela, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Venezuela, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Venezuela, before planning any trip to Venezuela. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.