Public holidays in El Salvador 2026
8 national public holidays in El Salvador in 2026. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Next: All Souls' Day on 2 November (Monday).
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2 April | Thursday | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 4 April | Saturday | Easter Saturday |
| 1 May | Friday | Labour Day |
| 6 August | Thursday | Celebración del Divino Salvador del Mundo |
| 15 September | Tuesday | Independence Day |
| 2 November | Monday | All Souls' Day |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
Other observances
Bank holidays, optional and observance days. Most are not days off for everyone.
- 1 January · New Year's Day (observance)
- 16 January · Firma de los Acuerdos de Paz (observance)
- 8 March · Día de la Mujer (observance)
- 5 April · Easter Sunday (observance)
- 7 May · Soldier's Day (observance)
- 10 May · Mother's Day (optional)
- 17 June · Father's Day (observance)
- 22 June · Día del Maestro (optional)
Regional holidays
Some holidays apply only in parts of El Salvador. The API returns them with the region parameter, e.g. region=SS for San Salvador. Regions: San Salvador.
Source: date-holidays rules v3.26.5 (ISC (data: CC BY-SA 3.0)). About our data
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-H "x-api-key: $APISTACK_API_KEY"