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Public holidays in Guatemala 2026

Guatemala has 11 public holiday dates in 2026, 8 of them on a working day, and 4 long weekends. The next one is Christmas Day, in 46 days (Friday, December 25, 2026).

Next holiday · Christmas Day
46 days
Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 53 days
  • Thu, Mar 25Maundy Thursdayin 136 days

2026 holiday calendar

11 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuNew Year's Daypassed
Apr 2ThuMaundy Thursdaypassed
Apr 3FriGood Fridaypassed
Apr 4SatHoly Saturdaypassed
May 1FriLabor Daypassed
Jun 29MonArmy Daypassed
Aug 15SatAssumption Daypassed
Sep 15TueIndependence Daypassed
Oct 20TueRevolution Daypassed
Nov 1SunAll Saints' Daypassed
Dec 25FriChristmas Dayin 46 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2026

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Thu, Apr 2 – Sun, Apr 5Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday4 days
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Labor Day3 days
  • Sat, Jun 27 – Mon, Jun 29Army Day3 days
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27Christmas Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
  • Take Mon, Sep 14Independence Day4 days off
  • Take Mon, Oct 19Revolution Day4 days off

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Turn your vacation days into the longest breaks of the year.

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Printable calendar

All twelve months on one page, holidays marked.

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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