Public holidays 2026 in San Salvador
San Salvador has 13 public holidays in 2026; 11 fall on a working day.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | ||
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Jueves Santo | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Viernes Santo | ||
| Saturday | Holy Saturday | Sábado Santo | ||
| Friday | Labor Day | Día del Trabajo | ||
| Sunday | Mother's Day | Día de la Madre | ||
| Wednesday | Father's Day | Día del Padre | ||
| Monday | Feast of San Salvador | Fiesta de San Salvador | ||
| Wednesday | Feast of San Salvador | Fiesta de San Salvador | ||
| Thursday | Celebrations of San Salvador | Celebración del Divino Salvador del Mundo | ||
| Tuesday | Independence Day | Día de la Independencia | ||
| Monday | All Souls' Day | Día de los Difuntos | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Navidad |
Falling on a weekend in 2026: Holy Saturday (Saturday, 4 Apr) and Mother's Day (Sunday, 10 May).
Not a public holiday in every region, but in San Salvador: Feast of San Salvador and Feast of San Salvador.
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 11 (13 regions) to 13 (San Salvador). San Salvador is among the regions with the most public holidays.
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Long weekends 2026
12 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr | 28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labor Day |
| Mon 15 Jun, Tue 16 Jun | 13 Jun – 17 Jun 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Father's Day |
| Thu 18 Jun, Fri 19 Jun | 17 Jun – 21 Jun 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Father's Day |
| Tue 4 Aug | 1 Aug – 6 Aug 2026 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Feast of San Salvador, Feast of San Salvador, Celebrations of San Salvador |
| Fri 7 Aug | 5 Aug – 9 Aug 2026 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Feast of San Salvador, Celebrations of San Salvador |
| Mon 14 Sep | 12 Sep – 15 Sep 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Independence Day |
| Wed 16 Sep, Thu 17 Sep, Fri 18 Sep | 15 Sep – 20 Sep 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Independence Day |
| Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov | 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | All Souls' Day |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code SV (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.sv) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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