Public holidays in Puerto Rico, 2026
Puerto Rico observes 21 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 242 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day Día de Año Nuevo |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 6 Jan | Tuesday | Three Kings Day / Epiphany Día de Reyes |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 12 Jan | Monday | Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos Natalicio de Eugenio María de Hostos |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 19 Jan | Monday | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Natalicio de Martin Luther King, Jr. |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 16 Feb | Monday | Presidents' Day Día de los Presidentes |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 18 Feb | Wednesday | Birthday of Luis Muñoz Marín Natalicio de Luis Muñoz Marín |
Nationwide |
| Sun, 22 Mar | Sunday Weekend | Emancipation Day Día de la Abolición de Esclavitud |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 3 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Viernes Santo |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 20 Apr | Monday | Birthday of José de Diego Natalicio de José de Diego |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 May | Monday | Memorial Day Recordación de los Muertos de la Guerra |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 3 Jul | Friday | Independence Day Día de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 20 Jul | Monday | Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera Natalicio de Don Luis Muñoz Rivera |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Jul | Saturday Weekend | Puerto Rico Constitution Day Constitución de Puerto Rico |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 27 Jul | Monday | Birthday of Dr. José Celso Barbosa Natalicio de Dr. José Celso Barbosa |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 7 Sep | Monday | Labour Day Día del Trabajo |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 12 Oct | Monday | Columbus Day Día de la Raza / Descubrimiento de América |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 11 Nov | Wednesday | Veterans Day Día del Veterano / Día del Armisticio |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 19 Nov | Thursday | Discovery of Puerto Rico Día del Descubrimiento de Puerto Rico |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 26 Nov | Thursday | Thanksgiving Day Día de Acción de Gracias |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 24 Dec | Thursday | Christmas Eve Noche Buena |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day Navidad |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 144 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 144 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 | 160 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 144 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 19 | 242 | 1,936 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Puerto Rico. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
2 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Emancipation Day (22 Mar), Puerto Rico Constitution Day (25 Jul). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is March at 22 days; the shortest is November at 18. That spread of 4 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q1, carrying 58 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2025, which held 242 working days, 2026 is identical in length.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Puerto Rico's 21 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 98th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 12 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 24 December 2026 to 27 December 2026, built around Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. A further 5 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
11 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Good Friday, Birthday of José de Diego, Memorial Day and others. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.