7 holiday dates in 2026; 7 of these 7 days fall on a weekday. Statutory rest days under article 74 of the Federal Labour Law.
Mexico public holidays 2026
Date
Holiday
Thursday 1 January
New Year's Day
Monday 2 February
Constitution Day
Monday 16 March
Benito Juárez's birthday
Friday 1 May
Labor Day
Wednesday 16 September
Independence Day
Monday 16 November
Revolution Day
Friday 25 December
Christmas Day
The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January; the last is Christmas Day on Friday 25 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the Mexico holidays page. Other years: 2027.
Long weekends in 2026
3 days: Saturday 31 January – Monday 2 February (Constitution Day)
3 days: Saturday 14 March – Monday 16 March (Benito Juárez's birthday)
3 days: Friday 1 May – Sunday 3 May (Labor Day)
3 days: Saturday 14 November – Monday 16 November (Revolution Day)
3 days: Friday 25 December – Sunday 27 December (Christmas Day)
Bridge days
Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:
Take Friday 2 January off → 4 days, Thursday 1 January – Sunday 4 January (New Year's Day)
Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.
Calendar
Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.
For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: Federal Labour Law (Ley Federal del Trabajo), article 74. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.