Public holidays in Mexico 2026

Mexico has 7 nationwide public holidays in 2026. That figure covers federal holidays only - many Mexicans also get time off for state or municipal observances layered on top, so the real number of days off can run higher depending on where someone lives and works.

The shape of the year

The calendar opens with New Year’s Day on Thursday, 1 January, and closes with Christmas Day on Friday, 25 December. Between them, the holidays are not evenly spread: the longest gap without one is 138 days, running from Labour Day in May to Independence Day in September. Anyone planning time off around the middle of the year should note that stretch has no federal holiday to break it up.

Weekday luck in 2026

How a holiday lands on the calendar decides whether it extends a weekend or simply falls inside the working week. In 2026, 3 of Mexico’s 7 nationwide holidays fall on a Monday and 2 fall on a Friday - both of which naturally create a three-day weekend without any extra rule needed. None fall on a weekend itself in 2026, so nobody loses a day off to bad timing this year. Where a holiday does land on a weekend, whether it becomes a day off in lieu depends entirely on local rules, which vary by country and even by employer - Mexico’s own arrangements are not addressed here.

Dates below are sourced from the Nager.Date open public holiday dataset as of this page’s review. Governments can and do adjust holiday dates after publication, so treat the table as a strong starting point rather than a final word for any single employer or region.