This is a list of public holidays in Guatemala.[1] [2]
The Guatemalan Labor Code recognizes the following dates as public holidays with paid leave (unless marked as "Bank holiday"):[3]
| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | The celebration of the first day of the Gregorian Calendar. | |
| March or April | Holy Week | Semana Santa[4] | Holy Wednesday is a Bank holiday. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday are official holidays. | |
| May 1 | Día del Trabajo | |||
| May 10 | Mother's Day | Día de la Madre | Only observed by mothers | |
| June 30 | Army Day | Día del Ejército | ||
| July 1 | Bank Holiday | Día del Empleado Bancario | The supervisory body in charge of the banking sector in Guatemala (la Superintendencia de Bancos de Guatemala) announced that bank holidays would be observed in Guatemala every year.[5] | |
| August 15 | Assumption Day | Día de la Asunción | Assumption of Mary into Heaven (only in Guatemala City) | |
| September 15 | Independence Day | Día de la Independencia | Celebrates the Act of Independence of Central America in 1821. | |
| October 12 | Day of the Race | Día de la Raza | Celebrates the resistance to the European conquest of America.[6] Bank holiday. | |
| October 20 | Revolution Day | Día de la Revolución | Celebrates the "Ten Years of Spring," the democratic period that began with the uprising against Jorge Ubico in 1944. | |
| November 1 | All Saints' Day | Día de Todos los Santos | ||
| December 24 | Christmas Eve | Noche Buena | From noon onward | |
| December 25 | Christmas | Navidad | ||
| December 31 | New Year's Eve | Víspera de Año Nuevo | From noon onward | |
| Variable | The local holiday | Usually day of a patron saint. For example, Assumption Day is celebrated in Guatemala City on August 15. |