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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Venezuela

The list of Venezuela bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2009, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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13 Nov 2009 (El Tiempo-Puerto la Cruz) The government of Venezuela's State of Anzoátegui have declared tomorrow, Saturday, November 14, 2009, a state public holiday on account of the 220th birth anniversary of José Antonio Anzoátegui. • 24 Sep 2009 (Radio Nacional de Venezuela-Porlamar) The Governor of Venezuela's State of Nueva Esparta, Morel Rodríguez Ávila, has declared a one-off state public holiday (día no laborable) on Friday, September 25, 2009. • 14 Jun 2009 (Diario El Carabobeño-Caracas) Venezuela's Banks' Association (Consejo Bancario Nacional) has confirmed the date and modalities of the bank holiday that corresponds to Corpus Christi. • 20 Apr 2009 (Agencia Bolivariana de Noticias-Ciudad Guayana) The Vice-President of the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV), Freddy Bernal, has called on the government to either declare April 11 a national public holiday, or rename the April 19 public holiday as Día de la Batalla de San Félix. • 16 Feb 2009 (Informe 24-Cumaná) During the night from Sunday to Monday, the Governor of Venezuela's Sucre State, Enrique Maestre, decreed that Monday, February 16, 2009, would be a one-off public holiday to celebrate the Referendum victory of President Hugo Chavez. • 04 Feb 2009 (El Caribe-Caracas) Late last night, local time, the Governor of Venezuela's State of Aragua, Rafael Isea, declared Tuesday, February 4, 2009, as a state-wide public holiday to commemorate the February 4, 1992, attempted coup by Hugo Chavez. • 04 Feb 2009 (Semana.com-Caracas) The decree corresponding to last Monday's inpromptu public holiday was finally published as Decreto Presidencial Nº 6.609 in the Gaceta Oficial de la República Nº 39.111. • 02 Feb 2009 (El Nacional-Caracas) Late last night (Monday morning in Europe) the government of Venezuela announced that Monday, February 2, 2009, would be a one-off public holiday (día no laborable) to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Hugo Chavez's accession to power. • 05 Aug 2008 (Ministerio de Comunicación e Información-Caracas) A revised organic law of tourism (Gaceta Oficial Extraordinaria 5.889 del 31 de julio) includes, for the first time in Venezuela, the concept of moving mid-week public holidays to the nearest weekend, to promote internal tourism. Article 7 of the aforementioned law stipulates that, subject to case-by-case decrees, when a public holiday in Venezuela occurs on a Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, then it may be moved to adjoin the nearest weekend. • 19 Aug 2007 (El Carabobeño) The Government of Venezuela has confirmed that, on Monday, August 20, 2007, banks, insurrance brokers and financial institutions, will be closed to observe the Día de la Asunción de María public holiday. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Venezuela public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: The list and dates of the official public holidays in Venezuela are regulated by the Ley de Fiestas Nacionales de 17 de junio de 1971 which replaced the earlier Ley de Fiestas Nacionales de 11 de junio de 1921. • Bank Holidays: Although it is common for Latin American countries to have one or two additional holidays when banks are closed but the rest of businesses, including government, is open, Venezuela stands out by the sheer number of bank holidays compared with the number of national public holidays. • Banks and financial establishments usually close the Monday after a non-national public holiday, such as All Saints' Day, but the Consejo Bancario Nacional reserves the right to make last minute changes which it will then announce in the national newspapers. • Opening hours: Banks are open from 8:30-11:30 and again from 14:00-16:30, while stores are open from 8:00-12:00 and 14:00-19:00 (with stores in shooping centers often remaining open until 20:00). Banks are closed Saturdays and Sundays. • Día de la Resistencia Indígena was decreed to replace Día de la Raza, by Presidential Decree Nº 2028 of October 10, 2002. • Dry Days Law: On public holidays, in Venezuela, shopping centres usually open at noon, and the sale of alcoholic beverage is strictly prohibited. • Venezuela International Codes VE and VEN (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .ve (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Venezuela information and news: Central Bank of Venezuela (Venezuela central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Venezuela maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Venezuela), and Wikipedia (includes Venezuela commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Venezuela, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2009 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Venezuela, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Venezuela, before planning any trip to Venezuela. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.