Public holidays in Mexico



In Mexico, there are three major kinds of public holidays:


 * Statutory holiday: Holidays observed all around Mexico. Employees are entitled to a day off with regular pay and schools (public and private) are closed for the day.
 * Civic holiday: These holidays are observed nationwide, but employees are not entitled to the day off with pay, and schools (public and private) still continue.
 * Festivities: These are traditional holidays to honor religious events, such as Carnival, Holy Week, Easter, etc. or public celebrations, such as Mother's Day, Father's Day, Valentine's Day, etc.

Dia de la Independencia or Anniversario de la Independencia, September 16, commemorates Mexico's independence from Spain and is the most important patriotic statutory holiday. Parades are held and many schools are closed.

Statutory holidays
Statutory holidays (referred as "feriados" or "días de asueto" in Mexico) are legislated through the federal government and ruled by the Federal Labor Law (Ley Federal del Trabajo). Most workers, public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay. However, some employers may require employees to work on such a holiday, but the employee must be paid:


 * the regular pay for the statutory holiday if no work is performed by the employee, and
 * the regular pay and two additional daily salary rates if work is performed by the employee, for a total of triple the usual rate.

When a statutory holiday falls on a Sunday, Monday is considered a statutory holiday; if a statutory holiday falls on Saturday, Friday will be considered a statutory holiday.

In addition to these dates, election days designated by federal and local electoral laws are also statutory holidays.

Dates of observance for moveable holidays

 * 2020
 * February 3 – Constitution Day
 * March 16 – Benito Juarez's Birthday (Note: Celebrations after this date were generally low-key due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Mexico.)
 * April 9 – Holy Thursday
 * April 10 – Good Friday
 * June 21 – Father's Day
 * November 16 – Revolution Day
 * 2021
 * February 1 – Constitution Day
 * February 14 – Carnaval
 * March 15 – Benito Juarez's Birthday
 * April 1 – Holy Thursday
 * April 2 – Good Friday
 * June 20 – Father's Day
 * November 15 – Revolution Day
 * 2022
 * February 7 – Constitution Day
 * February 27– Carnaval
 * March 21 – Benito Juarez's Birthday
 * April 10 – Holy Week begins
 * April 14 – Holy Thursday
 * April 15 – Good Friday
 * June 19 – Father's Day
 * November 21 – Revolution Day
 * 2023
 * February 6 – Constitution Day
 * February 19– Carnaval
 * March 20 – Benito Juarez's Birthday
 * April 2 – Holy Week begins
 * April 6 – Holy Thursday
 * April 7 – Good Friday
 * June 18 – Father's Day
 * November 20 – Revolution Day
 * 2024
 * February 5 – Constitution Day
 * February 11 – Carnaval
 * March 18 – Benito Juarez's Birthday
 * March 24 – Holy Week begins
 * March 28 – Holy Thursday
 * March 29 – Good Friday
 * June 2 or July 7 – 2024 General election in Mexico
 * June 16 – Father's Day
 * October 1 – Presidential Inauguration Day
 * November 18 – Revolution Day
 * 2025
 * February 3 – Constitution Day
 * March 2 – Carnaval
 * March 17 – Benito Juarez's Birthday
 * April 13 – Holy Week begins
 * April 17 – Holy Thursday
 * April 18 – Good Friday
 * June 15 – Father's Day
 * November 17 – Revolution Day
 * 2026
 * February 2 – Constitution Day
 * February 15 – Carnaval
 * March 16 – Benito Juarez's Birthday
 * March 29 – Holy Week begins
 * April 2 – Holy Thursday
 * April 3 – Good Friday
 * June 21 – Father's Day
 * November 16 – Revolution Day
 * 2027
 * February 1 – Constitution Day
 * February 7 – Carnaval
 * March 15 – Benito Juarez's Birthday
 * March 21 – Holy Week begins
 * March 25 – Holy Thursday
 * March 26 – Good Friday
 * June 6 or July 4 - 2027 General election in Mexico
 * June 20 – Father's Day
 * November 15 – Revolution Day
 * 2028
 * February 7 – Constitution Day
 * February 27 – Carnaval
 * March 20 – Benito Juarez's Birthday
 * April 9 – Holy Week begins
 * April 13 – Holy Thursday
 * April 14 – Good Friday
 * June 18 – Father's Day
 * November 20 – Revolution Day
 * 2029
 * February 5 – Constitution Day
 * February 11 – Carnaval
 * March 19 – Benito Juarez's Birthday
 * March 25 – Holy Week begins
 * March 29 – Holy Thursday
 * March 30 – Good Friday
 * June 17 – Father's Day
 * November 19 – Revolution Day