Public Holidays in El Salvador, 2025
El Salvador observes 26 nationwide public holidays in 2025, 9 of which fall on the weekend. The table below lists every date the holiday calendar records.
- Public holidays
- 26
- On a weekend
- 9
- Regional only
- 0
- Business days 2025
- 244
Nationwide
El Salvador holiday calendar 2025
Dates marked nationwide are days off across El Salvador. Entries showing a region count, or an observance type, are not deducted from business day calculations.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2025 | Thursday | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| 3 May 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | The Day of the Cross | Nationwide |
| 7 May 2025 | Wednesday | Soldiers' Day | Nationwide |
| 10 May 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | Father's Day | Nationwide |
| 10 May 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | Mother's Day | Nationwide |
| 1 August 2025 | Friday | August Festivals | Nationwide |
| 2 August 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | August Festivals | Nationwide |
| 3 August 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | August Festivals | Nationwide |
| 4 August 2025 | Monday | August Festivals | Nationwide |
| 5 August 2025 | Tuesday | August Festivals | Nationwide |
| 6 August 2025 | Wednesday | August Festivals | Nationwide |
| 7 August 2025 | Thursday | August Festivals | Nationwide |
| 15 September 2025 | Monday | Independence Day | Nationwide |
| 1 October 2025 | Wednesday | Children's Day | Nationwide |
| 12 October 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Ethnic Pride Day | Nationwide |
| 2 November 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | Day of the Dead | Nationwide |
| 7 November 2025 | Friday | National Pupusa Festival | Nationwide |
| 8 November 2025 | Saturday(weekend) | National Pupusa Festival | Nationwide |
| 9 November 2025 | Sunday(weekend) | National Pupusa Festival | Nationwide |
| 10 November 2025 | Monday | National Pupusa Festival | Nationwide |
| 11 November 2025 | Tuesday | National Pupusa Festival | Nationwide |
| 12 November 2025 | Wednesday | National Pupusa Festival | Nationwide |
| 13 November 2025 | Thursday | National Pupusa Festival | Nationwide |
| 21 November 2025 | Friday | Day of the Queen of Peace | Nationwide |
| 25 December 2025 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
| 31 December 2025 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Nationwide |
Which holidays actually give a day off in 2025?
17 of El Salvador's 26 nationwide public holidays land on a working day in 2025, so those are the ones that shorten the working year. The remaining 9 fall on Saturday and Sunday: The Day of the Cross (3 May 2025), Father's Day (10 May 2025), Mother's Day (10 May 2025), August Festivals (2 August 2025), August Festivals (3 August 2025), Ethnic Pride Day (12 October 2025), Day of the Dead (2 November 2025), National Pupusa Festival (8 November 2025), National Pupusa Festival (9 November 2025).
After removing weekends and holidays, 2025 leaves 244 business days in El Salvador.
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