Public holidays in El Salvador 2028

11 nationwide public holidays and 2 regional or local holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in El Salvador

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Saturday	Saturday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
13 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
14 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
15 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday Sábado Santo	Sábado Santo
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
10 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Mother's Day Día de la Madre	Día de la Madre
17 June Saturday	Saturday	Father's Day Día del Padre	Día del Padre
6 August Sunday	Sunday	Celebrations of San Salvador Celebración del Divino Salvador del Mundo	Celebración del Divino Salvador del Mundo
15 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
2 November Thursday	Thursday	All Souls' Day Día de los Difuntos	Día de los Difuntos
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Navidad	Navidad

Regional and local holidays 2028

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
3 August Thursday	Thursday	Feast of San Salvador Fiesta de San Salvador	San Salvador
5 August Saturday	Saturday	Feast of San Salvador Fiesta de San Salvador	San Salvador

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
1 January Saturday	Saturday	New Year's Day	Nationwide
13 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Nationwide
14 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Nationwide
15 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday	Nationwide
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day	Nationwide
10 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Mother's Day	Nationwide
17 June Saturday	Saturday	Father's Day	Nationwide
3 August Thursday	Thursday	Feast of San Salvador	Regional
5 August Saturday	Saturday	Feast of San Salvador	Regional
6 August Sunday	Sunday	Celebrations of San Salvador	Nationwide
15 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day	Nationwide
2 November Thursday	Thursday	All Souls' Day	Nationwide
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day	Nationwide

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in El Salvador (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 13 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday
Typically in San Salvador: high 32°C (90°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 31% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in San Salvador: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 73% of days
Fri 15 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in San Salvador: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 99% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in San Salvador: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 10% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in San Salvador: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 3% of days

Bridge days

Fri 3 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 2 Nov – Sun 5 Nov)
All Souls' Day
Typically in San Salvador: high 29°C (84°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 67% of days

Leave planner 2028

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 8 Apr – Sun 16 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 12 Apr) get 5 days in a rowWed 12 Apr – Sun 16 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy SaturdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 14 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Nov) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Nov – Sun 5 Nov · All Souls' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓