Public holidays in Nicaragua 2024

10 nationwide public holidays and 2 regional or local holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Nicaragua

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
28 March Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
30 May Thursday	Thursday	Mother's Day Día de la Madre	Día de la Madre
19 July Friday	Friday	Revolution Day Día de la Revolución	Día de la Revolución
14 September Saturday	Saturday	Battle of San Jacinto Day Batalla de San Jacinto	Batalla de San Jacinto
15 September Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
8 December Sunday	Sunday	Immaculate Conception Concepción de María	Concepción de María
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Navidad	Navidad

Regional and local holidays 2024

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
1 August Thursday	Thursday	Descent of Saint Dominic Bajada de Santo Domingo	Managua
10 August Saturday	Saturday	Ascent of Saint Dominic Subida de Santo Domingo	Managua

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day	Nationwide
28 March Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Nationwide
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Nationwide
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Labor Day	Nationwide
30 May Thursday	Thursday	Mother's Day	Nationwide
19 July Friday	Friday	Revolution Day	Nationwide
1 August Thursday	Thursday	Descent of Saint Dominic	Regional
10 August Saturday	Saturday	Ascent of Saint Dominic	Regional
14 September Saturday	Saturday	Battle of San Jacinto Day	Nationwide
15 September Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day	Nationwide
8 December Sunday	Sunday	Immaculate Conception	Nationwide
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Nationwide

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Managua: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 9% of days
Thu 28 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Typically in Managua: high 36°C (97°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 19 Jul – Sun 21 Jul · 3 days off
Revolution Day
Typically in Managua: high 31°C (88°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 34% of days

Bridge days

Fri 31 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 30 May – Sun 2 Jun)
Mother's Day
Typically in Managua: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 84% of days

Leave planner 2024

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 23 Mar – Sun 31 Mar — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 25 Mar, Tue 26 Mar, Wed 27 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 27 Mar) get 5 days in a rowWed 27 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · Maundy Thursday, Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Mon 29 Apr, Tue 30 Apr) get 5 days in a rowSat 27 Apr – Wed 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 31 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 May – Sun 2 Jun · Mother's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 18 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 18 Jul – Sun 21 Jul · Revolution DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Sep) get 3 days in a rowFri 13 Sep – Sun 15 Sep · Battle of San Jacinto Day, Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Dec) get 3 days in a rowFri 6 Dec – Sun 8 Dec · Immaculate ConceptionShow on calendar ↓