How many public holidays does Puerto Rico have in 2026?

Puerto Rico has 21 public holidays in 2026.

How many public holidays does Puerto Rico have in 2027?

Puerto Rico has 21 public holidays in 2027.

What is the next public holiday in Puerto Rico?

The next public holiday in Puerto Rico is Independence Day on Fri, Jul 3, 2026.

Are weekends counted as holidays in Puerto Rico?

Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 1 public holiday fall on a weekend in Puerto Rico; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.

Does Puerto Rico observe daylight saving time?

Puerto Rico does not observe a seasonal DST shift in its mapped timezone (America/Puerto_Rico); local clock anchors stay stable around holidays.

Which kind of holiday is most common in Puerto Rico?

Across the upcoming 12 months, Puerto Rico weights toward other observances (8 of 21 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 4, civic 7, cultural 2, other 8.

Holiday calendar

Public holidays in Puerto Rico.

21 in 202621 in 2027Next: Independence Day · Fri, Jul 3, 2026

Last updated recently. Holiday tables, the next-holiday snapshot, and curated explainer links refresh on the daily calendar update window.

Next holiday

Independence Day

Fri, Jul 3, 2026

Primary timezone

America/Puerto_Rico

Useful when holiday planning crosses countries or teams.

Curated explainers

Focused detail pages kept live for the strongest holiday queries.

Airport / timezone context

1 zones

Cross-links below connect this calendar to travel and time-reference pages.

Year-of-public-holidays pattern

Puerto Rico across the next 12 months

21 public holidays fall between Tue, Jun 2, 2026 and Wed, Jun 2, 2027 in Puerto Rico. The classifier below is a transparent keyword heuristic, not a legal taxonomy.

Classification mix

Religious4
Civic7
Cultural2
Other / unclassified8

Headline reading: a other-leaning calendar.

Weekday distribution

Sunday0
Monday10
Tuesday0
Wednesday2
Thursday4
Friday4
Saturday1

Tuesday and Thursday entries create the strongest long-weekend pull.

Longest holiday-free stretch

40 days

Tue, Jul 28, 2026 → Sun, Sep 6, 2026

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster

4 days

Thu, Dec 24, 2026 → Sun, Dec 27, 2026

Adjacent weekends are counted with public-holiday dates when computing the cluster.

Operational closure profile

What makes the Puerto Rico calendar operationally different

The country page now reads the holiday list as a planning surface: density, month clusters, type mix, and bridge-day pressure. These signals are derived from the same retained holiday rows rather than generic country copy.

Calendar density

high-density public-holiday calendar

Puerto Rico has 21 public holidays in the rolling 12-month window and 21 total retained holiday rows across all types.

Bridge-day pressure

14 public holidays fall on Monday or Friday, so long weekends are already built into the calendar rather than needing bridge days.

Month clustering

Public holidays cluster most strongly in January (4), July (4), November (3), February (2).

Dataset type mix

Dataset type mix is led by 21 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules.

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Calendar evidence

Puerto Rico holiday-calendar evidence

Puerto Rico's holiday page now reads the country calendar as an operational dataset: year coverage, rolling public-holiday window, weekday rhythm, cluster/gap behavior, peer context, and source boundaries.

11/12 checks

Route identity

Verified

Puerto Rico resolves to ISO PR and canonical holiday route /holidays/puerto-rico/.

Two-year coverage

Verified

2026 has 21 holiday rows; 2027 has 21 holiday rows. Both tables render on the same country page.

Rolling public window

Verified

21 public holidays and 21 total holiday rows fall in the rolling 365-day planning window. Density label: high-density public-holiday calendar.

Next holiday

Verified

Independence Day is next on Fri, Jul 3, 2026.

Classification mix

Verified

4 religious, 7 civic, 2 cultural, 8 other. Dominant read: other-leaning.

Weekday rhythm

Verified

Leading weekdays: Monday 10, Thursday 4, Friday 4. 14 public holidays fall on Monday or Friday, so long weekends are already built into the calendar rather than needing bridge days.

Gap and cluster behavior

Verified

Longest quiet stretch: 40 days (Tue, Jul 28, 2026 → Sun, Sep 6, 2026). Longest cluster: 4 days (Thu, Dec 24, 2026 → Sun, Dec 27, 2026).

Month and type pattern

Verified

Public holidays cluster most strongly in January (4), July (4), November (3), February (2). Dataset type mix is led by 21 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules.

Timezone context

Verified

Puerto Rico has 1 mapped timezone anchored by America/Puerto_Rico; mapped zones do not show a seasonal DST shift.

Curation and peers

Verified

0 curated holiday explainers are attached. 3 peer countries are used for regional comparison.

Travel handoff

Verified

No airport-country handoff is available; the strongest adjacent planning links are time, date-calculator, and countdown pages.

Substitution boundary

Boundary

1 public holiday land on weekends in the rolling window. Substitute weekdays are not invented unless they exist as source rows.

Practical use cases

Operational closure planning

Use the density, weekday rhythm, bridge-day, gap, and cluster signals to see when the calendar is likely to interrupt ordinary work weeks.

Travel and staffing

Pair the holiday calendar with the country time and airport-country pages before scheduling travel, support shifts, launches, or regional handoffs.

Cross-country comparison

Use the peer table to check whether a holiday-heavy week is specific to this country or part of a broader regional closure pattern.

Trust boundaries

Not legal advice: The page is a reference calendar. Regional, sector, employer, school, bank, and substitute-day rules may differ from the national rows shown here.
Heuristic classification: Religious/civic/cultural labels are generated from transparent keyword matching and should be treated as reading aids, not official taxonomy.

Cross-country comparison

Puerto Rico versus regional peers

Peer countries are picked from the same continent (America) by holiday-name overlap with Puerto Rico, then ranked by the strongest shared calendar fraction.

Country	Public holidays (next 12 mo)	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Puerto Rico	21	10	0	2	4	4	1	0
United States	13	6	0	1	1	5	0	0
Grenada	14	3	1	0	2	3	3	2
Barbados	12	4	0	1	1	3	3	0

Compared with United States (13), Grenada (14), Barbados (12) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Puerto Rico's 21-holiday count sits at or above the regional cluster.

Holiday planning depth

How to read the Puerto Rico holiday calendar

The tables give the dates. These notes explain the coverage window, holiday mix, timezone context, and when a holiday earns a deeper explainer page.

Calendar density

Puerto Rico has 21 tracked public holidays in the upcoming 12 months (2026-06 → 2027-06), and 21 entries in the following calendar year. Next public holiday signal: Independence Day on Fri, Jul 3, 2026 (Friday).

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Classification mix across the next 12 months: 4 religious, 7 civic, 2 cultural, 8 other (21 classified entries). The headline reading: a other-leaning calendar (Puerto Rico weights toward other observances in the upcoming window).

Weekday rhythm

Weekday distribution skews to Monday 10, Thursday 4, and Friday 4, which controls long-weekend math for the year. Holidays falling on Tuesday or Thursday create the strongest long-weekend pull; Saturday/Sunday entries depend on whether Puerto Rico grants a weekday substitution. 14 public holidays fall on Monday or Friday, so long weekends are already built into the calendar rather than needing bridge days.

Quiet stretches

Longest holiday-free stretch is 40 days (Tue, Jul 28, 2026 → Sun, Sep 6, 2026) — useful for spotting the calmest planning window.

Holiday clusters

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster is 4 days (Thu, Dec 24, 2026 → Sun, Dec 27, 2026), counting weekends adjacent to public dates.

Peer-country comparison

Compared with United States (13), Grenada (14), Barbados (12) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Puerto Rico's 21-holiday count sits at or above the regional cluster.

Timezone planning

Puerto Rico plans closures around America/Puerto_Rico. Puerto Rico does not show a seasonal DST shift, so local clock anchors stay stable around holidays.

Curation depth

No curated explainer pages are attached yet for Puerto Rico; the table is the canonical reference here.

Travel handoff

No airport-country handoff is attached, so the strongest adjacent links are city clocks and date calculators.

Substitution and source boundary

1 public holiday land on a weekend in the upcoming window. This table does not invent substitute weekdays; it follows the source holiday rows exposed for Puerto Rico.

Calendar pattern notes

Dataset type mix is led by 21 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules. Public holidays cluster most strongly in January (4), July (4), November (3), February (2).

Public-holiday practice can vary by region, sector, and employer. Use official government or workplace calendars for legal closure decisions.

Holiday calendar method

How we calculate this: We load the current and next-year holiday rows for PR, intersect them with the next 365 days, classify each public-holiday row with a transparent keyword heuristic (religious / civic / cultural / other), and derive the weekday distribution, longest holiday-free stretch, and longest consecutive-holiday cluster (counting weekends adjacent to public-holiday dates).
Data sources: Holiday rows from the curated holiday catalog (src/data/holidays.json); country roster, ISO PR, and timezones from src/data/countries.json; DST observance from the IANA tzdata mirror in src/data/zones.json. Peer-country selection uses same-continent overlap on the holiday-slug set.
Update cadence: Page revalidates daily (revalidate = 86400) so the year-pattern card, next-holiday signal, and peer-comparison counts stay current.

Frequently asked questions

Puerto Rico holiday questions

How many public holidays does Puerto Rico have in 2026?: Puerto Rico has 21 public holidays in 2026.
How many public holidays does Puerto Rico have in 2027?: Puerto Rico has 21 public holidays in 2027.
What is the next public holiday in Puerto Rico?: The next public holiday in Puerto Rico is Independence Day on Fri, Jul 3, 2026.
Are weekends counted as holidays in Puerto Rico?: Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 1 public holiday fall on a weekend in Puerto Rico; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.
Does Puerto Rico observe daylight saving time?: Puerto Rico does not observe a seasonal DST shift in its mapped timezone (America/Puerto_Rico); local clock anchors stay stable around holidays.
Which kind of holiday is most common in Puerto Rico?: Across the upcoming 12 months, Puerto Rico weights toward other observances (8 of 21 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 4, civic 7, cultural 2, other 8.

Reference data for Puerto Rico holidays

Reference fields include Puerto Rico's ISO code, holiday names and dates, weekday distribution, peer-country comparison, and classification mix.

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2026 Holidays (21)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Thu, Jan 1, 2026	New Year's DayDía de Año NuevoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Tue, Jan 6, 2026	Three Kings Day / EpiphanyDía de ReyesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Jan 12, 2026	Birthday of Eugenio María de HostosNatalicio de Eugenio María de HostosCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Jan 19, 2026	Martin Luther King, Jr. DayNatalicio de Martin Luther King, Jr.Calendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Feb 16, 2026	Presidents' DayDía de los PresidentesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Wed, Feb 18, 2026	Birthday of Luis Muñoz MarínNatalicio de Luis Muñoz MarínCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Sun, Mar 22, 2026	Emancipation DayDía de la Abolición de EsclavitudCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, Apr 3, 2026	Good FridayViernes SantoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Apr 20, 2026	Birthday of José de DiegoNatalicio de José de DiegoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, May 25, 2026	Memorial DayRecordación de los Muertos de la GuerraCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, Jul 3, 2026	Independence DayDía de la Independencia de los Estados UnidosCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Jul 20, 2026	Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz RiveraNatalicio de Don Luis Muñoz RiveraCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Jul 25, 2026	Puerto Rico Constitution DayConstitución de Puerto RicoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Jul 27, 2026	Birthday of Dr. José Celso BarbosaNatalicio de Dr. José Celso BarbosaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Sep 7, 2026	Labour DayDía del TrabajoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Oct 12, 2026	Columbus DayDía de la Raza / Descubrimiento de AméricaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Wed, Nov 11, 2026	Veterans DayDía del Veterano / Día del ArmisticioCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Nov 19, 2026	Discovery of Puerto RicoDía del Descubrimiento de Puerto RicoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Nov 26, 2026	Thanksgiving DayDía de Acción de GraciasCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Dec 24, 2026	Christmas EveNoche BuenaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Dec 25, 2026	Christmas DayNavidadCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

2027 Holidays (21)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Fri, Jan 1, 2027	New Year's DayDía de Año NuevoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Wed, Jan 6, 2027	Three Kings Day / EpiphanyDía de ReyesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Jan 11, 2027	Birthday of Eugenio María de HostosNatalicio de Eugenio María de HostosCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Jan 18, 2027	Martin Luther King, Jr. DayNatalicio de Martin Luther King, Jr.Calendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Feb 15, 2027	Presidents' DayDía de los PresidentesCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Feb 18, 2027	Birthday of Luis Muñoz MarínNatalicio de Luis Muñoz MarínCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Mar 22, 2027	Emancipation DayDía de la Abolición de EsclavitudCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Mar 26, 2027	Good FridayViernes SantoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Apr 19, 2027	Birthday of José de DiegoNatalicio de José de DiegoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, May 31, 2027	Memorial DayRecordación de los Muertos de la GuerraCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Jul 5, 2027	Independence DayDía de la Independencia de los Estados UnidosCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Jul 19, 2027	Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz RiveraNatalicio de Don Luis Muñoz RiveraCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Jul 25, 2027	Puerto Rico Constitution DayConstitución de Puerto RicoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, Jul 27, 2027	Birthday of Dr. José Celso BarbosaNatalicio de Dr. José Celso BarbosaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Sep 6, 2027	Labour DayDía del TrabajoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Oct 11, 2027	Columbus DayDía de la Raza / Descubrimiento de AméricaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Nov 11, 2027	Veterans DayDía del Veterano / Día del ArmisticioCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Nov 19, 2027	Discovery of Puerto RicoDía del Descubrimiento de Puerto RicoCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Nov 25, 2027	Thanksgiving DayDía de Acción de GraciasCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Dec 24, 2027	Christmas EveNoche BuenaCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Dec 25, 2027	Christmas DayNavidadCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

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Public holidays in Puerto Rico.

Puerto Rico across the next 12 months

What makes the Puerto Rico calendar operationally different

Puerto Rico holiday-calendar evidence

Route identity

Two-year coverage

Rolling public window

Next holiday

Classification mix

Weekday rhythm

Gap and cluster behavior

Month and type pattern

Timezone context

Curation and peers

Travel handoff

Substitution boundary

Operational closure planning

Travel and staffing

Cross-country comparison

Puerto Rico versus regional peers

How to read the Puerto Rico holiday calendar

Calendar density

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Weekday rhythm

Quiet stretches

Holiday clusters

Peer-country comparison

Timezone planning

Curation depth

Travel handoff

Substitution and source boundary

Calendar pattern notes

Puerto Rico holiday questions

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Route identity

Two-year coverage

Rolling public window

Next holiday

Classification mix

Weekday rhythm

Gap and cluster behavior

Month and type pattern

Timezone context

Curation and peers

Travel handoff

Substitution boundary

Operational closure planning

Travel and staffing

Cross-country comparison

Puerto Rico versus regional peers

How to read the Puerto Rico holiday calendar

Calendar density

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Weekday rhythm

Quiet stretches

Holiday clusters

Peer-country comparison

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Curation depth

Travel handoff

Substitution and source boundary

Calendar pattern notes

Puerto Rico holiday questions

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