Holidays in Mexico 2026

Mexico observes 7 días de descanso obligatorio in 2026 under Article 74 of the Ley Federal del Trabajo. The 2006 Monday-observance reform shifts Día de la Constitución, Natalicio de Benito Juárez, and Día de la Revolución to a designated Monday. All 7 land on a weekday in 2026, leaving 254 días hábiles across the year on the federal mandatory count.

2026 días de descanso obligatorio

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Jan 1	Thursday	Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo opens the year on a Thursday with most banks resuming Friday 2 January.
Feb 2	Monday	Día de la Constitución	Día de la Constitución on the first Monday of February under the 2006 Article 74 reform; original date was 5 February.
Mar 16	Monday	Natalicio de Benito Juárez	Natalicio de Benito Juárez on the third Monday of March under the 2006 reform; original date was 21 March.
May 1	Friday	Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo on a Friday produces a three-day weekend.
Sep 16	Wednesday	Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia on a Wednesday breaks the working week; the Grito de Dolores is on the night of 15 September.
Nov 16	Monday	Día de la Revolución	Día de la Revolución on the third Monday of November under the 2006 reform; original date was 20 November.
Dec 25	Friday	Navidad	Navidad on a Friday closes the year with a long Christmas-to-New Year weekend.

2026 year summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Holidays on weekdays

Días hábiles

254

SAT provisional ISR and DIOT returns are due by the 17th of each month under Article 31 CFF, with an automatic shift to the next día hábil if the 17th lands on a weekend or Article 74 holiday. IMSS bimonthly cuotas follow the same 17th-of-the-month rule. CFDI invoice issuance and timbrado is calendar-day driven, but the downstream payment settlement runs on días hábiles bancarios through SPEI.

What is excluded

Día de las Madres (10 May), Día de Muertos (1 to 2 November), Christmas Eve (24 December), and New Year's Eve (31 December) are not Article 74 holidays. The federal court vacation calendar published by the Consejo de la Judicatura Federal closes federal courts in mid-July and the second half of December; those dates affect días hábiles judiciales but are not part of this calculator. For Banxico-aligned settlement, add the SPEI year-end closures under Advanced options.

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Holidays in Mexico 2026 - FAQ

How many mandatory holidays does Mexico have in 2026?

Mexico observes 7 días de descanso obligatorio in 2026 under Article 74 of the Ley Federal del Trabajo. All 7 land on a weekday in 2026, which means every Article 74 holiday produces a working-day reduction. Día de la Constitución, Natalicio de Benito Juárez, and Día de la Revolución are observed on the first Monday of February, third Monday of March, and third Monday of November under the 2006 reform.

How many días hábiles does Mexico have in 2026?

Mexico has 254 días hábiles in 2026 on the federal mandatory count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 7 weekday-falling Article 74 holidays. Banxico's días hábiles bancarios calendar typically adds two to three additional bank-only closures around the year-end that this calculator does not include.

Why is Mother's Day not a holiday on this calendar?

Día de las Madres on 10 May, Día de Muertos on 1 to 2 November, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve are not días de descanso obligatorio under Article 74 LFT. They are días feriados culturales or, in the case of bank holidays, set by the CNBV rather than the labour code. Many Mexican employers grant time off, but the time off is contractual rather than statutory.