Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Cuba and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	Liberation Day
2 Jan	Fri	Victory Day
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
25 Jul	Sat	National Revolutionary Holiday
26 Jul	Sun	National Revolutionary Day
27 Jul	Mon	National Revolutionary Holiday
10 Oct	Sat	Independence Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day
31 Dec	Thu	New Year's Eve

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	Liberation Day
2 Jan	Sat	Victory Day
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
25 Jul	Sun	National Revolutionary Holiday
26 Jul	Mon	National Revolutionary Day
27 Jul	Tue	National Revolutionary Holiday
10 Oct	Sun	Independence Day
11 Oct	Mon	Independence Day Holiday
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day
31 Dec	Fri	New Year's Eve

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	Liberation Day
2 Jan	Sun	Victory Day
14 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
25 Jul	Tue	National Revolutionary Holiday
26 Jul	Wed	National Revolutionary Day
27 Jul	Thu	National Revolutionary Holiday
28 Jul	Fri	National Revolutionary Holiday
10 Oct	Tue	Independence Day
25 Dec	Mon	Christmas Day
31 Dec	Sun	New Year's Eve

Cuba currently celebrates eight national holidays each year. One of these holidays is a three-day celebration that occurs each year. Another group of holidays turn into a three-day celebration, but each day is for a different event. Only two of the holidays celebrated in Cuba have a religious background.

Good Friday recently became a national holiday at the request of Pope Benedict XVI. Christmas was re-established as a holiday in 1998 at the request of Pope John Paul II.

The Cuban government releases a list of non-working holidays each year. This generally occurs at the end of December for the following year. Different ministries make this announcement each year.