Holidays and long weekends in Mexico 2024: the list of holidays and non-working days

2024-01-11 22:06:26

This 2024 the official calendar of holidays in Mexico It will have two new days off for workers and students. Both dates are related to the federal and local elections that will be carried out this year and that will expand to the holidays established by the Federal Labor Law.

The usual rest dates will be added to the Sunday June 2, the day on which the Mexican elections will be held. Although this date falls on a weekend, the establishment of the holiday seeks to allow all citizens to fulfill their civic duty without the worry of having to carry out work activities.

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Likewise, the Tuesday October 1which will be the new day of the Transition of the Federal Executive Branch which previously took place on December 1. Traditionally, this date coincided with the change of government every six years, but recent modifications to the Political Constitution of Mexico They moved it to this new date.

The complete list of holidays and official holidays in Mexico 2024

  • Monday, January 1: New Year.
  • Monday, February 5: Anniversary of the promulgation of the 1917 Constitution
  • Monday March 18: Birth of Benito Juárez in commemoration of March 21.
  • Wednesday, May 1st: Labor Day.
  • Sunday June 2: Federal and local elections.
  • Monday, September 16: Independence Day.
  • Tuesday, October 1: Transition of the Federal Executive Branch.
  • Monday, November 18: Mexican Revolution day.
  • Wednesday, December 25: Christmas.

Long weekend holidays in Mexico 2024

Once the first long weekend of the year has passed with January 1st as a holiday, the mexicans you will still be able to enjoy four official bridges more during 2024.

  • Bridge for the Constitution: February 5 will fall on a Monday, so you will be able to enjoy three days of rest from February 3.
  • Benito Juárez Bridge: The birth will be commemorated on March 18 so that it can be a long weekend from the 16th to the 18th.
  • Independence Day Bridge: As it coincides with the beginning of the week, it is the fourth long weekend, which will be from September 14 to 16.
  • Mexican Revolution Day Bridge: When Monday falls it becomes the last long weekend of the year.

Student vacation calendar in Mexico

The school calendar of the Ministry of Public Education of Mexico (SEP) establishes three periods in which students basic and upper secondary education (pre-primary, primary, secondary and high school) may take vacations.

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  • Winter Break: December 20, 2023 to January 6, 2024.
  • Easter holidays: March 25 to April 11, 2024.
  • Summer Vacation: July 25 to August 29, 2024.

Unofficial holidays in Mexico

It is important to clarify that the official holidays These are those that, according to the law, involve days of mandatory rest that must be paid according to the usual payroll. However, there are also commemorative holidays that do not represent days off in all sectors.

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Some companies and public institutions such as universities can give their workers or students the day off on the following holidays:

  • Thursday, March 28 and Friday, March 29: Thursday and Good Friday. Some companies grant these couple of days because they are religious holidays.
  • Friday 10th May: Mother’s day. Public universities offer this day to students and some workers may shorten the day.
  • Saturday, November 2: Day of the Dead. Both the SEP, public universities and some government agencies give this day off to commemorate the Mexican tradition.
  • Thursday, 12 December: Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, a date that is usually a holiday for public universities and other government agencies.

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