Puerto Rico holidays and festivals
Puerto Rican's celebrate both the US holidays as well as their own additional holidays. Below we list them all for you (1), as well as the religious feast days (2) and other notable events (3).
| Jan 1 |
1
|
New Year's Day |
| Jan 5 |
2
|
Eve of Epiphany |
| Jan 6 |
1,2
|
Epiphany/Three Kings' Day |
| Jan 11 |
1
|
Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos |
| 3rd week of Jan |
3
|
San Sebastian Street Festival |
| Third Monday in Feb |
1
|
Presidents' Day |
| Week before Lent * |
2
|
Carnival |
| First day of Lent * |
2
|
Ash Wednesday |
| Feb 14 |
3
|
Valentine's Day |
| Feb 18 |
1
|
Birthday of Luis Muñoz Marín |
| End of Feb |
3
|
Yauco Coffee Festival |
| Mar 22 |
1
|
Emancipation Day |
| Sunday before Easter * |
1,2
|
Palm Sunday |
| Friday in late Mar/Apr * |
1,2
|
Good Friday |
| Sunday in late Mar/Apr * |
2
|
Easter - |
| Apr 16 |
1
|
Birthday of José de Diego |
| Last Monday in May |
1
|
Memorial Day |
| June |
3
|
Pablo Casals Music Festival |
| Jun 24 |
2
|
St John's Day |
| 1st week Jul |
3
|
Aibonito Festival of Flowers |
| Jul 4 |
1
|
Independence Day |
| Jul 15 |
1
|
Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera |
| Jul 25 |
1
|
Constitution Day |
| Jul 27 |
1
|
Birthday of Dr. José Celso Barbosa |
| First Monday in Sep |
1
|
Labor Day |
| Sep 23 |
3
|
Lares Revolt |
| Oct |
3
|
Corozal Plantain Festival |
| Second Monday in Oct |
1
|
Columbus Day |
| Oct 31 |
3
|
Halloween |
| Nov 11 |
1
|
Veteran's Day |
| Nov 19 |
1
|
Discovery of Puerto Rico |
| Fourth Thursday in Nov |
1
|
Thanksgiving Day |
| Dec 24 |
1,2
|
Christmas Eve |
| Dec 25 |
1,2
|
Christmas Day |
| Dec 31 |
1
|
New Year's Eve |
* Depends on Easter -
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