Public holidays in Nicaragua 2023

10 nationwide public holidays and 2 regional or local holidays in 2023.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
6 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
30 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Mother's Day Día de la Madre	Día de la Madre
19 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Revolution Day National day Día de la Revolución	Día de la Revolución
14 September Thursday	Thursday	Battle of San Jacinto Day National day Batalla de San Jacinto	Batalla de San Jacinto
15 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day National day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
8 December Friday	Friday	Immaculate Conception Religious Concepción de María	Concepción de María
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Religious Navidad	Navidad

Regional and local holidays 2023

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
1 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Descent of Saint Dominic Bajada de Santo Domingo	Managua
10 August Thursday	Thursday	Ascent of Saint Dominic Subida de Santo Domingo	Managua

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day	Nationwide
6 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Nationwide
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Nationwide
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day	Nationwide
30 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Mother's Day	Nationwide
19 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Revolution Day	Nationwide
1 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Descent of Saint Dominic	Regional
10 August Thursday	Thursday	Ascent of Saint Dominic	Regional
14 September Thursday	Thursday	Battle of San Jacinto Day	Nationwide
15 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day	Nationwide
8 December Friday	Friday	Immaculate Conception	Nationwide
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day	Nationwide

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Nicaragua (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Typically in Managua: high 36°C (97°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 10% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Managua: high 35°C (95°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 50% of days
Thu 14 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · 4 days off
Battle of San Jacinto Day, Independence Day
Typically in Managua: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 86% of days
Fri 8 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · 3 days off
Immaculate Conception
Typically in Managua: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 7% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Managua: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 4% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Managua: high 31°C (88°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 9% of days

Bridge days

Mon 29 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 27 May – Tue 30 May)
Mother's Day
Typically in Managua: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 81% of days

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 1 Apr – Sun 9 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 3 Apr, Tue 4 Apr, Wed 5 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Wed 5 Apr) get 5 days in a rowWed 5 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 29 May) get 4 days in a rowSat 27 May – Tue 30 May · Mother's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 13 Sep) get 5 days in a rowWed 13 Sep – Sun 17 Sep · Battle of San Jacinto Day, Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 7 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 7 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · Immaculate ConceptionShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 22 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓