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Current Date And Time In Mexico City, Mexico

Monday, 24 August 2026
03:52:03 CDT
Capital: Mexico City
Currency: Mexican peso (MXN)
Timezone: UTC -06:00 (CDT)
Population: 130,546,933

🎉 Mexico - Public Holidays


Use this page to check Mexico's national public holidays: a continuously updated calendar covering both past and upcoming dates. Some holidays fall on a fixed calendar date every year — an Independence or Republic Day, for instance. Others, governed by the Easter calculation, the Islamic lunar calendar, or an "nth weekday of the month" rule, shift from year to year, so each year carries its own actual date rather than an assumed repeat. Jump straight to the live calendar below, or read on for how the dates are worked out.

Why This Matters: Public holidays in Mexico directly affect on-the-ground staffing and call-centre coverage planning. This calendar is a standard reference point for supply chain managers timing operations around local closures working with partners, offices or operations in Mexico.

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📅 Live Holiday Calendar — Mexico

Live public holiday calendar for Mexico, embedded directly from Google's official public calendar — always shows Google's current data.

◀ Showing upcoming holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar's toolbar to see earlier dates this year.

ℹ Calendar supplied and maintained by Google. See the full travel profile for emergency numbers, electrical standards and more.

📖 How Public Holidays Work in Mexico

Not every holiday repeats on the same date each year. Fixed-date holidays — a national or founding day, typically — recur exactly, while a country's movable holidays are governed by a separate calendar system and land on a different date every year. Mexico's calendar can include holidays governed by an Easter-based calculation, the Hijri lunar calendar used for Islamic observances, or a lunisolar calendar — each running independently of the standard Gregorian civic calendar. Countries across North America vary widely in which calendar systems their holidays follow, Mexico included — that variation is exactly why the calendar above computes each year's date individually rather than repeating one.

Worth separating, too: a true public holiday is a statutory non-working day — banks, schools and government offices close by law or long-standing custom. An observance is different — culturally or religiously notable, but without a mandated closure (Valentine's Day and Earth Day are common examples worldwide). This page focuses specifically on public holidays, the ones that actually affect scheduling.

Mexico is also divided into states and provinces, and countries structured this way often layer a regional founding day, a local patron festival or a province-specific holiday on top of the national calendar — observed in one state but not nationwide. The calendar above covers Mexico's national holidays; see the Mexico states & provinces directory for population and government data on each one.

Frequently Asked Questions — Mexico Public Holidays

What are public holidays in Mexico?

Public holidays in Mexico are nationwide days off recognised by the government, when most banks, schools and government offices close and many businesses adjust their hours. They mark historical, cultural, religious or civic occasions and are a standard reference point for supply chain managers timing operations around local closures working with Mexico.


How many public holidays does Mexico observe each year?

The exact number varies year to year — some holidays fall on a fixed date, while Easter-based, Islamic-calendar or other lunar observances shift annually, and some are added by regional decree. See the live calendar above for the current list of upcoming and recently observed dates.


Are banks and businesses closed on public holidays in Mexico?

Usually, yes — public holidays in Mexico typically mean banks and government offices close for the day, and many private businesses follow suit, though retail and hospitality hours can vary by local custom. Always confirm directly with a specific bank or business before an important transaction.


Do Mexico's public holidays fall on the same date every year?

Some do and some don't. Fixed-date holidays repeat on the same calendar day annually, while others follow the Easter calculation, the Islamic lunar calendar, or an "nth weekday of the month" rule — so their date moves from year to year. See how public holidays work above for the full explanation of why, or check the calendar itself for each year's actual date.


Where does this holiday calendar come from?

It's embedded directly from Google's official public holiday calendar for Mexico — the same source Google Calendar itself uses. We don't copy or store the holiday data ourselves; Google serves it live, so it always reflects their current information.


Can I see holidays from an earlier date or a different year?

Yes — the calendar opens on today's date showing what's upcoming. Use the ◀ back arrow in its toolbar to browse earlier dates in the current year, or the date selector to jump to a different year entirely.


How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Mexico?

The live calendar above shows the day of the week next to each date — that's what you need. A holiday landing on a Monday or Friday already gives Mexico a natural three-day weekend; one on a Tuesday or Thursday can often be stretched into four days by taking the single working day in between as leave, sometimes called a "bridge day". Once you've spotted a good date, the Mexico travel guide covers the practical details for planning around it.


Is this the official government holiday list for Mexico?

This calendar is a reliable public reference drawn from Google's holiday calendar service, but it isn't a substitute for an official government gazette. For payroll, legal or compliance purposes, always confirm exact dates against Mexico's official government publication.


Does Mexico have regional or state-specific holidays too?

Many countries observe additional regional, state or provincial holidays alongside national ones. Mexico is divided into states and provinces — see the Mexico states & provinces directory for region-specific pages with more local detail.