Current Date And Time In Santa María, Nicaragua
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:34:05 CST
State: Nueva Segovia Department
Currency: Nicaraguan Cordoba (NIO)
Timezone: UTC -06:00 (CST)
Population: 720
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Santa María. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Santa María.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Santa María follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia de Nicaragua on September 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Santa María.
This is Nicaragua's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Nicaragua's country-level and Nueva Segovia Department holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Santa María as anywhere else in Nicaragua.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Nicaragua's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Nicaragua's country and Nueva Segovia Department holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Santa María just as everywhere else in Nicaragua.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Nicaragua | September 15 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidencia.gob.ni |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Nicaragua | Tue, Sep 15, 2026 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Santa María's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Nicaragua's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Santa María doesn't simply get skipped — Nicaragua's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 720 and running on the America/Managua time zone, Santa María follows Nicaragua's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.