Current Date And Time In Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:47:15 VET
State: Anzoátegui
Currency: Venezuelan Bolívar (VEF)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (VET)
Population: 370,000
District: Municipio Juan Antonio Sotillo
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Puerto La Cruz.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Puerto La Cruz follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia on July 5) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Puerto La Cruz.
This is Venezuela's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Venezuela's country-level and Anzoátegui holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Puerto La Cruz as anywhere else in Venezuela.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Venezuela's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Venezuela's country and Anzoátegui holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Puerto La Cruz just as everywhere else in Venezuela.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia | July 5 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.mppre.gob.ve |
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 | Mon, Jul 5, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Businesses in Puerto La Cruz generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Venezuela: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Puerto La Cruz doesn't simply get skipped — Venezuela's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 370,000 and running on the America/Caracas time zone, Puerto La Cruz follows Venezuela's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.