Current Date And Time In Santa Catalina, Venezuela
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
00:19:19 VET
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Santa Catalina, Barinas, Venezuela? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Santa Catalina.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Santa Catalina 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 Santa Catalina.
This is Venezuela's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Venezuela's country-level and Barinas holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Santa Catalina 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 Barinas holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Santa Catalina 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 |
Santa Catalina's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Venezuela'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 Catalina doesn't simply get skipped — Venezuela's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
Santa Catalina runs on the America/Caracas time zone, so statutory holidays here fall on the same local calendar date as the rest of Venezuela — there's no cross-timezone shift to account for.