Current Date And Time In Caracas, Venezuela
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
01:51:51 VET
State: Distrito Federal
Currency: Venezuelan Bolívar (VEF)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (VET)
Population: 3,000,000
District: Municipio Libertador
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Caracas.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Caracas align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia on July 5) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Caracas.
This is Venezuela's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Venezuela's country-level and Distrito Federal holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Caracas 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 Distrito Federal holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Caracas 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 |
Caracas'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.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Caracas, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 3,000,000 and running on the America/Caracas time zone, Caracas follows Venezuela's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.