Current Date And Time In Santa Bárbara, Venezuela
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
03:05:12 VET
State: Monagas
Currency: Venezuelan Bolívar (VEF)
Timezone: UTC -04:00 (VET)
District: Municipio Santa Bárbara
Planning commercial schedules or travel in Santa Bárbara, Monagas, Venezuela? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across Santa Bárbara.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Santa Bárbara 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 Bárbara.
This is Venezuela's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Venezuela's country-level and Monagas holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Santa Bárbara 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 Monagas holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Santa Bárbara 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 Bárbara'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.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Santa Bárbara's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Venezuela declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
Santa Bárbara 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.