2 daysWed, Dec 31 – Thu, Jan 1
New Year's Eve · New Year's Day
311
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 5 days off (Dec 31 – Jan 4).
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Long Weekends in Venezuela 2026
Venezuela has 7 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Feb 14 – 17). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 7
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
4 daysSat, Feb 14 – Tue, Feb 17
14151617
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Feb 18–20) for 9 days off (Feb 14 – 22).
4 daysThu, Apr 2 – Sun, Apr 5
Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday
2345
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Mar 30 – Apr 1) for 9 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 5).
2 daysSat, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 19
1819
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
1 dayWed, Jun 24
Battle of Carabobo — a lone day off, bridge it:
24
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jun 22–23) for 5 days off (Jun 20 – 24).
2 daysSat, Jul 4 – Sun, Jul 5
45
3 daysFri, Jul 24 – Sun, Jul 26
242526
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jul 20–23) for 9 days off (Jul 18 – 26).
3 daysSat, Oct 10 – Mon, Oct 12
101112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 13–16) for 9 days off (Oct 10 – 18).
4 daysThu, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 27
24252627
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 28–30) for 11 days off (Dec 24 – Jan 3).
4 daysThu, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 3
New Year's Eve · New Year's Day
31123
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Dec 28–30) for 11 days off (Dec 24 – Jan 3).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–30 | Dec 24 – Jan 1 |
| 12 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–30 + Jan 2 | Dec 24 – Jan 4 |
| 6 | 2d · Dec 29–30 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 29–30 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Dec 31 – Jan 4 |
| 9 | 3d · Feb 18–20 | Feb 14 – 22 |
| 9 | 3d · Mar 30 – Apr 1 | Mar 28 – Apr 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 5 | 2d · Jun 22–23 | Jun 20 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 22–23 + Jun 25–26 | Jun 20 – 28 |
| 5 | 2d · Jun 25–26 | Jun 24 – 28 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 20–23 | Jul 18 – 26 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 13–16 | Oct 10 – 18 |
| 9 | 3d · Dec 21–23 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 11 | 3d · Dec 28–30 | Dec 24 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Venezuela's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.