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Long Weekends in Venezuela 2028

Venezuela has 6 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2028, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Feb 26 – 29). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.

Long weekends
6
Longest break
4 days
Best bridge
+1 → 4 days
Weekend
Sat–Sun

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Every break in 2028

Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysFri, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 2

New Year's Eve · New Year's Day

3112

Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 27–30) for 10 days off (Dec 24 – Jan 2).

4 daysSat, Feb 26 – Tue, Feb 29

Carnival · Shrove Tuesday

26272829

Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Mar 1–3) for 9 days off (Feb 26 – Mar 5).

1 dayWed, Apr 19

Declaration of Independence — a lone day off, bridge it:

19

Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Apr 17–18) for 7 days off (Apr 13 – 19).

3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1

Labour Day

29301

Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (May 2–5) for 9 days off (Apr 29 – May 7).

1 dayWed, Jul 5

Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:

5

Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jul 3–4) for 5 days off (Jul 1 – 5).

3 daysSat, Jul 22 – Mon, Jul 24

Birthday of Simón Bolívar

222324

Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jul 25–28) for 9 days off (Jul 22 – 30).

1 dayThu, Oct 12

Day of Indigenous Resistance — a lone day off, bridge it:

12

Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Oct 13) for 4 days off (Oct 12 – 15).

3 daysSat, Dec 23 – Mon, Dec 25

Christmas Eve · Christmas Day

232425

Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 26–29) for 9 days off (Dec 23 – 31).

2 daysSat, Dec 30 – Sun, Dec 31

New Year's Eve

3031

Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 26–29) for 9 days off (Dec 23 – 31).

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 offLeaveSpan
104d · Dec 27–30Dec 24 – Jan 2
93d · Mar 1–3Feb 26 – Mar 5
93d · Apr 10–12Apr 8 – 16
72d · Apr 17–18Apr 13 – 19
114d · Apr 17–18 + Apr 20–21Apr 13 – 23
52d · Apr 20–21Apr 19 – 23
94d · May 2–5Apr 29 – May 7
52d · Jul 3–4Jul 1 – 5
94d · Jul 3–4 + Jul 6–7Jul 1 – 9
52d · Jul 6–7Jul 5 – 9
94d · Jul 25–28Jul 22 – 30
63d · Oct 9–11Oct 7 – 12
94d · Oct 9–11 + Oct 13Oct 7 – 15
4Best value1d · Oct 13Oct 12 – 15
94d · Dec 26–29Dec 23 – 31

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.

Holiday data is sourced from open data and may not reflect last-minute regulatory changes. Verify with official sources before legal or financial decisions.