Holidays
HOLIDAYS IN PUERTO RICO
The holidays are not legally binding for the manufacturing sector, utilities and wholesale trade, except that the Closing Law obliges the retail trade or retail and wholesale together (stores ) to close all on the following days:
• New Year • Good Friday • Mother’s Day • Thanksgiving Day
• Epiphany • Easter • Father’s Day • Christmas
JANUARY
1 New Year’s
6 Three Kings Day
13 Eugenio María de Hostos
20 Martin Luther King
FEBRUARY
17 Presidents ‘DAY
MARCH
22 Abolition of Slavery
APRIL
18 Good Friday
20 Easter
21 José de Diego
MAY
11 Mother’s Day
26 Memorial Day
JUNE
15 Father’s Day
JULY
4 Independence Day U.S.
21 Luis Muñoz Rivera
25 Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
27 José Celso Barbosa
SEPTEMBER
1 Labor Day and Santiago Iglesias Pantín
OCTOBER
12 Discovery of America
NOVEMBER
11 Veterans Day
19 Discovery of Puerto Rico
27 Thanksgiving
DECEMBER
24 Christmas Eve ( Half Day )
25 Christmas
The government continues to observe all holidays that fall on Sunday, the following Monday.
December 24 is only half-day holiday for the government ( Law No. 305 of 25 December
2002 )