📍 Showing holijours for Mexique (Mexique City). Dates for Islamic holijours are approximate — actual dates depend on moon sighting. Click any date to view full day information.
JAN
1
Jour de l'An (Año Nuevo)
Mandatory public holiday. Families celebrate with fireworks and gatherings welcoming the new year.
🌐 National
FÉV
2
Día de la Candelaria
Candlemas — traditional holiday concluding Christmas season. Whoever got the 'baby Jesus' figurine in Rosca de Reyes must host a party.
🌐 National
FÉV
3
Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución)
1st Lundi of Février. Honors the promulgation of the 1917 Mexican Constitution, one of the world's first social constitutions.
🌐 National
MAR
16
Benito Juárez Day (Natalicio de Juárez)
3rd Lundi of Mars. Honors the birthday of Benito Juárez (1806), Mexique's first indigenous president and national hero.
🌐 National
AVR
2
Maundy Jeudi (Jueves Santo)
Not a federal holiday but widely observed; many businesses close.
📍 Régional
AVR
3
Good Vendredi (Viernes Santo)
Mandatory holiday. The most solemn day of Holy Week; passion plays are held across Mexique.
🌐 National
MAI
1
Labour Day (Día del Trabajo)
Mandatory holiday. Workers' marches and demonstrations in major cities.
🌐 National
MAI
5
Battle of Puebla (Cinco de Mayo)
Commemorates the Mexican victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on Mai 5, 1862. Not a federal holiday but widely celebrated — especially in the US.
🌐 National
SEP
16
Jour de l'Indépendance (Día de la Independencia)
Mandatory holiday. Celebrates Mexique's declaration of independence in 1810. 'El Grito' (The Cry of Independence) is shouted the night before at midnight by the president.
🌐 National
OCT
12
Columbus Day (Día de la Raza)
Día de la Raza (Day of the Race) in Mexique — a reflection on the mixing of indigenous and Spanish cultures after 1492.
🌐 National
NOV
1
Tout Saints' Day / Día de Muertos Eve
Start of Day of the Dead celebrations. Families build altars (ofrendas) honoring deceased relatives.
🌐 National
NOV
2
Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos)
One of Mexique's most iconic traditions. Families visit cemeteries to honor the dead with marigolds, food, and photos.
🌐 National
NOV
16
Revolution Day (Día de la Revolución)
3rd Lundi of Novembre. Commemorates the start of the Mexican Revolution on Novembre 20, 1910.
🌐 National
DÉC
12
Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe
Celebration of Mexique's patron saint. Major pilgrimage to the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexique City — millions attend.
🌐 National
DÉC
25
Noël (Navidad)
Mandatory holiday. Christmas Eve (Nochebuena) is the main family celebration, with piñatas and tamales.
🌐 National