This document lists and provides brief descriptions of the most notable holidays in Venezuela. Some of the holidays commemorate historical events and figures such as Independence Day on April 19th which marks the beginning of Venezuela's independence movement, and Birth of Simon Bolivar on July 24th which honors the liberator of Venezuela. Other holidays observe cultural and religious occasions including Epiphany on January 6th, International Women's Day on March 8th, and New Year's Eve on December 31st.

1. ¡VENEZUELA
HOLIDAYS!
THE MOST NOTABLES

2. January 6 – Epiphany
(Día De Reyes)
Christian feast honoring
the visit of the
three Magi to Jesus.
Also Sports day

3. February 12 - Youth Day
(Día de la Juventud)
Commemorates
the patriotic victory
in the 1814 Battle
of La Victoria led
by rebel youth
militias and patriots
under Jose Felix
Ribas

4. March 8 - International Women's
Day
(Dia Internacional de la Mujer)
After the Socialist Party of America organised a
Women's Day on February 28, 1909 in New
York, the 1910 International Socialist Woman's
Conference suggested a Women's Day be held
annually. After women gained suffrage in Soviet
Russia in 1917, March 8 became a
national holiday there. The day was then
predominantly celebrated by the socialist
movement and communist countries until it was
adopted in 1975 by the United Nations.
Today, International Women's Day is a public
holiday in some countries and largely ignored
elsewhere.[4] In some places, it is a day of
protest; in others, it is a day that celebrates
womanhood.

5. March 31 - Foundation anniversary Day
of San Cristóbal, Táchira
(Aniversario de la fundacion de San
Cristóbal, Táchira)
Honors the 1561
founding of the
capital city
of Táchira State, one
of Venezuela's oldest
cities

6. April 19 - Beginning of the Independence
Movement.
(Inicio De La Lucha Por La Independencia)
Declaration of a local
junta in Caracas on 19
April 1810, launching the
road towards the First
Republic of
Venezuela and the start
of the independence
struggle, the first Junta
in Latin America as a
whole, and the
achievement of home
rule

7. May 25 - National Anthem Day
(Día del Himno Nacional)
Not a public holiday.
Honors the Venezuelan
National Anthem, Gloria al
Bravo Pueblo, on the day
of the 1881 presidential
decree conferring its
official status as the
national anthem.

8. June 24 - Anniversary to the Battle of
Carabobo
(aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo)
the key 1821 battle in
the Venezuelan War of
Independence; tagged
also as Army Day

9. July 24 - Birth of Simón Bolívar
(Natalicio de Simón Bolívar)
This day honors
the 1783 birth of
Simon Bolivar

10. October 12 - Day of Indigenous
Resistance
(Día de la Resistencia Indígena)
Previously,
in Venezuela the
holiday was called Día
de la Raza,
commemorating the
arrival of Christopher
Columbus to
the Americas. Now
honors the heroes of
the anti-Spanish
resistance of the
indigenous peoples
of Venezuela.

11. November 21 - University Students
Day
(Día del estudiante universitario)
Celebrated in all colleges and
universities honoring the day of
the 1957 student demonstrations
against General Marcos Perez
Jimenez

12. December 17 - Simon Bolívar Memorial Day
(Aniversario de la muerte de Libertador Simón
Bolívar)
Honoring Simon
Bolivar's demise on this
day in 1830. As the
nation's liberator died
that day, the Flag of
Venezuela is flown half
mast nationwide in his
honor and a moment of
silence observed in
commemorative events
held that very day in
honor of his untimely
death.

13. December 31 - New Year's Eve
(Nochevieja)
Final day of
the Civil Year,
celebrated by all
Venezuelans
nationwide.