Three Long-Weekend Holidays in Mexico

Mexico’s three long-weekend holidays are well-established on the Mexican calendar and one of them also forms part of Mexico’s ‘Black Friday’ shopping event

Published February 26, 2023

by Mexperience

In 2006, Mexico introduced the concept of ‘bank holiday Mondays’—long weekends created by moving three of the country’s national holidays to the closest Monday.

In making the changes, legislators thought the May 1 Labor Day holiday too important to be moved, since it’s also observed internationally; and the September 16 Independence Day holiday was never even considered a candidate.

Three dates were chosen for long-weekend holidays in Mexico

The three dates chosen by legislators for commemoration with long-weekend holidays are:

♠ the February 5th holiday, commemorating the 1917 Constitution, moved to the first Monday in the month—which is usually the day after the Super Bowl in the U.S., thus convenient for American Football fans, of which there are many in Mexico;

♠ the March 21st holiday, marking the birth of 19th century president Benito Juárez shifted to the third Monday in March; and

♠ the November 20th holiday, marking the start of the 1910-1917 Revolution which is now observed on the third Monday in November.

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