| Date |
English Name |
Remarks |
| January 1 |
New Year's Day[1] |
Many Nicaraguans celebrate New Year's Day with their families, although it is usual to celebrate it with your friends in a bar or in a party too. |
| February 1 |
Air Force Day |
Held on 1 February in honor of the nation's air force. (Celebrated only governmentally) |
| March or April |
Holy Thursday[1] |
The Last Supper of Jesus, national holiday |
| March or April |
Good Friday[1] |
The Crucifixion of Jesus, national holiday |
| First Sunday after the first full moon after 21 March |
Easter[1] |
Resurrection of Jesus, national holiday |
| May 1 |
Labour Day[1] |
Celebrated nationally on the first of May. |
| May 30 |
Mother's Day |
Held on May 30 in honor of Nicaragua's mother. (Celebrated only governmentally) |
| July 19 |
Sandinista Revolution Day[2] |
Celebrated on 19 July on a national level. It marks the day that the Nicaraguan Revolution defeated the Somoza dictatorship in the Nicaraguan Revolution. In recent years it is mostly a political celebration for members of the Nicaraguan Revolution. |
| July 25 |
Fiesta de Santiago |
Celebrated on July 25 in Boaco, Somoto and Managua. |
| July 26 |
Fiesta de Santa Ana |
Celebrated on July 26 in Nandaime, Niquinohomo, Moyogalpa and Ometepe. |
| August 1 and 10 |
Fiesta de Santo Domingo |
Managuans celebrate Santo Domingo de Guzmán (Patron saint) |
| August 27 |
Crab Soup Day |
Residents of the Corn Islands celebrate Abolition of slavery of the Corn Islands |
| September 14 |
Battle of San Jacinto[3] |
Celebrated on the national level. It is held on the anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto (1856). |
| September 15 |
Independence Day |
A national holiday held on September 15 to celebrate Act of Independence of Central America from Spain in 1821. |
| September 30 |
Fiesta de San Jerónimo |
Catholics of the cities of Masaya and Bluefields celebrate Saint Jerome. |
| October 12 |
Indigenous Resistance Day |
Formerly Columbus Day; Highlights the struggle of native peoples against European colonialism.[4][5] |
| November 2 |
All Souls' Day
Day of the Dead |
Nicaraguans commemorate their deceased relatives by going to the cemeteries to leave flowers and pray to the graves of their relatives. |
| December 7/8 |
Immaculate Conception
(La Griteria Immaculate) |
In the night of December 7, Catholics of Nicaragua celebrate La Gritería, a holiday dedicated to Immaculate Conception, the patroness of the country, and on December 8 they usually go to Mass. |
| December 24 |
Christmas Eve |
Nicaraguans usually reunite with their family and wait until it is Christmas. You can hear fireworks through all the night. |
| December 25 |
Christmas |
Celebrated internationally. |
| December 31 |
New Year's Eve |
At 12am Nicaraguans celebrate with fireworks (Spanish: pólvoras, cohetes). |