Ascension Day has already passed this year.
Thursday, May 18, 2023
Key facts
- Date
- Thursday, May 18, 2023
- Day of the week
- Thursday
- Where observed
- Nationwide
- Holiday type
- Bank
- Week number
- 20
- Day of year
- 138
- Local time zone
- America/Caracas
- Currency
- VES
Long-weekend planner
Ascension Day falls on a Thursday in 2023. Take the Friday off to turn it into a four-day weekend.
This holiday in other years
Frequently asked questions
In Venezuela, Ascension Day is on May 18, 2023 in 2023.
In 2023, Ascension Day falls on a Thursday.
Yes. Ascension Day is a public holiday observed nationwide in Venezuela.
Ascension Day was on May 18, 2023 and has already passed this year.
The next Ascension Day in Venezuela is on May 9, 2024.
Other public holidays in Venezuela 2023
- New Year's Day (Día de Año Nuevo)Jan 1
- Epiphany (Día de Reyes)Jan 6
- Feast of the Divina Pastora (Día de la Divina Pastora)Jan 14
- Teacher's Day (Día del Maestro)Jan 15
- Youth Day (Día de la Juventud)Feb 12
- Carnival (Carnaval)Feb 20
- International Women's Day (Dia Internacional de la Mujer)Mar 8
- Saint Joseph's Day (Día de San José)Mar 19
- Slavery Abolition Anniversary (Día del abolición de la esclavitud)Mar 21
- Foundation anniversary Day of San Cristóbal, Táchira (Aniversario del fundacion del San Cristóbal)Mar 31
- Beginning of the Independence Movement (Proclamación de la Independencia)Apr 19
- Labour Day (Día del Trabajador)May 1
- Festival of the Crosses (Día del Cruz del Mayo)May 3
- Mother's Day (Día de las Madres)May 14
- Corpus ChristiJun 8
- Father's Day (Día de los Padres)Jun 18
- Anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo (Aniversario de la Batalla de Carabobo)Jun 24
- Journalists' Day (Día del Periodista y aniversario de la instauración del Decreto de Instrucción pública gratuita y obligatoria)Jun 27
- Independence Day (Cinco de julio)Jul 5
- Children's Day (Dia del niño)Jul 16
- Simón Bolívar's Birthday (Natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar)Jul 24
- Caracas City Foundation Day (Aniversario del fundacion del Caracas)Jul 25
- Flag Day (Día de la Bandera)Aug 3
- Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Día del Virgen del Valle)Sep 8
- Feast of the Our Lady of Mercy (Día del Virgen de las Mercedes)Sep 24
- Day of Indigenous Resistance (Día de la Resistencia Indígena)Oct 12
- All Saints' Day (Día de Todos los Santos)Nov 1
- All Souls' Day (Día de los fieles difuntos)Nov 2
- Immaculate Conception Day (La Inmaculada Concepción)Dec 8
- Christmas Eve (Nochebuena)Dec 24
- Christmas Day (Navidad)Dec 25
- New Year's Eve (Nochevieja)Dec 31
About these dates
The Ascension Day date for Venezuela 2023 is compiled from public official sources and was last updated on August 8, 2026.