New Year's Day has already passed this year.
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Key facts
- Date
- Sunday, January 1, 2023
- Day of the week
- Sunday
- Where observed
- Nationwide
- Holiday type
- Public holiday
- Week number
- 52
- Day of year
- 1
- Local time zone
- America/Caracas
- Currency
- VES
Long-weekend planner
New Year's Day falls on the weekend in 2023, so it does not add an extra day off.
This holiday in other years
Frequently asked questions
In Venezuela, New Year's Day is on January 1, 2023 in 2023.
In 2023, New Year's Day falls on a Sunday.
Yes. New Year's Day is a public holiday observed nationwide in Venezuela.
New Year's Day was on January 1, 2023 and has already passed this year.
The next New Year's Day in Venezuela is on January 1, 2024.
Other public holidays in Venezuela 2023
- 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
- Ascension Day (Día de la Ascención)May 18
- 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 New Year's Day date for Venezuela 2023 is compiled from public official sources and was last updated on August 7, 2026.