<Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> English name </Th> <Th> Local name ( in Spanish ) </Th> <Th> Remarks </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1 </Td> <Td> New Year 's Day </Td> <Td> Día de Año Nuevo </Td> <Td> As in most countries , this holiday is celebrated with gatherings and fireworks . Although illegal , celebratory gunfire has sometimes led to injuries and even deaths on certain occasions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 6 </Td> <Td> Three Kings Day / Epiphany </Td> <Td> Día de Reyes </Td> <Td> This is a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday , as well as a religious holiday . It celebrates the Three Wise Men 's visit to see the newborn Christ by exchanging gifts . Traditionally , children stack bundles of hay in boxes under their beds for each Wise Man 's camel , to then find their boxes exchanged for gifts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Monday in January </Td> <Td> Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos </Td> <Td> Natalicio de Eugenio María de Hostos </Td> <Td> This is a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday . In recent years it has been celebrated on the 2nd Monday of January . Eugenio María de Hostos ( 1839 -- 1903 ) was a writer and statesman who struggled for Puerto Rican independence and the end to slavery in the late 19th century . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Monday in January </Td> <Td> Martin Luther King , Jr . Day </Td> <Td> Natalicio de Martin Luther King , Jr . </Td> <Td> A federal and commonwealth official holiday . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Monday in February </Td> <Td> Presidents ' Day , Washington 's Birthday </Td> <Td> Día de los Presidentes <P> Natalicio de Washington </P> </Td> <Td> A federal and commonwealth official holiday . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 18 </Td> <Td> Birthday of Luis Muñoz Marín </Td> <Td> Natalicio de Luis Muñoz Marín </Td> <Td> Luis Muñoz Marín ( 1898 -- 1980 ) , was the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico . He founded the Partido Popular Democrático and was instrumental in establishing the Commonwealth status in 1952 . He was a noted journalist and poet , and served four terms as governor . His birthday is now celebrated concurrently with Washington and Lincoln . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 22 </Td> <Td> Emancipation Day </Td> <Td> Día de la Abolición de Esclavitud </Td> <Td> A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday . Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico in 1873 while the Island was still a colony of Spain . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Friday in late March or early April </Td> <Td> Good Friday </Td> <Td> Viernes Santo </Td> <Td> An official public holiday and a religious holiday ; see notes below in the religious holidays section . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 16 </Td> <Td> Birthday of José de Diego </Td> <Td> Natalicio de José de Diego </Td> <Td> A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( ELA ) official holiday . José de Diego ( 1867 -- 1918 ) was a much - loved poet and political leader . In recent years , the holiday has been celebrated on the third Monday of April . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Last Monday of May </Td> <Td> Memorial Day </Td> <Td> Recordación de los Muertos de la Guerra </Td> <Td> A federal and commonwealth official holiday . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 4 </Td> <Td> Independence Day </Td> <Td> Día de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos Día de la Independencia </Td> <Td> A federal and commonwealth official holiday . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Monday of July </Td> <Td> Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera </Td> <Td> Natalicio de Don Luis Muñoz Rivera </Td> <Td> A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico holiday , celebrated in recent years on the 4th of July . Don Luis Muñoz Rivera ( 1859 -- 1916 ) was a prominent journalist , poet , and politician who advocated independence from Spain and later , the United States . His son Luis Muñoz Marín was the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 25 </Td> <Td> Puerto Rico Constitution Day </Td> <Td> Constitución de Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> An official Commonwealth of Puerto Rico holiday . See also Constitution of Puerto Rico . Formerly called Occupation Day , commemorating the anniversary of the landing of American troops at Guánica in 1898 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 27 </Td> <Td> Birthday of Dr. José Celso Barbosa </Td> <Td> Natalicio de Dr. José Celso Barbosa </Td> <Td> Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( ELA ) holiday . Dr. José Celso Barbosa ( 1857 -- 1921 ) was a medical doctor and an early advocate of statehood ,
<Table> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> English name </Th> <Th> Local name ( in Spanish ) </Th> <Th> Remarks </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 1 </Td> <Td> New Year 's Day </Td> <Td> Día de Año Nuevo </Td> <Td> As in most countries , this holiday is celebrated with gatherings and fireworks . Although illegal , celebratory gunfire has sometimes led to injuries and even deaths on certain occasions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> January 6 </Td> <Td> Three Kings Day / Epiphany </Td> <Td> Día de Reyes </Td> <Td> This is a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday , as well as a religious holiday . It celebrates the Three Wise Men 's visit to see the newborn Christ by exchanging gifts . Traditionally , children stack bundles of hay in boxes under their beds for each Wise Man 's camel , to then find their boxes exchanged for gifts . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Second Monday in January </Td> <Td> Birthday of Eugenio María de Hostos </Td> <Td> Natalicio de Eugenio María de Hostos </Td> <Td> This is a Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday . In recent years it has been celebrated on the 2nd Monday of January . Eugenio María de Hostos ( 1839 -- 1903 ) was a writer and statesman who struggled for Puerto Rican independence and the end to slavery in the late 19th century . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Monday in January </Td> <Td> Martin Luther King , Jr . Day </Td> <Td> Natalicio de Martin Luther King , Jr . </Td> <Td> A federal and commonwealth official holiday . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Monday in February </Td> <Td> Presidents ' Day , Washington 's Birthday </Td> <Td> Día de los Presidentes <P> Natalicio de Washington </P> </Td> <Td> A federal and commonwealth official holiday . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> February 18 </Td> <Td> Birthday of Luis Muñoz Marín </Td> <Td> Natalicio de Luis Muñoz Marín </Td> <Td> Luis Muñoz Marín ( 1898 -- 1980 ) , was the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico . He founded the Partido Popular Democrático and was instrumental in establishing the Commonwealth status in 1952 . He was a noted journalist and poet , and served four terms as governor . His birthday is now celebrated concurrently with Washington and Lincoln . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> March 22 </Td> <Td> Emancipation Day </Td> <Td> Día de la Abolición de Esclavitud </Td> <Td> A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico official holiday . Slavery was abolished in Puerto Rico in 1873 while the Island was still a colony of Spain . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Friday in late March or early April </Td> <Td> Good Friday </Td> <Td> Viernes Santo </Td> <Td> An official public holiday and a religious holiday ; see notes below in the religious holidays section . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 16 </Td> <Td> Birthday of José de Diego </Td> <Td> Natalicio de José de Diego </Td> <Td> A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( ELA ) official holiday . José de Diego ( 1867 -- 1918 ) was a much - loved poet and political leader . In recent years , the holiday has been celebrated on the third Monday of April . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Last Monday of May </Td> <Td> Memorial Day </Td> <Td> Recordación de los Muertos de la Guerra </Td> <Td> A federal and commonwealth official holiday . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 4 </Td> <Td> Independence Day </Td> <Td> Día de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos Día de la Independencia </Td> <Td> A federal and commonwealth official holiday . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Third Monday of July </Td> <Td> Birthday of Don Luis Muñoz Rivera </Td> <Td> Natalicio de Don Luis Muñoz Rivera </Td> <Td> A Commonwealth of Puerto Rico holiday , celebrated in recent years on the 4th of July . Don Luis Muñoz Rivera ( 1859 -- 1916 ) was a prominent journalist , poet , and politician who advocated independence from Spain and later , the United States . His son Luis Muñoz Marín was the first democratically elected governor of Puerto Rico . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 25 </Td> <Td> Puerto Rico Constitution Day </Td> <Td> Constitución de Puerto Rico </Td> <Td> An official Commonwealth of Puerto Rico holiday . See also Constitution of Puerto Rico . Formerly called Occupation Day , commemorating the anniversary of the landing of American troops at Guánica in 1898 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> July 27 </Td> <Td> Birthday of Dr. José Celso Barbosa </Td> <Td> Natalicio de Dr. José Celso Barbosa </Td> <Td> Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ( ELA ) holiday . Dr. José Celso Barbosa ( 1857 -- 1921 ) was a medical doctor and an early advocate of statehood ,
when is independence day celebrated in puerto rico
when is independence day celebrated in puerto rico
July 4
July 4