Mexico does not celebrate Thanksgiving. It is not on the official list of Mexican rest days, so Thursday 26 November 2026 is a normal day there. The Mexican holiday in the same month is Revolution Day, a long weekend on Monday 16 November 2026. We read the Ministry of Labor's rest day page, its 2026 notice for its own offices and our own Mexico guides on 12 October 2026.
The honest answer
Note: The mandatory rest days under Article 74 of the Federal Labor Law: 1 Jan, the first Monday of Feb, the third Monday of March, 1 May, 16 Sep, the third Monday of Nov (for 20 Nov), 25 Dec, one day every six years when the presidency changes (the two pages give different dates, 1 October and 1 December), and election day. Thanksgiving is not on it (Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare, page dated 20 Dec 2018, read 12 Oct 2026; the labor defender's office PROFEDET lists the same days, undated, read 12 Oct 2026)
The 2018 date is the date on the page. The list matches PROFEDET's page, which has no date. Both give the same days.
The Mexican dates near Thanksgiving week
Hours: Monday 16 Nov 2026: third Monday of November, in memory of 20 November, the Mexican Revolution. It is a day off in the Ministry of Labor's 2026 notice for its offices, signed 12 Dec 2025. The same notice lists 2 Nov 2026 and 25 Dec 2026 as days off (SIDOF, the federal government's register database, read 12 Oct 2026)
Note: The notice covers the Ministry's own offices. It is not a list for shops. The mandatory rest day rule in the Federal Labor Law, Article 74, covers workers more widely, and the page we read lists the third Monday of November (STPS, 20 Dec 2018)
What this means for you: the weekend of 14 and 15 November runs into a Monday holiday. Hotels in popular places may be busy that weekend. We did not check hotel demand or prices. Thanksgiving Thursday, ten days later, is not a Mexican holiday.
If you want a Thanksgiving dinner in Mexico
We did not check restaurants, hotels or event pages for 26 November. Hotels and restaurants that cater to US visitors in Mexico City may serve a Thanksgiving meal. We have no source for any of them, so look up each place and ask whether they do it and what it costs.
Day of the Dead on 1 and 2 November is the big date in the Mexican calendar around this time, and it is covered in our Mexico City and Oaxaca guides.
If you live in the US but are not a US citizen
Indian, Filipino and Chinese passport holders: Mexican consulates in the US say a valid US visa or a valid green card replaces a Mexican visa, and EAD cards and I-797 forms do not. Which US visa types count is not confirmed. The sources and dates are on our Mexico entry page.
What is checked here and what is not
Checked on 12 October 2026: the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare's page on mandatory rest days (dated 20 December 2018), PROFEDET's rest day page (undated), the Ministry's 2026 notice of suspended work days for its own offices (signed 12 December 2025), and our own Mexico entry page.
Read on 15 October 2026: the US Embassy and Consulates in Mexico's page "Holidays to be observed in 2026" on mx.usembassy.gov, which lists Thanksgiving, Thursday 26 November, as a day they close to the public.
Not checked: whether shops, restaurants, attractions or banks close on any date, hotel demand around 16 November, and any restaurant that serves a Thanksgiving meal. We did not check a Mexican law database for the current text of Article 74.
