Hours of Operation

Most businesses open weekdays from 9 to 5 or 6 pm, and until noon on Saturdays. The traditional midday closing is falling by the wayside in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula but still holds sway in smaller communities. Banks open weekdays from 9 to 4 or 5 pm, and until noon on Saturday. Museums frequently close one day a week, often Monday.

Holidays

New Year's Day; Easter holiday, which begins midday on Holy Thursday and continues through Easter Monday (March or April); Day of the Americas (April 14); Labor Day (May 1); Independence Day (September 15); Francisco Morazán's Birthday (October 3); Columbus Day (October 12); Honduran Army Day (October 21); Christmas.