Morazan Week

Some 43,449 Hondurans crossed into El Salvador during Morazán Week and spent an estimated 260 million lempiras (roughly $10 million) on lodging alone—up 38.8% from 2023—with many citing lower costs and better security than at home.

Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez urged Hondurans to reconsider how they spent the Morazán holiday, saying true happiness lies in love, justice, and solidarity rather than material gain and self-centered pleasure.

On the first day of Honduras's Morazán Week holiday, authorities conducted 1,510 breathalyzer tests and found 47 positive results, confiscating 121 driving licenses and 11 vehicles as part of nationwide safety operations.

The Bay Islands health authority will keep clinics open across all four municipalities through October 9 to ensure residents and visitors have medical access during the holiday break.

Honduras completed maintenance and pothole repairs on national roads ahead of the Morazán Week holiday, expecting to accommodate over 500,000 travelers.

The Central Bank of Honduras will close all nationwide offices from October 7–11 for the Morazán Week holiday, remaining open only on October 5–6 and resuming operations on October 12.

Honduras's private-sector workers will have a four-day break from noon October 7 through noon October 10 for Morazán Week, an annual civic holiday combining three October commemorations under a 2015 law.

Honduras's banking association announced that banks will operate normal hours October 5–6, close at noon October 7, and remain closed October 8–10 during the Morazán Week holiday, with digital services available throughout.

Honduras's immigration authority will offer passport services exclusively at three airport centers from October 5–9 during the national Morazán Week holiday.

Sargassum seaweed arrived on Omoa's Caribbean beaches two days ago, disrupting fishing and threatening tourism during the busy Morazán Week holiday, with local authorities organizing cleanup crews to keep the coastline clear.

Tela is preparing to welcome approximately 200,000 tourists during Morazán Week (October 7–10), one of the year's peak tourism seasons, with about 60% of visitors coming from central Honduras departments.

Tourism Minister Andrés Ehrler projects that about 500,000 Hondurans will travel domestically during the Morazán Week holiday, generating over 600 million lempiras ($24 million) in spending, with popular destinations including Tela, La Ceiba, Omoa, and the Bay Islands.

Honduras's Education Ministry has set September 28 to October 2 as the school break for Morazán Week, a five-day closure for preschool through secondary students that differs from the October 7–9 public holiday for workers.

COHEP confirmed that September 15, 2026, will be a fixed national holiday for Honduras's Independence Day, and Morazán Week will run October 7–9 for public employees and October 7–10 (with half-days at start and end) for private-sector workers, with differences reflecting each sector's labor rules.