2026 in Puerto Rico

• President:
  • Donald Trump (R)
• Governor:
  • Jenniffer González (R)
• Resident Commissioner:
  • Pablo Hernández Rivera

• 13 January – The Public Housing Administration orders a compulsory inspection of 56,000 units at 328 projects across the territory following criticism over subhuman living conditions.^[1]

• 1 February – 68th Annual Grammy Awards: Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos album becomes the first Spanish-language album to win Album of the Year at the 2026 Grammy Awards.^[2]
• 6–22 February – Puerto Rico at the 2026 Winter Olympics
• 12 February – Governor Gonzalez signs a law recognizing a fetus as a human being.^[3]

• 4 March – A patient is killed in a gun attack on an ambulance in Santurce.^[4]
• 5–17 March – 2026 World Baseball Classic in Japan, Puerto Rico, and the United States^[5][6]
• 23 March
  • Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are deployed to 14 airports nationwide, including Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.^[7]
  • Police seize $12 million worth of cocaine found on a drug smuggling boat off the island's northern coast. Three suspects are arrested.^[8]

• 1 April – A protest over a rate fare increase results in the Puerto Rican government temporarily shutting down ferry service between the main island and Vieques. The protest was held in response to an increase in price from $2 to $11.25 for those who do not live on Vieques.^[9]

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• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 6 January – Epiphany
• 11 January – Eugenio María de Hostos Day
• 19 January – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
• 16 February – Presidents' Day
• 18 February – Carnival
• 22 March – Emancipation Day
• 3 April – Good Friday
• 5 April – Easter Sunday
• 16 April – Birthday of José de Diego
• 25 May – Memorial Day
• 4 July – Independence Day
• 25 July – Puerto Rico Constitution Day
• 7 September – Labor Day
• 12 October – Columbus Day
• 11 November – Veterans Day
• 19 November – Discovery Day
• 27 November – Thanksgiving Day
• 25 December – Christmas Day