International Workers' Day - May 1

May Day is celebrated in Venezuela with tens of thousands workers marching with their colleagues. There are special cultural and musical events held as well as speeches from leading figures. The largest gathering in Venezuela is in Caracas. Revolutionary May Day is a spectacular scene with masses of people dressed in red, waving flags and displaying banners in support of the Venezuelan Revolution. Chávez customarily addresses the people encouraging and congratulating workers on their achievements.

The Special May Day Venezuela Bolivariana Tour follows the normal tour itinerary including participation in the May Day event.

May Day is celebrated around the world. It originally refers to an internationally-celebrated holiday in commemoration of the Haymarket Riot of 1886 in Chicago, Illinois, United States which brought about the 8 hour day. Today it is a celebration of the general social and economic achievements of the international working class and labor movement. May Day became established as the traditional socialist holiday during the 20th century; in these circles, the holiday is often known as International Workers' Day or Labour Day.

• 5 de julio de 1811- Venezuela declara su independencia absoluta del Reino de España.
July 5, 1811 – Independence Day of Venezuela

• 24 de julio de 1783 – Natalicio del Libertador Simón Bolívar
July 24, 1783 – Birth of the Liberator Simón Bolívar
 
• 15 de agosto de 1805- Juramento hecho por Simón Bolívar en el Monte Sacro, Roma
August 15, 1805 – Simon Bolivar’s Oath on the Monte Sacro, Rome

• 27 de noviembre de 1992 - Las fuerzas militares intentan otro golpe de estado, que falla igual que el encabezado por Hugo Chávez el 4 de febrero del mismo año.
November 27, 1992 – Second failed military coup d'état led by Hugo Chávez.

• 6 de diciembre de 1998 - Chávez gana las elecciones presidenciales por primera vez obteniendo el 56% de los votos válidos, que representan el 33% de la población electoral
December 6, 1998 – After a successful electoral campaign, Hugo Chávez wins the elections to the Venezuelan presidency for the first time with 56% of the votes, which represents 33% of the electoral population.

• 14 de diciembre de 2004 – establecimiento formal de la Alternativa Bolivariana para la América (ALBA) con la participación inicial de Venezuela y Cuba.
December 14, 2004 – Formal  Agreement between the governments of Venezuela and Cuba to establish the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA).
 
• 17 de diciembre de 1830 –  Fallecimiento del Libertador Simón Bolívar
December 17, 1830 – Death of the Liberator Simón Bolívar

• 4 de febrero de 1992  (Día de la Dignidad)- Fallido golpe de Estado, de Hugo Chávez Frías, en contra del gobierno del presidente constitucional Carlos Andrés Pérez
February 4, 1992 (Day of Dignity) – Failed coup d'état led by Hugo Chávez against the Carlos Andrés Pérez government and its neoliberal policies.

• 27 de febrero de 1989 - El Caracazo o Sacudón: masacre realizada por el gobierno de Carlos Andrés Pérez contra manifestantes que habían creado una fuerte ola de protestas y saqueos contrarios a las medidas neoliberales implantadas por el nuevo gobierno a instancias del Fondo Monetario Internacional.  
February 27, 1989 – Caracazo: massacre against demonstrators who had created a wave of protests, riots and looting in Caracas and surrounding towns against the neoliberal measures applied by the recently installed government of Carlos Andrés Pérez under the advise of the International Monetary Fund.
 
• 11 de abril de 2002 – Intento de derrocamiento contra el presidente Hugo Chávez
April 11, 2002 – Some members of the Venezuelan armed forces rebelled against President Hugo Chávez, on the third day of a managerial and oil company strike against the government, during which the President was taken prisoner and transferred to a military base on  the Venezuelan Island of La Orchila.
 
• 13 de abril de 2002 - Chávez es liberado de la prisión militar en la Isla de La Orchila y reinstaurado al día siguiente como jefe de Estado de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela.
April 13, 2002 – President Chávez was released from the military base in Orchila Island and returned to power the next day.