Public holidays in Argentina 2026

21 nationwide public holidays and 53 regional or local holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Argentina

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
16 February Monday	Monday	Carnival Monday Lunes de Carnaval	Lunes de Carnaval
17 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Tuesday Martes de Carnaval	Martes de Carnaval
23 March Monday	Monday	Bridge Public Holiday Feriado con fines turísticos	Feriado con fines turísticos
24 March Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice Día Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia	Día Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Veteran's Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas War Día del Veterano y de los Caidos en la Guerra de Malvinas	Día del Veterano y de los Caidos en la Guerra de Malvinas
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
25 May Monday	Monday	May Revolution Day Día de la Revolución de Mayo	Día de la Revolución de Mayo
15 June Monday	Monday	Pass to the Immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes Observed day off for Pass to the Immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes (Wed 17 Jun)	Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes
20 June Saturday	Saturday	Pass to the Immortality of General Don Manuel Belgrano Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Don Manuel Belgrano	Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Don Manuel Belgrano
9 July Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
10 July Friday	Friday	Bridge Public Holiday Feriado con fines turísticos	Feriado con fines turísticos
17 August Monday	Monday	Pass to the Immortality of General Don José de San Martín Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Don José de San Martín	Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Don José de San Martín
12 October Monday	Monday	Respect for Cultural Diversity Day Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural	Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural
9 November Monday	Monday	Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV Visita de Su Santidad el Papa León XIV	Visita de Su Santidad el Papa León XIV
23 November Monday	Monday	National Sovereignty Day Día de la Soberanía Nacional Observed day off for National Sovereignty Day (Fri 20 Nov)	Día de la Soberanía Nacional
7 December Monday	Monday	Bridge Public Holiday Feriado con fines turísticos	Feriado con fines turísticos
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception Inmaculada Concepción de María	Inmaculada Concepción de María
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Navidad	Navidad

Regional and local holidays 2026

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
3 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Commemoration of the Battle of Caseros Conmemoración de la Batalla de Caseros	Entre Ríos
16 February Monday	Monday	Day of the Death of Juan Facundo Quiroga Día del fallecimiento de Juan Facundo Quiroga	La Rioja
20 February Friday	Friday	Anniversary of the Battle of Salta Aniversario de la Batalla de Salta	Salta
1 March Sunday	Sunday	Provincial Autonomy Day Día de la Autonomía Provincial	La Rioja
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Día posterior a la culminación del ayuno (Id Al-Fitr) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Muslim community, whole country
24 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice Día de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia	La Rioja
24 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Provincial Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice Día Provincial de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia	Entre Ríos
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Pesach Pascua Judía (Pésaj)	Jewish community, whole country
3 April Friday	Friday	Pesach Pascua Judía (Pésaj)	Jewish community, whole country
8 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Pesach Pascua Judía (Pésaj)	Jewish community, whole country
9 April Thursday	Thursday	Pesach Pascua Judía (Pésaj)	Jewish community, whole country
24 April Friday	Friday	Day of Action for Tolerance and Respect among Peoples Día de acción por la tolerancia y el respeto entre los pueblos	Armenian community, whole country
27 April Monday	Monday	Great Day of Jujuy Día Grande de Jujuy	Jujuy
30 April Thursday	Thursday	Plebiscite 1902 Trevelin Plebiscito 1902 Trevelin	Chubut
3 May Sunday	Sunday	Exaltation of the Holy Cross Day Día de la Exaltación de la Santa Cruz	San Luis
11 May Monday	Monday	Birthday of Mamerto Esquiú Natalicio de Fray Mamerto Esquiú	Catamarca
20 May Wednesday	Wednesday	La Rioja Foundation Day Día de la fundación de La Rioja	La Rioja
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Día de la Fiesta del Sacrificio (Id Al-Adha) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Muslim community, whole country
1 June Monday	Monday	Day of the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands Día de la Provincia de Tierra del Fuego, Antártida e Islas del Atlántico Sur	Tierra del Fuego
16 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic New Year Año Nuevo Musulmán (Hégira) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Muslim community, whole country
17 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Day of Memory of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes Dia de la memoria del Guerrero de la Independencia y Gobernador de la Provincia de Salta General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes	Salta
20 June Saturday	Saturday	Anniversary of the Death of General Manuel Belgrano Día del Aniversario del Fallecimiento del General Manuel José Joaquín del Corazón de Jesús Belgrano	Corrientes
27 June Saturday	Saturday	State Worker's Day Día del Trabajador Estatal	Entre Ríos
25 July Saturday	Saturday	Saint James' Day Día del Apóstol Santiago	Mendoza
28 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Anniversary of the arrival of the first Welsh settlers Aniversario del arribo de los primeros colonizadores galeses	Chubut
1 August Saturday	Saturday	Pachamama Day Día de la Pachamama	Jujuy
4 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Anniversary of the Death of Enrique Angelelli Día del Aniversario del Fallecimiento de Monseñor Enrique Angelelli	La Rioja
16 August Sunday	Sunday	Saint John Bosco's Day Homenaje al Patrono de la Provincia San Juan Bosco	Santa Cruz
17 August Monday	Monday	Anniversary of the Death of General José Francisco de San Martín Día del Aniversario del Fallecimiento del General José Francisco de San Martín	Corrientes
23 August Sunday	Sunday	Jujuy Exodus Day Día del Éxodo Jujeño	Jujuy
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Catamarca Autonomy Day Autonomía de Catamarca	Catamarca
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Louis the King of France's Day Día de San Luis Rey de Francia	San Luis
7 September Monday	Monday	Miracle Day Día del Milagro	Catamarca
11 September Friday	Friday	Teacher's Day Día del Maestro	San Juan
12 September Saturday	Saturday	Rosh Hashanah Año Nuevo Judío (Rosh Hashana)	Jewish community, whole country
13 September Sunday	Sunday	Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of Miracle Festividades del Señor y de la Virgen del Milagro	Salta
13 September Sunday	Sunday	Rosh Hashanah Año Nuevo Judío (Rosh Hashana)	Jewish community, whole country
14 September Monday	Monday	Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of Miracle Festividades del Señor y de la Virgen del Milagro	Salta
15 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of Miracle Festividades del Señor y de la Virgen del Milagro	Salta
21 September Monday	Monday	Yom Kippur Día del Perdón (Iom Kipur)	Jewish community, whole country
24 September Thursday	Thursday	Anniversary of the Battle of Tucumán Aniversario de la Batalla de Tucumán	Tucumán
29 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Michael the Archangel's Day San Miguel Arcángel	Entre Ríos
7 October Wednesday	Wednesday	Day of the Virgin of the Rosary of Río Blanco and Paypaya Día de la Virgen del Rosario de Río Blanco y Paypaya	Jujuy
27 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Anniversary of the Death of Néstor Carlos Kirchner Día del Aniversario del Fallecimiento del ex Presidente de la Nación Doctor Néstor Carlos Kirchner	Santa Cruz
3 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Tehuelches and Mapuches declare loyalty to the Argentine flag Tehuelches y Mapuches declaran lealtad a la bandera Argentina	Chubut
10 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV Visita de Su Santidad el Papa León XIV	Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Córdoba
11 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV Visita de Su Santidad el Papa León XIV	Buenos Aires
12 November Thursday	Thursday	Anniversary of the Death of Ángel Vicente Peñaloza Día del Aniversario del Fallecimiento de Ángel Vicente Peñaloza	La Rioja
18 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Jujuy Political Autonomy Day Autonomía Política de Jujuy	Jujuy
25 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Selk'Nam Genocide Day Día del Genocidio Selk'Nam	Tierra del Fuego
7 December Monday	Monday	Commemoration of the workers shot in the Patagonian Strikes Conmemoración a los obreros fusilados en las Huelgas Patagónicas	Santa Cruz
13 December Sunday	Sunday	National Petroleum Day Día del Petróleo Nacional	Chubut
31 December Thursday	Thursday	Tinkunaco Festival Día del Tinkunaco Riojano	La Rioja

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day	Nationwide
3 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Commemoration of the Battle of Caseros	Regional
16 February Monday	Monday	Carnival Monday	Nationwide
16 February Monday	Monday	Day of the Death of Juan Facundo Quiroga	Regional
17 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Tuesday	Nationwide
20 February Friday	Friday	Anniversary of the Battle of Salta	Regional
1 March Sunday	Sunday	Provincial Autonomy Day	Regional
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitrestimated	Muslim community (whole country)
23 March Monday	Monday	Bridge Public Holiday	Nationwide
24 March Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice	Nationwide
24 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice	Regional
24 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Provincial Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice	Regional
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Nationwide
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Veteran's Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas War	Nationwide
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Pesach	Jewish community (whole country)
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Nationwide
3 April Friday	Friday	Pesach	Jewish community (whole country)
8 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Pesach	Jewish community (whole country)
9 April Thursday	Thursday	Pesach	Jewish community (whole country)
24 April Friday	Friday	Day of Action for Tolerance and Respect among Peoples	Armenian community (whole country)
27 April Monday	Monday	Great Day of Jujuy	Regional
30 April Thursday	Thursday	Plebiscite 1902 Trevelin	Regional
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day	Nationwide
3 May Sunday	Sunday	Exaltation of the Holy Cross Day	Regional
11 May Monday	Monday	Birthday of Mamerto Esquiú	Regional
20 May Wednesday	Wednesday	La Rioja Foundation Day	Regional
25 May Monday	Monday	May Revolution Day	Nationwide
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adhaestimated	Muslim community (whole country)
1 June Monday	Monday	Day of the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic Islands	Regional
15 June Monday	Monday	Pass to the Immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes	Nationwide
16 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic New Yearestimated	Muslim community (whole country)
17 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Day of Memory of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes	Regional
20 June Saturday	Saturday	Pass to the Immortality of General Don Manuel Belgrano	Nationwide
20 June Saturday	Saturday	Anniversary of the Death of General Manuel Belgrano	Regional
27 June Saturday	Saturday	State Worker's Day	Regional
9 July Thursday	Thursday	Independence Day	Nationwide
10 July Friday	Friday	Bridge Public Holiday	Nationwide
25 July Saturday	Saturday	Saint James' Day	Regional
28 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Anniversary of the arrival of the first Welsh settlers	Regional
1 August Saturday	Saturday	Pachamama Day	Regional
4 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Anniversary of the Death of Enrique Angelelli	Regional
16 August Sunday	Sunday	Saint John Bosco's Day	Regional
17 August Monday	Monday	Pass to the Immortality of General Don José de San Martín	Nationwide
17 August Monday	Monday	Anniversary of the Death of General José Francisco de San Martín	Regional
23 August Sunday	Sunday	Jujuy Exodus Day	Regional
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Catamarca Autonomy Day	Regional
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Louis the King of France's Day	Regional
7 September Monday	Monday	Miracle Day	Regional
11 September Friday	Friday	Teacher's Day	Regional
12 September Saturday	Saturday	Rosh Hashanah	Jewish community (whole country)
13 September Sunday	Sunday	Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of Miracle	Regional
13 September Sunday	Sunday	Rosh Hashanah	Jewish community (whole country)
14 September Monday	Monday	Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of Miracle	Regional
15 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of Miracle	Regional
21 September Monday	Monday	Yom Kippur	Jewish community (whole country)
24 September Thursday	Thursday	Anniversary of the Battle of Tucumán	Regional
29 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Michael the Archangel's Day	Regional
7 October Wednesday	Wednesday	Day of the Virgin of the Rosary of Río Blanco and Paypaya	Regional
12 October Monday	Monday	Respect for Cultural Diversity Day	Nationwide
27 October Tuesday	Tuesday	Anniversary of the Death of Néstor Carlos Kirchner	Regional
3 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Tehuelches and Mapuches declare loyalty to the Argentine flag	Regional
9 November Monday	Monday	Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV	Nationwide
10 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV	Regional
11 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV	Regional
12 November Thursday	Thursday	Anniversary of the Death of Ángel Vicente Peñaloza	Regional
18 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Jujuy Political Autonomy Day	Regional
23 November Monday	Monday	National Sovereignty Day	Nationwide
25 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Selk'Nam Genocide Day	Regional
7 December Monday	Monday	Bridge Public Holiday	Nationwide
7 December Monday	Monday	Commemoration of the workers shot in the Patagonian Strikes	Regional
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception	Nationwide
13 December Sunday	Sunday	National Petroleum Day	Regional
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day	Nationwide
31 December Thursday	Thursday	Tinkunaco Festival	Regional

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Argentina (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · 4 days off
Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 27°C (81°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 29% of days
Sat 21 Mar – Tue 24 Mar · 4 days off
Bridge Public Holiday, National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 24°C (75°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 31% of days
Thu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Veteran's Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas War, Good Friday
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 24°C (75°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 20% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 19°C (66°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 23% of days
Sat 23 May – Mon 25 May · 3 days off
May Revolution Day
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 17°C (63°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 21% of days
Sat 13 Jun – Mon 15 Jun · 3 days off
Pass to the Immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 15°C (59°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 9% of days
Thu 9 Jul – Sun 12 Jul · 4 days off
Independence Day, Bridge Public Holiday
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 14°C (57°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 26% of days
Sat 15 Aug – Mon 17 Aug · 3 days off
Pass to the Immortality of General Don José de San Martín
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 16°C (61°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 14% of days
Sat 10 Oct – Mon 12 Oct · 3 days off
Respect for Cultural Diversity Day
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 19°C (66°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 29% of days
Sat 7 Nov – Mon 9 Nov · 3 days off
Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 24°C (75°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 14% of days
Sat 21 Nov – Mon 23 Nov · 3 days off
National Sovereignty Day
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 25°C (77°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 17% of days
Sat 5 Dec – Tue 8 Dec · 4 days off
Bridge Public Holiday, Immaculate Conception
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 25°C (77°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 20% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 28°C (82°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 30% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Buenos Aires: high 28°C (82°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 26% of days

Long-weekend trip ideas

Where to go, typical weather and budget options for the most popular long weekends.

Where to go for Carnival Monday Where to go for Good Friday Where to go for Pass to the Immortality of General Don José de San Martín Where to go for Respect for Cultural Diversity Day

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 14 Feb – Sun 22 Feb — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 18 Feb, Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Feb) get 5 days in a rowFri 13 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · Carnival Monday, Carnival TuesdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Mar) get 5 days in a rowFri 20 Mar – Tue 24 Mar · Bridge Public Holiday, National Day of Remembrance for Truth and JusticeShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 1 Apr) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Veteran's Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas War, Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 8 Jul) get 5 days in a rowWed 8 Jul – Sun 12 Jul · Independence Day, Bridge Public HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Dec) get 5 days in a rowFri 4 Dec – Tue 8 Dec · Bridge Public Holiday, Immaculate ConceptionShow on calendar ↓