Public holidays in Peru 2026

17 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Peru

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
2 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
5 April Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Domingo de Resurrección	Domingo de Resurrección
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
7 June Sunday	Sunday	Battle of Arica and Flag Day Batalla de Arica y Día de la Bandera	Batalla de Arica y Día de la Bandera
29 June Monday	Monday	Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day San Pedro y San Pablo	San Pedro y San Pablo
23 July Thursday	Thursday	Peruvian Air Force Day Día de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú	Día de la Fuerza Aérea del Perú
28 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
29 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Great Military Parade Day Día de la Gran Parada Militar	Día de la Gran Parada Militar
6 August Thursday	Thursday	Battle of Junín Day Batalla de Junín	Batalla de Junín
30 August Sunday	Sunday	Rose of Lima Day Santa Rosa de Lima	Santa Rosa de Lima
8 October Thursday	Thursday	Battle of Angamos Day Combate de Angamos	Combate de Angamos
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Todos Los Santos	Todos Los Santos
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception Inmaculada Concepción	Inmaculada Concepción
9 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Battle of Ayacucho Day Batalla de Ayacucho	Batalla de Ayacucho
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Navidad del Señor	Navidad del Señor

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Thu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Typically in Lima: high 24°C (75°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Lima: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 27 Jun – Mon 29 Jun · 3 days off
Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day
Typically in Lima: high 22°C (72°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Lima: high 23°C (73°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% 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 Lima: high 23°C (73°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 24 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 23 Jul – Sun 26 Jul)
Peruvian Air Force Day
Typically in Lima: high 22°C (72°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 1% of days
Mon 27 Jul: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 25 Jul – Wed 29 Jul)
Independence Day, Great Military Parade Day
Typically in Lima: high 22°C (72°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 1% of days
Fri 7 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 6 Aug – Sun 9 Aug)
Battle of Junín Day
Typically in Lima: high 22°C (72°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 9 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 8 Oct – Sun 11 Oct)
Battle of Angamos Day
Typically in Lima: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 1% of days
Mon 7 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 5 Dec – Wed 9 Dec)
Immaculate Conception, Battle of Ayacucho Day
Typically in Lima: high 22°C (72°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 3% of days

Long-weekend trip ideas

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

Where to go for Good Friday Where to go for Independence Day Where to go for Saint Peter and Saint Paul's 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 28 Mar – Sun 5 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr).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 (Wed 1 Apr) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 Jun – Mon 29 Jun · Saint Peter and Saint Paul's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 27 Jul) get 5 days in a rowSat 25 Jul – Wed 29 Jul · Independence Day, Great Military Parade DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 7 Dec) get 5 days in a rowSat 5 Dec – Wed 9 Dec · Immaculate Conception, Battle of Ayacucho DayShow on calendar ↓