Argentina
Argentina public holidays 2026
Argentina has 20 nationwide public holidays in 2026, and 20 to 27 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2026 has 243 working days. Next up: Respect for Cultural Diversity Day on Monday, October 12, 2026, in 13 days.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's DayNationwide |
| February | |
| Feb 3Tuesday | Commemoration of the Battle of CaserosEntre Ríos |
| Feb 16Monday | Carnival MondayNationwide |
| Feb 16Monday | Day of the Death of Juan Facundo QuirogaLa Rioja |
| Feb 17Tuesday | Carnival TuesdayNationwide |
| Feb 20Friday | Anniversary of the Battle of SaltaSalta |
| March | |
| Mar 1Sunday | Provincial Autonomy DayLa Rioja |
| Mar 23Monday | Bridge Public HolidayNationwide |
| Mar 24Tuesday | National Day of Remembrance for Truth and JusticeNationwide |
| Mar 24Tuesday | Day of Remembrance for Truth and JusticeLa Rioja |
| Mar 24Tuesday | Provincial Day of Remembrance for Truth and JusticeEntre Ríos |
| April | |
| Apr 2Thursday | Maundy ThursdayNationwide |
| Apr 2Thursday | Veteran's Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas WarNationwide |
| Apr 3Friday | Good FridayNationwide |
| Apr 27Monday | Great Day of JujuyJujuy |
| Apr 30Thursday | Plebiscite 1902 TrevelinChubut |
| May | |
| May 1Friday | Labor DayNationwide |
| May 3Sunday | Exaltation of the Holy Cross DaySan Luis |
| May 11Monday | Birthday of Mamerto EsquiúCatamarca |
| May 20Wednesday | La Rioja Foundation DayLa Rioja |
| May 25Monday | May Revolution DayNationwide |
| June | |
| Jun 1Monday | Day of the Province of Tierra del Fuego, Antarctica and the South Atlantic IslandsTierra del Fuego |
| Jun 15Monday | Pass to the Immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de GüemesNationwide |
| Jun 17Wednesday | Day of Memory of General Don Martín Miguel de GüemesSalta |
| Jun 20Saturday | Pass to the Immortality of General Don Manuel BelgranoNationwide |
| Jun 20Saturday | Anniversary of the Death of General Manuel BelgranoCorrientes |
| Jun 27Saturday | State Worker's DayEntre Ríos |
| July | |
| Jul 9Thursday | Independence DayNationwide |
| Jul 10Friday | Bridge Public HolidayNationwide |
| Jul 25Saturday | Saint James' DayMendoza |
| Jul 28Tuesday | Anniversary of the arrival of the first Welsh settlersChubut |
| August | |
| Aug 1Saturday | Pachamama DayJujuy |
| Aug 4Tuesday | Anniversary of the Death of Enrique AngelelliLa Rioja |
| Aug 16Sunday | Saint John Bosco's DaySanta Cruz |
| Aug 17Monday | Pass to the Immortality of General Don José de San MartínNationwide |
| Aug 17Monday | Anniversary of the Death of General José Francisco de San MartínCorrientes |
| Aug 23Sunday | Jujuy Exodus DayJujuy |
| Aug 25Tuesday | Catamarca Autonomy DayCatamarca |
| Aug 25Tuesday | Saint Louis the King of France's DaySan Luis |
| September | |
| Sep 7Monday | Miracle DayCatamarca |
| Sep 11Friday | Teacher's DaySan Juan |
| Sep 13Sunday | Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of MiracleSalta |
| Sep 14Monday | Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of MiracleSalta |
| Sep 15Tuesday | Feasts of the Lord and the Virgin of MiracleSalta |
| Sep 24Thursday | Anniversary of the Battle of TucumánTucumán |
| Sep 29Tuesday | Saint Michael the Archangel's DayEntre Ríos |
| October | |
| Oct 7Wednesday | Day of the Virgin of the Rosary of Río Blanco and PaypayaJujuy |
| Oct 12Monday | Respect for Cultural Diversity DayNationwide |
| Oct 27Tuesday | Anniversary of the Death of Néstor Carlos KirchnerSanta Cruz |
| November | |
| Nov 3Tuesday | Tehuelches and Mapuches declare loyalty to the Argentine flagChubut |
| Nov 12Thursday | Anniversary of the Death of Ángel Vicente PeñalozaLa Rioja |
| Nov 18Wednesday | Jujuy Political Autonomy DayJujuy |
| Nov 23Monday | National Sovereignty DayNationwide |
| Nov 25Wednesday | Selk'Nam Genocide DayTierra del Fuego |
| December | |
| Dec 7Monday | Bridge Public HolidayNationwide |
| Dec 7Monday | Commemoration of the workers shot in the Patagonian StrikesSanta Cruz |
| Dec 8Tuesday | Immaculate ConceptionNationwide |
| Dec 13Sunday | National Petroleum DayChubut |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas DayNationwide |
| Dec 31Thursday | Tinkunaco FestivalLa Rioja |
- Nationwide
- 20public holidays
- By region
- 20–27across 24 regions
- Working days
- 243after nationwide days off
- Long weekends
- 12+1 with 1 day off
Long weekends in 2026
Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.
- 4 daysThu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 · New Year's DayTake Fri, Jan 2 off to join it up
- 4 daysSat, Feb 14 – Tue, Feb 17 · Carnival Monday, Carnival Tuesday
- 4 daysSat, Mar 21 – Tue, Mar 24 · Bridge Public Holiday, National Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice
- 4 daysThu, Apr 2 – Sun, Apr 5 · Maundy Thursday, Veteran's Day and the Fallen in the Malvinas War, Good Friday
- 3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3 · Labor Day4 days in Chubut, with Plebiscite 1902 Trevelin
- 3 daysSat, May 23 – Mon, May 25 · May Revolution Day
- 3 daysSat, Jun 13 – Mon, Jun 15 · Pass to the Immortality of General Don Martín Miguel de Güemes
- 4 daysThu, Jul 9 – Sun, Jul 12 · Independence Day, Bridge Public Holiday
- 3 daysSat, Aug 15 – Mon, Aug 17 · Pass to the Immortality of General Don José de San Martín
- 3 daysSat, Oct 10 – Mon, Oct 12 · Respect for Cultural Diversity Day
- 3 daysSat, Nov 21 – Mon, Nov 23 · National Sovereignty Day
- 4 daysSat, Dec 5 – Tue, Dec 8 · Bridge Public Holiday, Immaculate Conception
- 3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27 · Christmas Day