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Chile holidays in 2026
How many public holidays does Chile get in 2026? There are 16 nationwide holidays, plus 1 regional or optional dates. The year opens with Año Nuevo (January 1, a Thursday) and closes with Navidad / Natividad del Señor (December 25). The full table is below.
Every Chile holiday in 2026
| Date | Weekday | Local name | English name | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | Año Nuevo | New Year's Day | Nationwide |
| April 3 | Friday | Viernes Santo | Good Friday | Nationwide |
| April 4 | Saturday | Sábado Santo | Holy Saturday | Nationwide |
| May 1 | Friday | DÃa del Trabajo | Labour Day | Nationwide |
| May 21 | Thursday | DÃa de las Glorias Navales | Navy Day | Nationwide |
| June 7 | Sunday | Asalto y Toma del Morro de Arica | Battle of Arica | Regional (1 areas) |
| June 21 | Sunday | DÃa Nacional de los Pueblos IndÃgenas | National Day of Indigenous Peoples | Nationwide |
| June 29 | Monday | San Pedro y San Pablo | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Nationwide |
| July 16 | Thursday | Virgen del Carmen | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Nationwide |
| August 15 | Saturday | Asunción de la Virgen | Assumption of Mary | Nationwide |
| September 18 | Friday | Fiestas Patrias | National holiday | Nationwide |
| September 19 | Saturday | DÃa de las Glorias del Ejército | Army Day | Nationwide |
| October 12 | Monday | DÃa del Descubrimiento de Dos Mundos | Columbus Day | Nationwide |
| October 31 | Saturday | DÃa Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes | Reformation Day | Nationwide |
| November 1 | Sunday | DÃa de Todos los Santos | All Saints Day | Nationwide |
| December 8 | Tuesday | Inmaculada Concepción | Immaculate Conception | Nationwide |
| December 25 | Friday | Navidad / Natividad del Señor | Christmas Day | Nationwide |
Long weekends in 2026: 6 built in
- Viernes Santo (Good Friday) falls on a Friday, April 3: three days off in a row.
- DÃa del Trabajo (Labour Day) falls on a Friday, May 1: three days off in a row.
- San Pedro y San Pablo (Saint Peter and Saint Paul) falls on a Monday, June 29: three days off in a row.
- Fiestas Patrias (National holiday) falls on a Friday, September 18: three days off in a row.
- DÃa del Descubrimiento de Dos Mundos (Columbus Day) falls on a Monday, October 12: three days off in a row.
- Navidad / Natividad del Señor (Christmas Day) falls on a Friday, December 25: three days off in a row.
On top of those, 4 dates land on a Tuesday or Thursday (Año Nuevo, January 1; DÃa de las Glorias Navales, May 21; Virgen del Carmen, July 16; Inmaculada Concepción, December 8): one bridge day turns each into a four day break.
What makes the Chile calendar unique
Every country celebrates some New Year; the Chile signature lives in the other dates: DÃa de las Glorias Navales (Navy Day, May 21), found in no other country in the dataset; DÃa Nacional de los Pueblos IndÃgenas (National Day of Indigenous Peoples, June 21), found in no other country in the dataset; Virgen del Carmen (Our Lady of Mount Carmel, July 16), found in no other country in the dataset. The longest dry spell of the year runs from Año Nuevo (January 1) to Viernes Santo (April 3): 92 straight days without a single nationwide holiday. In 2027, there will be 16 nationwide holidays and DÃa de las Glorias Navales will fall on a Friday (May 21).
Source: Nager.Date (MIT), snapshot of 2026-07-09. Regional and municipal holidays vary by state, province and city and may not appear here; movable dates and last minute decrees also reshape the calendar. Check the local official gazette before planning travel or payroll.
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