Public holidays in Chile 2026

Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 10 of the 16 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 6 on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Friday, with 4 dates.

Six of the 16 dates land on a Monday or Friday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Good Friday on Friday, April 3, Labor Day on Friday, May 1, Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day on Monday, June 29, Independence Day on Friday, September 18, Meeting of Two Worlds' Day on Monday, October 12 and Christmas Day on Friday, December 25. Four more holidays sit one working day away from the weekend, so a single day of leave turns each into a four-day break: New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1 (take Friday off), Navy Day on Thursday, May 21 (take Friday off), Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Thursday, July 16 (take Friday off) and Immaculate Conception on Tuesday, December 8 (take Monday off).

April, May, June, September, October and December are the busiest months, with 2 holiday dates. February and March have no public holiday at all. The longest stretch between two holidays is 92 days, from New Year's Day on January 1 to Good Friday on April 3, the natural window for a longer break.

2027 brings 17 public holidays, 1 holiday more than 2026. 10 of the 17 dates fall on a working day, and 9 land next to the weekend.

Two of the 16 regions add dates of their own to the national 2026 list. Arica y Parinacota has the most, with 1 extra date beyond the national calendar. Each card lists only what differs from the national list above: extra 2026 dates, dates on that list the region does not observe, and holidays kept on the same date under a local name.