Public holidays in Peru 2026

Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 13 of the 17 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 4 on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Thursday, with 5 dates.

Four of the 17 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 and Christmas Day on Friday, December 25. Six 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), Peruvian Air Force Day on Thursday, July 23 (take Friday off), Independence Day on Tuesday, July 28 (take Monday off) and Battle of Junín Day on Thursday, August 6 (take Friday off), and 2 more.

April, July and December are the busiest months, with 3 holiday dates. February, March and September have no public holiday at all. The longest stretch between two holidays is 91 days, from New Year's Day on January 1 to Maundy Thursday on April 2, the natural window for a longer break.

2027 brings 17 public holidays, the same number as 2026. 14 of the 17 dates fall on a working day, and 8 land next to the weekend.