Public holidays in Chile 2026

16 nationwide public holidays and 2 regional or local holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Chile

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
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
4 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday Sábado Santo	Sábado Santo
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Día Nacional del Trabajo	Día Nacional del Trabajo
21 May Thursday	Thursday	Navy Day Día de las Glorias Navales	Día de las Glorias Navales
21 June Sunday	Sunday	National Indigenous Peoples Day Día Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas	Día Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas
29 June Monday	Monday	Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day San Pedro y San Pablo	San Pedro y San Pablo
16 July Thursday	Thursday	Our Lady of Mount Carmel Virgen del Carmen	Virgen del Carmen
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day Asunción de la Virgen	Asunción de la Virgen
18 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
19 September Saturday	Saturday	Army Day Día de las Glorias del Ejército	Día de las Glorias del Ejército
12 October Monday	Monday	Meeting of Two Worlds' Day Día del Encuentro de dos Mundos	Día del Encuentro de dos Mundos
31 October Saturday	Saturday	Reformation Day Día Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes	Día Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day Día de Todos los Santos	Día de Todos los Santos
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception La Inmaculada Concepción	La Inmaculada Concepción
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Navidad	Navidad

Regional and local holidays 2026

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
7 June Sunday	Sunday	Assault and Capture of Cape Arica Asalto y Toma del Morro de Arica	Arica y Parinacota
20 August Thursday	Thursday	Nativity of Bernardo O'Higgins (Chillán and Chillán Viejo communes) Nacimiento del Prócer de la Independencia (Chillán y Chillán Viejo)	Ñuble

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day	Nationwide
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Nationwide
4 April Saturday	Saturday	Holy Saturday	Nationwide
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day	Nationwide
21 May Thursday	Thursday	Navy Day	Nationwide
7 June Sunday	Sunday	Assault and Capture of Cape Arica	Regional
21 June Sunday	Sunday	National Indigenous Peoples Day	Nationwide
29 June Monday	Monday	Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day	Nationwide
16 July Thursday	Thursday	Our Lady of Mount Carmel	Nationwide
15 August Saturday	Saturday	Assumption Day	Nationwide
20 August Thursday	Thursday	Nativity of Bernardo O'Higgins (Chillán and Chillán Viejo communes)	Regional
18 September Friday	Friday	Independence Day	Nationwide
19 September Saturday	Saturday	Army Day	Nationwide
12 October Monday	Monday	Meeting of Two Worlds' Day	Nationwide
31 October Saturday	Saturday	Reformation Day	Nationwide
1 November Sunday	Sunday	All Saints' Day	Nationwide
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception	Nationwide
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day	Nationwide

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday, Holy Saturday
Typically in Santiago: high 27°C (81°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 4% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Santiago: high 23°C (73°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 0% of days
Sat 27 Jun – Mon 29 Jun · 3 days off
Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day
Typically in Santiago: high 16°C (61°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 14% of days
Fri 18 Sep – Sun 20 Sep · 3 days off
Independence Day, Army Day
Typically in Santiago: high 21°C (70°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 4% of days
Sat 10 Oct – Mon 12 Oct · 3 days off
Meeting of Two Worlds' Day
Typically in Santiago: high 22°C (72°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Santiago: high 30°C (86°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 7% 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 Santiago: high 30°C (86°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 9% of days
Fri 22 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 21 May – Sun 24 May)
Navy Day
Typically in Santiago: high 19°C (66°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 26% of days
Fri 17 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 16 Jul – Sun 19 Jul)
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Typically in Santiago: high 17°C (63°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 11% of days
Mon 7 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 5 Dec – Tue 8 Dec)
Immaculate Conception
Typically in Santiago: high 28°C (82°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 9% 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 Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day Where to go for Independence Day Where to go for Meeting of Two Worlds' 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: Thu 1 Jan – Tue 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 2 Jan, Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan).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 (Thu 2 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Good Friday, Holy SaturdayShow 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 22 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 21 May – Sun 24 May · Navy 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 (Fri 17 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 16 Jul – Sun 19 Jul · Our Lady of Mount CarmelShow on calendar ↓