Public holidays in Bolivia 2026

There are 13 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Another 9 apply only in some regions – the table shows where. The exact list for each region is on its own page.

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13 national and 9 regional holidays in 2026

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameApplies inCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayAño Nuevonationwide
ThursdayPlurinational State Foundation DayDía de la Creación del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivianationwide
FridayCarnival in OruroCarnaval de OruroOruro
MondayCarnivalCarnavalnationwide
TuesdayCarnivalCarnavalnationwide
FridayGood FridayViernes Santonationwide
WednesdayLa TabladaTarija
FridayLabor DayDía del Trabajonationwide
MondayChuquisaca DayDía del departamento de ChuquisacaChuquisaca
ThursdayCorpus Christinationwide
SundayAymara New YearAño Nuevo Aymara Amazóniconationwide
MondayAymara New Year (observed)Año Nuevo Aymara Amazónico (observado)nationwide
ThursdayLa Paz DayDía del departamento de La PazLa Paz
ThursdayIndependence DayDía de la Independencia de Bolivianationwide
MondayCochabamba DayDía del departamento de CochabambaCochabamba
ThursdaySanta Cruz DayDía del departamento de Santa CruzSanta Cruz
SundayPando DayDía del departamento de PandoPando
SaturdayNational Dignity DayDía de la Dignidad Nacionalnationwide
MondayAll Souls' DayDía de Todos los Difuntosnationwide
TuesdayPotosí DayDía del departamento de PotosíPotosí
WednesdayBeni DayDía del departamento de BeniEl Beni
FridayChristmas DayNavidadnationwide

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Public holidays by region

regionpublic holidayson Mon–Fri
Public holidays 2026 Chuquisaca1412
Public holidays 2026 Cochabamba1412
Public holidays 2026 El Beni1412
Public holidays 2026 La Paz1412
Public holidays 2026 Oruro1412
Public holidays 2026 Pando1411
Public holidays 2026 Potosí1412
Public holidays 2026 Santa Cruz1412
Public holidays 2026 Tarija1412

Long weekends 2026

14 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend: (nationwide)

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Mon 19 Jan, Tue 20 Jan, Wed 21 Jan17 Jan – 22 Jan 2026362Plurinational State Foundation Day
Fri 23 Jan22 Jan – 25 Jan 2026144Plurinational State Foundation Day
Wed 18 Feb, Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb14 Feb – 22 Feb 2026393Carnival, Carnival
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026492.3Good Friday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Labor Day
Mon 1 Jun, Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun30 May – 4 Jun 2026362Corpus Christi
Fri 5 Jun4 Jun – 7 Jun 2026144Corpus Christi
Tue 23 Jun, Wed 24 Jun, Thu 25 Jun, Fri 26 Jun20 Jun – 28 Jun 2026492.3Aymara New Year, Aymara New Year (observed)
Mon 3 Aug, Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug1 Aug – 6 Aug 2026362Independence Day
Fri 7 Aug6 Aug – 9 Aug 2026144Independence Day
Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026492.3All Souls' Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Christmas Day, New Year's Day

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Bolivia have in 2026?

13 nationwide holidays, plus 9 that apply only in some regions. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Bolivia?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next nationwide holiday is Christmas Day on Friday, 25 Dec 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

New Year's Day: take 1 day of leave (2 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026.

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