Public holidays 2026 in La Paz

La Paz has 14 public holidays in 2026; 12 fall on a working day.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayAño Nuevo
ThursdayPlurinational State Foundation DayDía de la Creación del Estado Plurinacional de Bolivia
MondayCarnivalCarnaval
TuesdayCarnivalCarnaval
FridayGood FridayViernes Santo
FridayLabor DayDía del Trabajo
ThursdayCorpus Christi
SundayAymara New YearAño Nuevo Aymara Amazónico
MondayAymara New Year (observed)Año Nuevo Aymara Amazónico (observado)
ThursdayLa Paz DayDía del departamento de La Paz
ThursdayIndependence DayDía de la Independencia de Bolivia
SaturdayNational Dignity DayDía de la Dignidad Nacional
MondayAll Souls' DayDía de Todos los Difuntos
FridayChristmas DayNavidad

Falling on a weekend in 2026: Aymara New Year (Sunday, 21 Jun) and National Dignity Day (Saturday, 17 Oct).

Not a public holiday in every region, but in La Paz: La Paz Day.

For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 14 (9 regions) to 14 (9 regions). All regions have the same number.

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.

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.

Long weekends 2026

16 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

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 13 Jul, Tue 14 Jul, Wed 15 Jul11 Jul – 16 Jul 2026362La Paz Day
Fri 17 Jul16 Jul – 19 Jul 2026144La Paz Day
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.

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