Public holidays 2026 in Chile

There are 16 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Another 2 apply only in some regions – the table shows where. The exact list for each region is on its own page.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameApplies inCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayAño Nuevonationwide
FridayGood FridayViernes Santonationwide
SaturdayHoly SaturdaySábado Santonationwide
FridayLabor DayDía Nacional del Trabajonationwide
ThursdayNavy DayDía de las Glorias Navalesnationwide
SundayAssault and Capture of Cape AricaAsalto y Toma del Morro de AricaArica y Parinacota
SundayNational Indigenous Peoples DayDía Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenasnationwide
MondaySaint Peter and Saint Paul's DaySan Pedro y San Pablonationwide
ThursdayOur Lady of Mount CarmelVirgen del Carmennationwide
SaturdayAssumption DayAsunción de la Virgennationwide
ThursdayNativity of Bernardo O'Higgins (Chillán and Chillán Viejo communes)Nacimiento del Prócer de la Independencia (Chillán y Chillán Viejo)Ñuble
FridayIndependence DayDía de la Independencianationwide
SaturdayArmy DayDía de las Glorias del Ejércitonationwide
MondayMeeting of Two Worlds' DayDía del Encuentro de dos Mundosnationwide
SaturdayReformation DayDía Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantesnationwide
SundayAll Saints' DayDía de Todos los Santosnationwide
TuesdayImmaculate ConceptionLa Inmaculada Concepciónnationwide
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 Aisén del General Carlos Ibañez del Campo1610
Public holidays 2026 Antofagasta1610
Public holidays 2026 Arica y Parinacota1710
Public holidays 2026 Atacama1610
Public holidays 2026 Biobío1610
Public holidays 2026 Coquimbo1610
Public holidays 2026 La Araucanía1610
Public holidays 2026 Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins1610
Public holidays 2026 Los Lagos1610
Public holidays 2026 Los Ríos1610
Public holidays 2026 Magallanes1610
Public holidays 2026 Maule1610
Public holidays 2026 Ñuble1711
Public holidays 2026 Región Metropolitana de Santiago1610
Public holidays 2026 Tarapacá1610
Public holidays 2026 Valparaíso1610

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 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026492.3Good Friday, Holy Saturday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Labor Day
Mon 18 May, Tue 19 May, Wed 20 May16 May – 21 May 2026362Navy Day
Fri 22 May21 May – 24 May 2026144Navy Day
Tue 30 Jun, Wed 1 Jul, Thu 2 Jul, Fri 3 Jul27 Jun – 5 Jul 2026492.3Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day
Mon 13 Jul, Tue 14 Jul, Wed 15 Jul11 Jul – 16 Jul 2026362Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Fri 17 Jul16 Jul – 19 Jul 2026144Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Mon 14 Sep, Tue 15 Sep, Wed 16 Sep, Thu 17 Sep12 Sep – 20 Sep 2026492.3Independence Day, Army Day
Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct10 Oct – 18 Oct 2026492.3Meeting of Two Worlds' Day
Mon 7 Dec5 Dec – 8 Dec 2026144Immaculate Conception
Wed 9 Dec, Thu 10 Dec, Fri 11 Dec8 Dec – 13 Dec 2026362Immaculate Conception
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.

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