Public Holidays in Chile — 2026
There are 17 public holidays in Chile in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
7 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 10 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 8 before July and 9 after it — with June the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 92 days, from Thursday, January 1, 2026 to Friday, April 3, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
6 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 4 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Chile sits in South America, is run from Santiago, pays in Chilean Peso, and has about 19.1M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 17
- Days off work
- 10
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- June (3)
- Longest gap
- 92 days
- Capital
- Santiago
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo |
| Fri, Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | Viernes Santo |
| Sat, Apr 4 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Sábado Santo |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | Labour Day | Día del Trabajo |
| Thu, May 21 | Thursday | Navy Day | Día de las Glorias Navales |
| Sun, Jun 7 | Sunday | Battle of Arica | Asalto y Toma del Morro de Arica |
| Sun, Jun 21 | Sunday | National Day of Indigenous Peoples | Día Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas |
| Mon, Jun 29 | Monday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | San Pedro y San Pablo |
| Thu, Jul 16 | Thursday | Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Virgen del Carmen |
| Sat, Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | Asunción de la Virgen |
| Fri, Sep 18 | Friday | National holiday | Fiestas Patrias |
| Sat, Sep 19 | Saturday | Army Day | Día de las Glorias del Ejército |
| Mon, Oct 12 | Monday | Columbus Day | Día del Descubrimiento de Dos Mundos |
| Sat, Oct 31 | Saturday | Reformation Day | Día Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes |
| Sun, Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints Day | Día de Todos los Santos |
| Tue, Dec 8 | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | Inmaculada Concepción |
| Fri, Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | Navidad / Natividad del Señor |
How many public holidays does Chile have in 2026?
17 — of which 10 fall on a working day and 7 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Chile in 2026?
Año Nuevo on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is Navidad / Natividad del Señor on Friday, December 25, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Chile?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Chile in 2026?
Between Thursday, January 1, 2026 and Friday, April 3, 2026 — 92 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 17 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.