Argentina Public Holidays 2026
Argentina has 16 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with Christmas Day on 25 December 2026. Four well placed days of leave buy 16 days away from work in 2026, because four holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayAño Nuevo | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Shrove MondayCarnaval | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Shrove TuesdayCarnaval | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Day of Remembrance for Truth and JusticeDÃa Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Day of the Veterans and the Fallen in the Malvinas WarDÃa del Veterano y de los CaÃdos en la Guerra de Malvinas | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Good FridayViernes Santo | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Labour DayDÃa del Trabajador | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Day of the May RevolutionDÃa de la Revolución de Mayo | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Anniversary of the Passing to Immortality of General MartÃn Miguel de GüemesPaso a la Inmortalidad del General Don MartÃn Miguel de Güemes | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Anniversary of the Passing to Immortality of General Manuel BelgranoPaso a la Inmortalidad del General D. Manuel Belgrano | SaturdayWeekend | Public holiday | |
| Independence DayDÃa de la Independencia | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Anniversary of the Passing to Immortality of General José de San MartÃnPaso a la Inmortalidad del General José de San MartÃn | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Day of Respect for Cultural DiversityDÃa del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Day of National SovereigntyDÃa de la SoberanÃa Nacional | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Immaculate Conception of MaryInmaculada Concepción de MarÃa | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas DayNavidad | Friday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Argentina entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with no corrections needed for Argentina.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
Expect the most closures around February (2 holidays), so schedule deliveries and appointments with that in mind. One of them falls on a weekend in 2026, so it is worth checking whether that day is made up during the week. The table below lists every Argentina public holiday for 2026 with its exact date and the weekday it falls on, so you can see the long weekends at a glance. Regional and local observances are excluded, so what you see are the holidays recognised across Argentina.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Argentina have in 2026?
Argentina has 16 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Argentina?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Argentina in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Argentina is on 1 January 2026.
Are regional holidays included for Argentina?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Argentina are listed separately on the Argentina holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Argentina holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. Three of the 16 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (linked to easter), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Shrove Monday on 16 February 2026, Shrove Tuesday on 17 February 2026 and Good Friday on 3 April 2026.
How far ahead is the Argentina calendar actually fixed?
Through 2026. The national executive sets the puentes turÃsticos, the bridge days, by decree one year at a time, so anything past that is computed from the rules in force rather than read off an official list. No corrections to the underlying dataset were needed for Argentina.
Which Argentina holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Argentina holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Argentina with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Argentina
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Argentina public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Argentina 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.