Chile Holidays 2026: Dates, Long Weekends & Irrenunciable Days
Chilean workers and families are preparing for a year with 16 national holidays in 2026, including five that are legally mandated and several that will create extended weekends, according to a recently published calendar of official observances.
The first long weekend of the year will coincide with Semana Santa, falling between Friday, April 3rd and Sunday, April 5th. Shortly after, the May 1st celebration of Día del Trabajador (Labor Day) will also provide an extended break, as This proves considered an irrenunciable holiday.
Further opportunities for extended rest will arrive on Monday, June 29th, for San Pedro y San Pablo, and in September with Fiestas Patrias, the celebration of Chilean independence. Even as the 18th of September falls on a Friday in 2026, the irrenunciable nature of both the 18th and 19th ensures consecutive days of mandatory rest. October will also see a long weekend with the observance of Encuentro de Dos Mundos on Monday, October 12th, and Christmas, falling on a Friday, will close the year with another extended break.
The full list of holidays includes: Thursday, January 1st, Año Nuevo (Novel Year – Irrenunciable); Friday, April 3rd, Viernes Santo (Good Friday); Saturday, April 4th, Sábado Santo (Holy Saturday); Friday, May 1st, Día del Trabajador (Labor Day – Irrenunciable); Thursday, May 21st, Día de las Glorias Navales (Naval Glory Day); Sunday, June 21st, Día Nacional de los Pueblos Indígenas (National Day of Indigenous Peoples); Monday, June 29th, San Pedro y San Pablo; Thursday, July 16th, Día de la Virgen del Carmen (Our Lady of Carmen Day); Saturday, August 15th, Asunción de la Virgen (Assumption of the Virgin); Friday, September 18th, Primera Junta Nacional de Gobierno (First National Governing Council – Irrenunciable); Saturday, September 19th, Día de las Glorias del Ejército (Army Glory Day – Irrenunciable); Monday, October 12th, Encuentro de Dos Mundos (Encounter of Two Worlds); Saturday, October 31st, Día Nacional de las Iglesias Evangélicas y Protestantes (National Day of Evangelical and Protestant Churches); Sunday, November 1st, Día de Todos los Santos (All Saints’ Day); Tuesday, December 8th, Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception); and Friday, December 25th, Navidad (Christmas – Irrenunciable).
Of the 16 holidays in 2026, ten fall on weekdays and six coincide with Saturdays or Sundays. Five dates are designated as irrenunciable, meaning employers cannot require employees to work on those days without additional compensation, while six others offer the potential for extended weekends due to their placement on Mondays or Fridays.