# Public holidays in Chile 2026

Chile has 16 public holidays in 2026. 10 fall on a weekday and 6 on the weekend, which leaves 251 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.

- Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/chile/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0)
- JSON: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cl/2026.json
- iCalendar: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cl/2026.ics
- CSV: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cl/2026.csv
- All years: https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/cl.json

## Summary 2026

| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Public holidays | 16 |
| Substitute days off (observed) | 0 |
| Holidays on weekdays | 10 |
| Holidays on the weekend | 6 |
| Weekend days | 104 |
| Working days | 251 |
| Calendar days | 365 |

## Holiday dates 2026

| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-01 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 2026-04-03 | Friday | Good Friday |
| 2026-04-04 | Saturday | Holy Saturday |
| 2026-05-01 | Friday | Labor Day |
| 2026-05-21 | Thursday | Navy Day |
| 2026-06-21 | Sunday | National Indigenous Peoples Day |
| 2026-06-29 | Monday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day |
| 2026-07-16 | Thursday | Our Lady of Mount Carmel |
| 2026-08-15 | Saturday | Assumption Day |
| 2026-09-18 | Friday | Independence Day |
| 2026-09-19 | Saturday | Army Day |
| 2026-10-12 | Monday | Meeting of Two Worlds' Day |
| 2026-10-31 | Saturday | Reformation Day |
| 2026-11-01 | Sunday | All Saints' Day |
| 2026-12-08 | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception |
| 2026-12-25 | Friday | Christmas Day |

## Working days per month in 2026

A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday.

| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 10 | 251 |

## Long weekends in 2026

Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave.

- 3 days, Fri 3 to Sun 5 April 2026: Good Friday, Holy Saturday
- 3 days, Fri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026: Labor Day
- 3 days, Sat 27 to Mon 29 June 2026: Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day
- 3 days, Fri 18 to Sun 20 September 2026: Independence Day, Army Day
- 3 days, Sat 10 to Mon 12 October 2026: Meeting of Two Worlds' Day
- 3 days, Fri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026: Christmas Day

## Bridge days in 2026

Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.

- Take off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026 (4 days): New Year's Day
- Take off Friday 22 May 2026 for Thu 21 to Sun 24 May 2026 (4 days): Navy Day
- Take off Friday 17 July 2026 for Thu 16 to Sun 19 July 2026 (4 days): Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Take off Monday 7 December 2026 for Sat 5 to Tue 8 December 2026 (4 days): Immaculate Conception

## Questions about 2026 in Chile

**How many working days are there in Chile in 2026?** 251 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 10 public holidays on weekdays.

**How many public holidays does Chile have in 2026?** 16 public holidays. 6 fall on the weekend.

**What counts as the weekend in Chile?** Saturday and Sunday.

## Other years

- [Chile 2024](https://openworkdays.com/chile/2024.md)
- [Chile 2025](https://openworkdays.com/chile/2025.md)
- [Chile 2026](https://openworkdays.com/chile/2026.md)
- [Chile 2027](https://openworkdays.com/chile/2027.md)
- [Chile 2028](https://openworkdays.com/chile/2028.md)
- [Chile 2029](https://openworkdays.com/chile/2029.md)
- [Chile 2030](https://openworkdays.com/chile/2030.md)

Licence: CC BY 4.0, attribution to OpenWorkdays (https://openworkdays.com/). Methodology: https://openworkdays.com/methodology/