Public holidays in Argentina, 2026
Argentina observes 16 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 246 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 1 Jan | Thursday | New Year's Day Año Nuevo |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 16 Feb | Monday | Carnival Carnaval |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 17 Feb | Tuesday | Carnival Carnaval |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 24 Mar | Tuesday | Day of Remembrance for Truth and Justice Día Nacional de la Memoria por la Verdad y la Justicia |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 2 Apr | Thursday | Day of the Veterans and Fallen of the Malvinas War Día del Veterano y de los Caídos en la Guerra de Malvinas |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 3 Apr | Friday | Good Friday Viernes Santo |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 1 May | Friday | Labour Day Día del Trabajador |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 25 May | Monday | May Revolution Día de la Revolución de Mayo |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 15 Jun | Monday | Anniversary of the Passing of General Martín Miguel de Güemes Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Martín Miguel de Güemes |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 20 Jun | Saturday Weekend | General Manuel Belgrano Memorial Day Paso a la Inmortalidad del General Manuel Belgrano |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 9 Jul | Thursday | Independence Day Día de la Independencia |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 17 Aug | Monday | General José de San Martín Memorial Day Paso a la Inmortalidad del General José de San Martín |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 12 Oct | Monday | Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 23 Nov | Monday | National Sovereignty Day Día de la Soberanía Nacional |
Nationwide |
| Tue, 8 Dec | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception Day Día de la Inmaculada Concepción de María |
Nationwide |
| Fri, 25 Dec | Friday | Christmas Day Navidad |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 144 |
| March | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 | 176 |
| August | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| November | 30 | 9 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 168 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 15 | 246 | 1,968 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Argentina. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
1 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore adds no time away from work: General Manuel Belgrano Memorial Day (20 Jun). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is July at 22 days; the shortest is February at 18. That spread of 4 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q1, carrying 60 working days across January, February, March.
Compared with 2025, which held 248 working days, 2026 is 2 working days shorter. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Argentina's 16 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 88th percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 9 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 4 days, from 14 February 2026 to 17 February 2026, built around Carnival. A further 4 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
5 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: Carnival, Carnival, Good Friday, Anniversary of the Passing of General Martín Miguel de Güemes, National Sovereignty Day. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.