The period includes an extra-long break for national holidays and the addition of designated days for next year’s elections.
In total, there will be nearly 20 public holidays in Chile by 2024, including days designated for upcoming elections, as determined by the Law 18,700 .
See details below.
All public holidays in 2024
- Monday, January 1st, New Year (inalienable)
- Friday March 29, Good Friday
- Saturday March 30, Holy Saturday
- Wednesday May 1st, Labor Day (inalienable)
- Tuesday May 21, Naval Glory Day
- Sunday, June 9, possible primary elections for mayors and regional governors
- Thursday, June 20, National Indigenous Peoples Day
- Saturday June 29, Saint Peter and Saint Paul
- Tuesday July 16, Feast of the Virgin of Carmen
- Thursday August 15, Assumption of the Virgin
- Wednesday September 18, National Independence (unmissable)
- Thursday, September 19, Army Glory Day (inalienable)
- Friday, September 20, addition of national holidays
- Saturday October 12, Meeting of two worlds
- Sunday, October 27, elections of mayors, councilors, regional councilors and regional governors
- Thursday, October 31, Day of Evangelical and Protestant Churches
- Friday November 1st, All Saints’ Day
- Sunday, November 24, possible second round of regional governor elections
- Sunday, December 8, Immaculate Conception
- Wednesday December 25, Christmas (unmissable)
Long weekends in 2024
The first long weekend took place in early 2024, with the celebration of Monday January 1st for New Year . After that, the second was the holy weekend with Friday, March 29 marked on the calendar.
A few months later, the third long weekend of the year will see the long-awaited celebration of Wednesday, September 18, which will feature some XXL public holidays, including Friday 20th as a public holiday .
The fourth and final extended break will take place at the end of the period, with the Friday November 1st , being a holiday for All Saints’ Day.
Must-see holidays in 2024
Non-waiverable holidays are days on which the operation of certain commercial premises is prohibited, which are extended into days of rest for workers and students.
These are the days must-see holidays of 2024 :
- Monday January 1st, New Year
- Wednesday May 1st, Labor Day
- Wednesday September 18, National Independence
- Thursday, September 19, Army Glory Day
- Wednesday December 25, Christmas
Source: Latercera
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