What are the holidays in October 2024

National month ends and welcome October It is worth asking what days vacation for the next few weeks .

There are three days marked in red for this period, one of which will configure the last extended bridge of 2024. Check the details below.

For this year, the October holidays are as follows:

• Saturday October 12, Meeting of two worlds.
• Sunday October 27, elections of mayors, councilors, regional councilors and regional governors.
• Thursday October 31, Day of the Evangelical and Protestant Churches .

The first public holiday is day formerly called Columbus Day a name that changed after 2000, according to the Mineduc . This date commemorates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas.

Then it takes place exclusively for 2024 one of the days assigned to upcoming elections of our country which will take place on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27, although only the latter is classified as a public holiday.

This public holiday corresponds to an essential second category day, where not all businesses can serve the public.

However, during this second day of voting, supermarkets, department stores and stores operating outside shopping centers will be able to open. band center and shopping centers, as well as establishments managed by their own owner.

After that and At the end of the month, the long-awaited extended bridge arrives on Thursday the 31st. , to which is added the public holiday of Friday November 1st because it’s All Saints’ Day.

Check out the full list of this year’s remaining 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 the Evangelical and Protestant Churches
• Friday November 1st, All Saints’ Day
• Sunday November 24, possible second round of elections for regional governors
• Sunday December 8, Immaculate Conception
• Wednesday December 25, Christmas (unmissable)