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Holidays and Festivals in Bolivia
Date Holiday Festival - Fiesta de Location
January 1 New Year
Año Nuevo
National
January 24 Alasitas La Paz
February 2 Virgen de la Candelaria Copacabana
February or March Carnaval and La Diablada Oruro La Paz and other locations
February or March Carnaval Santa Cruz
February 22 Local Holiday Oruro
March or April Good Friday and Easter
Semana Santa
National
Second Sunday in March Phuyllay Tarabuco
April 15 Local Holiday Tarija
May 1 Dia de los Trabajadores
Labor Day
National
May 25 Local Holiday Chuquisaca
Late May or early June El Gran Poder La Paz
July 16 Local Holiday La Paz
July 31 Santo Patron de Moxos San Ignacio de Moxoz
August 5 Nuestra Señora de Copacabana Copacabana
August 5 -7 Dias de la Independencia National
August 10 - 13 San Lorenzo San Lorenzo
August 15 - 18 Virgen de Urcupiña Quillacollo
Late August Chu'tillos Potosí
First week of September San Roque Tarija
September 14 Local Holiday Cochabamba
September 24 Local Holiday Santa Cruz and Pando
October 12 Columbus Day
Dia de la Raza
National
November 1 Dia de Todos los Santos
All Saints Day
National
November 2 Dia de los Muertos
All Souls Day
National
November 18 Local Holiday Beni
December 25 Christmas Day
Navidad
National

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