| Date |
Holiday |
Celebrated Where |
JANUARY:
1
Early January
6
20
24 |
New Year - Año Nuevo - Ano Novo
Festa de Iemanjá
Youman Nabi
Epiphany
San Sebastián de Yumbel
Alasitas |
Everywhere
Rio de Janeiro
Guyana
Everywhere
Yumbel, Chile
La Paz, Bolivia |
FEBRUARY:
Late January to Mid-February
2
23
25
or March |
Tapati Rapa Nui Festival
Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria
Republic Day
Day of the Revolution
Carnaval |
Easter Island
Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Venezuela
Guyana
Suriname
Everywhere |
MARCH:
Early
or April |
Phagwah - Hindu New Year
Easter Week - Semana Santa
Check the Semana Santa Calendar for dates between 2008- 2016 |
Suriname
Everywhere |
APRIL:
19
21 |
Declaration of Independence
Tiradentes |
Venezuela
Brazil |
MAY:
1
15
21
24
25
26 |
Dia del Trabajador
Independence Day
Glorias Navales
Battle of Pichincha
Revolucion de Mayo - 1810
Independence Day |
Everywhere
Paraguay
Chile
Ecuador
Argentina
Guyana |
JUNE:
Beginning of month
10
12
19
20
24
29 |
Fiesta del Gran Poder
Dia de las Malvinas
Paz del Chaco
José Gervasio Artigas
Dia de la Bandera
Batalla de Carabobo
Inti Raymi, Festival of the Sun
San Pedro and San Pablo |
La Paz, Bolivia
Argentina
Paraguay
Uruguay
Argentina
Venezuela
Cuzco, Peru
Everywhere |
JULY:
1
5
9
14
15
16
18
20
24
25
28 |
National Union Day
Independence Day
Independence Day
Bastille Day
Virgen del Carmen
Virgen del Carmen
Jura de la Constitución
Independence Day
Birthday of Simon Bolivar
Founding of Guayaquil
Fiestas Patrias |
Suriname
Venezuela
Argentina
French Guiana
Celendin, Peru
Paucartambo, Peru
Uruguay
Colombia
Ecuador and Venezuela
Ecuador
Peru |
AUGUST:
First Monday
5
7
10
15
17
25
30
Last Week |
Emancipation Day
Nuestra Señora de Copacabana
Dias de la Independencia
Batalla de Boyacá
Founding of Quito
Festa de Iemanjá
Founding of Asunción
Death of José de San Martín
Independence Day
Saint Rose of Lima
Feria del Orinoco |
Guyana
Copacabana, Bolivia
Bolivia
Colombia
Ecuador
Fortaleza, Brazil
Paraguay
Argentina
Uruguay
Peru
Ciudad Bolivar, Colombia |
SEPTEMBER:
1
11
18
24
29 |
Fiesta del Yamor
Military Coup
Fiestas Patrias
La Virgen de la Merced
Victoria de Boquerón |
Otavalo, Ecuador
Chile
Chile
Peru
Paraguay |
OCTOBER:
First Week
8
9
12
18
or November |
Oktoberfest
Batalla de Angamos
Independence Day
Día de la Raza - Columbus Day
El Señor de los Milagros
Diwali |
Villa General Belgrano, Argentina
Peru
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Everywhere
Lima, Peru
Guyana |
NOVEMBER:
2
3
5
11
25 |
Dia de Todos los Santos
Independence Day
Puno Day
Independence Day
Independencia de Cartagena
Veteran's Day
Independence Day |
Everywhere
Cuenca, Ecuador
Puno, Peru
Latacunga, Ecuador
Cartagena, Colombia
French Guiana
Suriname |
DECEMBER:
6
8
24
25
26
27 |
Founding of Quito
Dia de la Virgen - Immaculate Conception
Festa de Iemanjá
La Virgen del Rosario
Christmas - Navidad
Boxing Day
Virgen del Carmen |
Ecuador
Everywhere
Belem and João Pessoa, Brazil
Andacollo, Chile
Everywhere
Guyana and Suriname
El Guayabo and El Carmen, Peru |
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