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Argentina Confirms Four-Day November Weekend With Nationwide School Closure

The break pairs a tourism bridge on Friday with the moved Sovereignty Day holiday on Monday, leaving Friday work optional for private employers.

Overview

  • The long weekend runs from Friday, November 21, through Monday, November 24, as published on the official government calendar.
  • Friday, November 21, is a non-laborable day for tourism, while Monday, November 24, is the transferred National Sovereignty Day holiday from November 20.
  • Classes are suspended nationwide on both Friday and Monday, giving students a four-day break.
  • Working on the Monday holiday requires double pay under labor law, whereas work on the Friday bridge day is decided by employers and paid at the normal rate.
  • This is the government's final discretionary tourism day for 2025 after earlier uses in May and August, and separate Buenos Aires municipalities set a local holiday for Tuesday, November 11, affecting public-sector services in select localities.