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Argentina Expands August Long Weekends with Local Holidays and Tourism Day

Local decrees create back-to-back long weekends surrounding the 15 August tourism day to drive domestic travel.

Habrá algunos afortunados que podrán sumar un feriado a su mes de agosto.
El feriado extra largo solo para privilegiados.
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Overview

  • A local holiday on Monday 4 August will halt activities in La Rioja to honor Monseñor Enrique Angelelli and in Mones Cazón for its 124th anniversary.
  • The national executive designated Friday 15 August as a non-laborable tourism day under Law 27.399, encouraging short vacations without mandatory overtime pay requirements.
  • Sunday 17 August remains an immovable national feriado for the Paso a la Inmortalidad del General José de San Martín, benefiting only those who work that day.
  • Provincial decrees grant Monday 18 August as a local holiday in Tres Algarrobos and General Rivas for foundation and patron saint celebrations, creating a four-day weekend when combined with 15–17 August.
  • Officials in Adolfo Gonzales Chaves declared Friday 22 August a non-laborable local holiday for the partido’s centennial foundation, offering another potential long weekend.