Overview
- The national government released the official 2026 schedule with fixed holidays, movable dates, and non-working days designated for tourism.
- Carnival falls on Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 February, creating the year’s first four-day long weekend.
- Thursday 2 April combines the inamovible Malvinas remembrance with Maundy Thursday, which cannot shift from the liturgical calendar, followed by the Good Friday holiday on 3 April.
- Tourism-focused non-working days are set for Monday 23 March, Friday 10 July, and Monday 7 December to extend travel-friendly weekends.
- Extra local asuetos were confirmed: 7 January for Banco Provincia staff and public officials in Tres Picos (Buenos Aires Province) and 21 January for Carhué’s founding, affecting workers in that locality.