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Argentina Sets 2026 Carnival for Feb. 16–17 as Peru Confirms 16 National Holidays With No February Breaks

The official calendars detail labor pay rules for holiday shifts to guide planning.

Overview

  • Argentina’s 2026 calendar confirms Carnival on Monday, Feb. 16, and Tuesday, Feb. 17, alongside fixed and movable observances across the year.
  • The Argentine list includes key dates such as March 24 (Memory Day) and April 2–3 (Malvinas Day and Good Friday), plus designated non-working tourism days.
  • Under Argentina’s labor law, work performed on national holidays, including Carnival, must be paid at double the regular daily rate.
  • Peru’s government published 16 national holidays for 2026, with no holidays in February and the next break after New Year falling on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, April 2–3.
  • Peruvian law requires triple pay for work on a holiday if no compensatory rest is granted, and authorities can levy fines for noncompliance, while separate executive-declared non-working days for 2026 have not yet been issued.