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Buenos Aires Province Sets Sept. 29 Local Holiday as Patchwork Long Weekends Grow

Columbus Day on October 13 in the United States will close bank branches nationwide.

Overview

  • Provincia de Buenos Aires formalized a non-working day for Monday, September 29 in San Miguel del Monte, General Alvarado and San Miguel Arcángel (Adolfo Alsina) via Resolución 157/2025.
  • Several Buenos Aires Province localities, including Chiclana, Pehuajó and Merlo, declared a local holiday for Monday, September 22, creating three-day weekends in those jurisdictions.
  • Argentina’s national government previously shifted the Día del Respeto a la Diversidad Cultural from October 12 to Friday, October 10 under Resolución 139/2025, setting up a nationwide long weekend.
  • These September dates are not national holidays and apply locally, with Crónica reporting no classes in the affected municipalities on September 29.
  • In the U.S., Columbus Day falls on Monday, October 13, marking the year’s final long weekend there, with bank branches closed and ATMs and online banking operating with potential delays; Veterans Day follows on Tuesday, November 11, then Thanksgiving on November 27 and Christmas on December 25.