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Municipalities Declare Late-July Holidays as Government Confirms Three-Day August Weekend

Regions are using municipal decrees to extend winter weekends following the national government's decision to grant only a three-day August tourism break

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Algunos podrán disfrutar de un feriado el 31 de julio (Imagen ilustrativa).
Un feriado local y fin de semana largo nacional en el calendario.
El Gobierno confirmó qué pasará con el feriado del 17 de agosto en Argentina: ¿Habrá fin de semana largo?

Overview

  • Buenos Aires municipalities including Baradero, San Pedro and Villa Ventana will observe local non-working days on Friday, July 25 for foundation anniversaries and patronal festivities.
  • General Villegas, Puan, Guaminí and Villarino have set Monday, July 28 as a non-working day to mark their 139th anniversaries, while Saladillo, Junín and Los Indios will observe July 31 for local celebrations.
  • President Javier Milei’s administration has abolished traditional puente feriados and designated three annual tourism days, with Friday, August 15 as the next nationwide non-working day to spur domestic travel.
  • Law 27.399 classifies the Paso a la Inmortalidad de General José de San Martín as inamovible, keeping it on Sunday, August 17, and the government declined tourism industry requests to shift it to Monday.
  • Under Labor Contract Law 20.744 tourism days leave private employers free to grant the day off at standard pay, unlike national holidays that require cessation of activities or double pay if worked.