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Paraguay 2026 Public Holidays

15 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 1 holidays
February
March 1 holidays
April 2 holidays
May 3 holidays
June 3 holidays
July
August 1 holidays
September 1 holidays
October
November
December 3 holidays

2026 Holiday List · Paraguay

15 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Mar 1 Sunday Heroes Day Public holiday Varies by country.
Apr 2 Thursday Maundy Thursday Public holiday The Thursday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
May 1 Friday Labor Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.
May 14 Thursday National Holiday Public holiday
May 15 Friday Independence Day Public holiday The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.
Jun 12 Friday Chaco Armistice Public holiday
Jun 22 Monday Day of the Oath of the National Constitution Public holiday
Jun 30 Tuesday Football World Cup Round of 16 Qualification Holiday Public holiday
Aug 15 Saturday Founding of Asuncion Public holiday
Sep 29 Tuesday Boqueron Battle Victory Day Public holiday
Dec 8 Tuesday Virgin of Caacupé Day Public holiday
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 31 Thursday New Year's Eve Public holiday 31 December.
Show 5 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Mar 20 Friday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Jun 21 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 22 Tuesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Dec 21 Monday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Heroes Day

Varies by country.

Honours the figures a country regards as founders or liberators. Common across the Caribbean, southern Africa and the Philippines.

Maundy Thursday

The Thursday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the Last Supper. A full public holiday across the Nordic countries, Latin America and the Philippines; a half day in some others; an ordinary working day in most of the rest.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Labor Day

1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.

The workers' holiday. Almost everywhere it falls on 1 May; in the United States and Canada it was deliberately placed in September to avoid the associations of May Day.

Independence Day

The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.

The national day of a country that gained independence from another state, and typically its most important secular holiday. Over a hundred countries observe one, on dates ranging across the whole calendar.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

New Year's Eve

31 December.

The last day of the year. A full public holiday in a minority of countries; far more often a half day, a de facto early finish, or simply a marked date on which people still work.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com