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Public holidays in Uruguay 2026

Uruguay has 5 public holiday dates in 2026, 4 of them on a working day, and 2 long weekends. The next one is Family Day, in 46 days (Friday, December 25, 2026).

Next holiday · Family Day
46 days
Friday, December 25, 2026
  • Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 53 days
  • Sat, May 1Workers' Dayin 173 days

2026 holiday calendar

5 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuNew Year's Daypassed
May 1FriWorkers' Daypassed
Jul 18SatConstitution Daypassed
Aug 25TueIndependence Declaration Daypassed
Dec 25FriFamily Dayin 46 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2026

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Workers' Day3 days
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27Family Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
  • Take Mon, Aug 24Independence Declaration Day4 days off

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Turn your vacation days into the longest breaks of the year.

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Printable calendar

All twelve months on one page, holidays marked.

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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