Holiday Guide for Bolivia in 2021

Bolivia information

Population: 11.67m
Capital: Sucre
Calling Code: (591)
Time Zone: -4 UTC
Currency: Bolivian boliviano
Language: Spanish

List of National Holidays in Bolivia in 2021

	Friday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Bolivia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday January 22nd Long Weekend! Plurinational State Foundation Day Bolivia: Known in Spanish as 'Día del Estado Plurinacional', it celebrates the adoption of a new constitution in 2010
	Friday February 12th Long Weekend! Public Holiday Oruro: Oruro regional holiday celebrated on the Friday before Ash Wednesday
	Monday February 15th Long Weekend! Carnival Monday Bolivia: The Carnival is an annual festival held in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the days before Ash Wednesday
	Tuesday February 16th Carnival Tuesday Bolivia: Carnival Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent
	Friday April 2nd Long Weekend! Good Friday Bolivia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Thursday April 15th Public Holiday Tarija: The city of Tarija commemorates the Batalla de la Tablada which was fought on April 15th 1817.
	Saturday May 1st Labour Day Bolivia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Tuesday May 25th Chuquisaca Day Chuquisaca: The Bolivian department of Chuquisaca celebrates a regional holiday on the anniversary of the first call for independence from Spain which took place on this day in 1809.
	Thursday June 3rd Corpus Christi Bolivia: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
	Monday June 21st Long Weekend! Andean New Year Bolivia: Traditional date of Aymara New Year and the winter solstice. Declared official holiday in 2010
	Friday July 16th Long Weekend! La Paz day La Paz: Commemorates the uprising against the Spanish that took place on this day in 1809.
	Friday August 6th Long Weekend! Independence Day Bolivia: This is Bolivia's National day. It commemorates independence from Spain in 1825
	Tuesday September 14th Cochabamba Day Cochabamba: The Day of the Cochabamba Department takes place on September 14th marking the second foundation of the city on that day in 1574.
	Friday September 24th Long Weekend! Public Holiday Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz regional holiday celebrated on 24 September
	Monday October 11th Long Weekend! Public Holiday Pando: Pando regional holiday celebrated on 11 October
	Tuesday November 2nd All Souls' Day Bolivia: Dedicated to the remembrance of the departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day.
	Wednesday November 10th Public Holiday Potosí: Potosí regional holiday celebrated on 10 November
	Thursday November 18th Public Holiday El Beni: Beni regional holiday celebrated on 18 November
	Saturday December 25th Christmas Day Bolivia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC