Holiday Guide for Chile in 2021

Chile information

Population: 19.12m
Capital: Santiago
Calling Code: (56)
Time Zone: -4 UTC
Currency: Chilean peso
Language: Spanish

List of National Holidays in Chile in 2021

	Friday January 1st Long Weekend! New Year's Day Chile: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday April 2nd Long Weekend! Good Friday Chile: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Saturday April 3rd Holy Saturday Chile: Day before Easter and the last day of Holy Week. Commemorates the day that Jesus Christ's body lay in the tomb
	Saturday May 1st Labour Day Chile: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Friday May 21st Long Weekend! Navy Day Chile: Commemorates the Battle of Iquique in 1879 and the bravery of Captain Prat
	Monday June 21st Long Weekend! Indigenous People's Day Chile: A public holiday since 2021 to mark the indigenous peoples of Chile on the Winter Solstice.
	Monday June 28th Long Weekend! Saint Peter and Saint Paul Day Chile: The day commemorates the martyrdom of two saints, the two great Apostles, Saint Peter and St. Paul
	Friday July 16th Long Weekend! Our Lady of Mount Carmel Chile: Replaced Corpus Christi in 2007. Our Lady of Carmel is Mary, mother of Jesus. Carmel is a mountain in Northern Israel, where the Carmelite order was founded in the Twelfth century
	Sunday August 15th Assumption Day Chile: The Feast of the Assumption is the principal feast of the Blessed Virgin, the mother of Jesus Christ
	Friday September 17th Long Weekend! Independence Day Holiday Chile: As Independence Day falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be a national holiday.
	Saturday September 18th Independence Day Chile: On September 18th 1810, Chile broke from Spanish rule, declaring their independence. The Spanish had ruled Chile since the middle of the Sixteenth Century
	Sunday September 19th Day of the Glories of the Chilean Army Chile: September 19th, the day after Independence Day is also a national holiday in Chile. It is effectively the grand finale of the Independence celebrations
	Monday October 11th Long Weekend! Race Day Chile: Honors the indigenous people of the Americas on the date when Columbus first set foot in the Americas
	Sunday October 31st Reformation Day Chile: Est. in 2008. Celebrated on Oct 31, but moved to the preceding Friday if it falls on a Tuesday, or to the following Friday if it falls on a Wednesday
	Monday November 1st Long Weekend! All Saints' Day Chile: Pope Boniface IV dedicated the day as a holiday to honour the Blessed Virgin Mary and all martyrs
	Sunday November 21st Chilean presidential elections Chile: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections are held every four years on the third Sunday in November.
	Wednesday December 8th Immaculate Conception Day Chile: It is a day that celebrates the belief that Mary, mother of Jesus, was preserved from original sin all of her life
	Saturday December 25th Christmas Day Chile: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC