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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Argentina

The list of Argentina bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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10 Dec 2008 (Puntal-Buenos Aires) Argentina's Minister of the Interior, Florencio Randazzo, announced that President Cristina Fernández had signed decree 2095 declaring Friday, December 26, 2008, and Friday, January 2, 2009, as one-off non-working bridge public holidays for the public sector (asueto administrativo para los empleados estatales). • 21 Nov 2008 (ANI Noticias-Buenos Aires) The Chamber of Deputies of Argentina has passed a law making November 20 a State public holiday in the National Capital State of Buenos Aires. The law still require Senate approval and Presidential confirmation. • 04 Nov 2008 (Clarín-Buenos Aires) Earlier today, Argentina's Association of Banks (Asociación Bancaria) has announced the extension of the usual, November 6, Día del Trabajador Bancario bank holiday to the entire country (usually it is limited to Argentine's capital, Buenos Aires). • 01 Oct 2008 (Diario el Litoral) As announced in our post of September 27, Argentina's parliament voted today to make the October 12 public holiday henceforth move to the following Monday, if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday. • 27 Sep 2008 (Diario El Sol-Buenos Aires) Argentina's parliament (Cámara de Diputados) has been called to a special session on Wednesday, October 1st, to vote on the law that would move the upcoming October 12 public holiday to the following day, Monday, October 13, 2008. • 26 Aug 2008 (La Nación) The Minister of the Interior, Florencio Randazzo, has finally released the text of the draft bill sent to Parliament concerning the amendment of law 23.555 to allow for the moving of the October 12 Día de la Raza public holiday to the next Monday, if it falls on a Saturday or Sunday, making the change permanent for years to come. • 22 Aug 2008 (Tucumán Noticias-San Miguel de Tucumán) Argentine President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, confirmed earlier rumours that she would decree Monday, October 13, 2008, as a day in lieu public holiday to compensate the fact that the Día de la Raza public holiday falls on a Sunday in 2008. It is not clear, yet, if this is to be a permanent change or not, but in any case the issue will not come up again until 2013. • 21 Aug 2008 (La Capital-Mar del Plata) During yesterday's visit of Argentina's President, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, to Mar del Plata, the topic of the upcoming Día de la Raza public holiday was raised. Advisers close to the President, speaking off-record, said that there was a high likelihood ("hay muchísimas chances") that the President would approve the creation of a day in lieu public holiday on Monday, October 13, 2008, to compensate for the fact that this year's Día de la Raza public holiday falls on a Sunday. • 16 Aug 2008 (Chubut Government Website) A group of UCR deputies in Argentina's Chubut Parliament has introduced a bill to make Thursday, October 30, 2008, a one-off provincial public holiday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the restoration of democracy in Argentina. • 26 Jul 2008 (Cadena3-Córdoba) The Secretary General of Argentina's Province of Córdoba, Ricardo Sosa, has announced that the provincial government has declared August 27 and 28 as public holidays to coincide with the upcoming state census. August 27 will be a full public holiday for both the public and private sectors, while the 28th will be limited to the educational sector. • 26 Jun 2008 (Misiones Online-Buenos Aires) A draft law is being considered by the Parliament of Argentina (Cámara de Diputados) which would have for effect to make all public holidays in Argentina remain on the fixed date that they commemorate. Each regions, including the Capital Territory of Buenos Aires would then have the possibility of declaring a holiday the Monday preceding a Tuesday public holiday, and the Friday following a Thursday public holiday. This would, in effect, mean a return to the situation that existed before the reforms of the 1990's. • 03 Jun 2008 (InfoBAE) The Argentine Ministry of the Interior has announced that this year, again, the June 20 and August 17 public holidays would be moved to the 3rd Monday of their respective months. Therefore, the anniversary of the death of General Belgrano (Paso a la inmortalidad del General Manuel Belgrano) will be celebrated on Monday, June 16, 2008, while the anniversary of the death of General San Martín (Paso a la Inmortalidad del General José de San Martín) will be celebrated on Monday, August 18, 2008. • 26 Jan 2008 (Argentina's Parliamentary News Agency) A bill has recently been introduced to the Argentine Legislature which would make March 8, International Women's Day a new public holiday in Argentina. • 27 Dec 2007 (InfoBAE) The Central Bank of Argentina (BCRA) announced the official list of 2008 public holidays in Argentina. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Argentina public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Fixed date public holidays in Argentina fall into 2 categories. Feriados inamovibles (those that do not move; the majority) which are covered by law 21.329, except for Immaculate Conception which is governed by law 24.445. Feriados trasladables (those that do move depending on the day of the week when they occur) which are covered by laws 23.555 and 24.445. • Malvinas Day: Perhaps because of its highly emotional affect, this public holiday has been tinkered with repeatedly by the Argentine legislature. It was originally decreed for April 2 by the de facto Law 22769. Then, Decree 901 of March 23, 1984, transferred it to June 10. It was then moved back to April 2, subject to changes depending on the weekday upon which it occurred. Then, finally, Law 25.370 was amended in June 2006, to make Malvinas Day (officially called "Día del veterano y los caídos en la Guerra de Malvinas") one of the non-moveable public holidays, regardless of the weekday on which it occurs . • Flag Day and General San Martín Holiday: A bill was introduced in 1996 to make these 2 public holidays remain on their respective dates (June 20 and August 17), but it never came into law. • Carnival Monday and Tuesday were public holidays until 1976, when the military junta passed law 21329 which prohibits the celebration of Carnival. As of 2006, celebration of Carnival is the only public holiday that was not restored after the return of democracy to Argentina, and is still not allowed, except is a few rare cases as in the province of Jujuy. There are, however, regular demonstrations to restore these public holidays. Note, however that each municipality has a tendency to have its own beginning and ending dates . • Día del Trabajador Bancario (Day Of The Bank Employee) commemorates the 1924 founding of the Asociación Bancaria and is observed every year on November 6. On that day, all banks in the Buenos Aires metro area (Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires) are closed, as well as the Argentine Central Bank and all financial markets nationwide. • By law, those who belong to the Jewish or the Islamic faith, are entitled to additional public holidays off: Islamic New Year, Eid al Fitr, and Eid al Adha, for Muslims, and the first and last days of Passover, and Yom Kippur for Jews (laws 24.571, 24.757, and 26.089). • Día del Petróleo Nacional: According to the Ley Provincial 2258, voted by the Chubut provincial legislature on January 24, 1984, the 13th of December is a provincial compulsory public holiday (descanso obligatorio) for all civil servants and workers of the banking and financial sectors. Its observance is optional for private sector workers. There is a bill pending that would make the holiday a national one . • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Central Bank of Argentina (Argentina central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Argentina, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Argentina, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Argentina, before planning any trip to Argentina. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.