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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Bolivia

The list of Bolivia 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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31 Oct 2008 (Educación Radiofónica de Bolivia-ERBOL) Late last night, Bolivia's Minister of Labour declared Monday, November 3, 2008, as a one-off public holiday, due to the fact that November 2nd falls on a Sunday in 2008. • 13 Sep 2008 (Agencia Boliviana de Información-Cochabamba) The prefecture of the Bolivian Province of Cochabamba has declared Monday, September 15, 2008, a day in lieu public holiday to compensate for the fact the the September 14 regional public holiday falls on a Sunday. • 26 Jul 2008 (Bolpress-La Paz) The region of Santa Cruz is refusing to move the date of its regional public holiday from Wednesday, September 24, to Monday, September 29, 2008, a per the specifications of paragraph 2 of article 2 of the Supreme Decree 22352 of 1989. • 11 Aug 2007 (Los Tiempos) Prefect Manfred Reyes Villa declared Thursday, august 16, 2007, as a public holiday for all government employees of the Department of Cochabamba (in central Bolivia) on the occasion of the celebration of the Calvario de la festividad de la Virgen de Urkupiña. Private sector employers are encouraged to also observe the public holiday. • 30 Jun 2007 (Diario Hoy) The Departmental Council of the Office of the Governor of Bolivia's Department of Santa Cruz, has declared a public holiday on Monday, July 2, 2007, to coincide with the anniversary of the referendum in which 4 of the 9 departments of Bolivia voted in favor of greater autonomy. However, national Labor Minister, Carla Chirino, issued a statement calling the declaration illegal, despite article 212 of the Bolivian Constitution. • 06 Jun 2007 (La Patria) In a development related to our post of June 4, Bolivia's governing party, MAS (Movimiento Al Socialismo), has proposed the removal of the Corpus Christi public holiday, in exchange for the creation of a new public holiday that would commemorate the June 21, Año Nuevo Aymara (also known as Inti Raymi, or Año Nuevo Indígena). • 04 Jun 2007 (La Patria) The Bolivian legislative assembly (Cámara de Diputados) is getting ready to analyze a bill which would make create a new annual public holiday, on June 21, to mark the Indigenous People's New Year (Año Nuevo Indígena), also know as Inti Raymi. • 06 Dec 2006 The Canadian government issued a travel advisory regarding the security situation in Bolivia, during the second Summit of South American Nations, to be held in Cochabamba on 8 and 9 December 2006. • 21 Nov 2006 Political tensions in Bolivia have increased as a result of changes implemented on 17 November 2006 in the constitutional assembly that will allow the ruling Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party to approve radical modifications to the constitution with a simple majority of the vote (the MAS currently holds 137 out of the assembly's 235 seats). Forms of protest organized in the eastern provinces may include the blockage of roads but have yet to be announced and will likely be determined in a meeting that will be held in Santa Cruz on 21 November and another one in Cochabamba on 23 or 24 November. • 27 Oct 2006 Wednesday November 1st, 2006, not a national public holiday in Bolivia, will be a one-off public holiday in the city of Oruro, to commemorate the 400th anniversay of its founding. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Bolivia public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: The list and dates of official public holidays in Bolivia are regulated by the Decreto Supremo No 27185 del 22 de septiembre 2003 which abrogated the Decreto Supremo Nº 26597 de 20 de abril de 2002 que regula los feriados nacionales and the Decreto Supremo Nº 27000 de 17 de abril de 2003, thus returning to the situation where public holidays in Bolivia were regulated by Article 67 of the Decreto Supremo No 21060 del 29 de Agosto de 1985 and article 1 of the Decreto Supremo No.22352 del 27 de octubre de 1989. • All Saints' Day: Since the Bolivian governement removed All Saints' Day from the list of public holidays, in 2004, the Catholic Church is celebrating it the Sunday before November 1st. • Regional Public Holidays: All departments have their respective public holiday also: • Oruro (February 10) • Tarija (April 15) • Chuquisaca (May 25) • La Paz (July 16) • Cochabamba (September 14) • Santa Cruz (September 24) • Pando (September 24) • Beni (November 18) • Potosi (November 10). As per paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 2 of the Decreto Supremo 22352 de 27 de octubre de 1989, local and regional public holidays that fall on a weekday are moved to the nearest Monday. • One-Off Public Holidays: Article 212 of the Bolivian Constitution permits either of the federal, state or municipal governments to declare one-off, or regional public holidays in addition to the above, up to a limit of 3 per year . • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: Central Bank of Bolivia (Bolivia 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 Bolivia, 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 Bolivia, 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 Bolivia, before planning any trip to Bolivia. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.