Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Uruguay 2027
Uruguay has 15 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 11 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Uruguay 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 15
- Of those, on a working day
- 11
- Of those, on a weekend
- 4
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 4 days (6 February to 9 February)
- Bridge days
- 3
- Most nationwide holidays in
- January (2)
The weekend is taken as Saturday and Sunday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Uruguay, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Children's Day | Día de los Niños | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Carnival | Carnaval | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Carnival | Carnaval | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Semana de Turismo | Nationwide | |
| Friday | Good Friday | Semana de Turismo | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Landing of the 33 Patriots Day | Desembarco de los 33 Orientales | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | International Workers' Day | Día de los Trabajadores | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Battle of Las Piedras | Batalla de las Piedras | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas and Never Again Day | Natalicio de Artigas y Día del Nunca Más | Nationwide | |
| Sundayweekend | Constitution Day | Jura de la Constitución | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Independence Day | Día de la Independencia | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Day of the race | Día de la Raza | Nationwide | |
| Tuesday | Deceased ones day | Día de los Difuntos | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Christmas Day | Día de la Familia | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Uruguay
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (4)
- Friday 1 January to Sunday 3 January 2027: 3 days off, with New Year's Day.
- Saturday 6 February to Tuesday 9 February 2027: 4 days off, with Carnival, Carnival.
- Thursday 25 March to Sunday 28 March 2027: 4 days off, with Maundy Thursday, Good Friday.
- Saturday 17 April to Monday 19 April 2027: 3 days off, with Landing of the 33 Patriots Day.
Bridge days (3)
- Monday 17 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 15 May to Tuesday 18 May 2027 (next to Battle of Las Piedras).
- Monday 11 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 9 October to Tuesday 12 October 2027 (next to Day of the race).
- Monday 1 November: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Saturday 30 October to Tuesday 2 November 2027 (next to Deceased ones day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Uruguay applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Uruguay to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/uruguay/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Uruguay's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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