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Tuesday, 17 Feb 2026 · Argentina · Nationwide · Public holiday
Bridge day check
Falls on a Tuesday. Book the Monday off and you get a four-day weekend — expect a lot of colleagues to do exactly that.
Book off 16 Feb 2026 for 4 days off.
What the day is for
Two days off before Lent, at their most elaborate in Gualeguaychú's stadium parades and the murga drumming of Buenos Aires neighbourhoods.
Do shops and banks close?
Banks and offices closed; bars, food stalls and coastal retail thrive.
Getting around
Heavy outbound travel to the coast and Entre Ríos; long-distance buses sell out.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Monday · 3 Mar 20253-day break
2025Tuesday · 4 Mar 2025Bridge to 4 days
2026Monday · 16 Feb 20263-day break
2026Tuesday · 17 Feb 2026Bridge to 4 days
2027Monday · 8 Feb 20273-day break
2027Tuesday · 9 Feb 2027Bridge to 4 days
2028Monday · 28 Feb 20283-day break
2028Tuesday · 29 Feb 2028Bridge to 4 days
2029Monday · 12 Feb 20293-day break
2029Tuesday · 13 Feb 2029Bridge to 4 days
See the full Argentina holiday calendar or count the working days.