The calendar
Paraguay splits its holidays between patriotic dates — independence on 14 and 15 May — and religious ones such as the Virgin of Caacupé on 8 December.
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Paraguay · 2026
12 recorded days · 12 public · 0 bank · 0 school · 0 regional
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Victoria de Boquerón
Tuesday · 29 Sep 2026 · Public
DateHolidayTypeShops shut?
01JanNew Year's Day
Nationwide
PublicShut
Dia de los héroes
Heroes' day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Jueves Santo
Maundy Thursday · Nationwide
PublicShut
Viernes Santo
Good Friday · Nationwide
PublicShut
Día de los Trabajadores
Labour Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Independencia
Paraguayan Independence · Nationwide
PublicShut
Independencia
Paraguayan Independence · Nationwide
PublicShut
Dia de la Paz del Chaco
Chaco Armistice · Nationwide
PublicShut
Fundación de Asunción
Founding of Asunción · Nationwide
PublicShut
Victoria de Boquerón
Boqueron Battle Victory Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
Virgen de Caacupé
Virgin of Caacupe · Nationwide
PublicShut
Día de Navidad
Christmas Day · Nationwide
PublicShut
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Bridge days worth booking
One day of leave, four days off. These are the 2026 dates where the maths works.
Victoria de Boquerón
Tuesday · 29 Sep 2026
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: 28 Sep 2026
Virgen de Caacupé
Tuesday · 8 Dec 2026
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: 7 Dec 2026
How the holiday year works in Paraguay
How people take the days
The government shifts some holidays to build long weekends and occasionally decrees extra ones, usually with tourism in mind.
If you're visiting
The pilgrimage to Caacupé walks hundreds of thousands of people along the road from Asunción: expect closures and diversions for days.
If you live here
Movable holidays are announced at short notice, so confirm the working calendar with your employer early in the year.
What these days actually mean
Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.
Boqueron Battle Victory Day
29 Sep 2026
- Observance
- Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
- Business
- Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
- Transport
- Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
Virgin of Caacupe
8 Dec 2026
- Observance
- Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
- Business
- Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
- Transport
- Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.
General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.
Christmas Day
25 Dec 2026
- Observance
- The central Christian winter feast; in most countries the household gathering matters more than the church service.
- Business
- Near-total closure of retail, offices and banks. Expect the preceding afternoon to shut early too.
- Transport
- Skeleton or suspended services in many countries. Book intercity travel well ahead.