Public holidays in Uruguay 2026

5 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Uruguay

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
1 May Friday	Friday	Workers' Day Día de los Trabajadores	Día de los Trabajadores
18 July Saturday	Saturday	Constitution Day Jura de la Constitución	Jura de la Constitución
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Declaration Day Declaratoria de la Independencia	Declaratoria de la Independencia
25 December Friday	Friday	Family Day Día de la Familia	Día de la Familia

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Uruguay (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Workers' Day
Typically in Montevideo: high 19°C (66°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 24% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Family Day
Typically in Montevideo: high 26°C (79°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 26% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Montevideo: high 26°C (79°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 29% of days
Mon 24 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 22 Aug – Tue 25 Aug)
Independence Declaration Day
Typically in Montevideo: high 14°C (57°F), low 9°C (48°F), rain on 20% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 1 Jan – Tue 6 Jan — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 2 Jan, Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Workers' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 17 Jul) get 3 days in a rowFri 17 Jul – Sun 19 Jul · Constitution DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 24 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 22 Aug – Tue 25 Aug · Independence Declaration DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 24 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · Family DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Dec – Sun 3 Jan 2027 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓