Peru public holidays 2026

The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January; the last is Christmas Day on Friday 25 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the Peru holidays page. Other years: 2027.

Long weekends in 2026

• 4 days: Thursday 2 April – Sunday 5 April (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday)
• 3 days: Friday 1 May – Sunday 3 May (Labor Day)
• 3 days: Saturday 27 June – Monday 29 June (Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day)
• 3 days: Friday 25 December – Sunday 27 December (Christmas Day)

Bridge days

Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:

• Take Friday 2 January off → 4 days, Thursday 1 January – Sunday 4 January (New Year's Day)
• Take Friday 24 July off → 4 days, Thursday 23 July – Sunday 26 July (Peruvian Air Force Day)
• Take Monday 27 July off → 5 days, Saturday 25 July – Wednesday 29 July (Independence Day, Great Military Parade Day)
• Take Friday 7 August off → 4 days, Thursday 6 August – Sunday 9 August (Battle of Junín Day)
• Take Friday 9 October off → 4 days, Thursday 8 October – Sunday 11 October (Battle of Angamos Day)
• Take Monday 7 December off → 5 days, Saturday 5 December – Wednesday 9 December (Immaculate Conception, Battle of Ayacucho Day)

Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.

Sources

• gob.pe — Feriados — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
• vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10)

For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: gob.pe — Feriados. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.