Home › Paraguay › 2026 PY Paraguay public holidays 2026: 13 holidays, 3 long weekends In 2026, Paraguay has 13 public holidays: 11 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 3 long weekends. Maundy Thursday falls on April 2, 2026, and May is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 13 Public holidays 11 On weekdays 250 Working days in year 9 Longest break (days) May Busiest month Public holidays in 2026 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2026 Thursday New Year's Day — March 1, 2026 Sunday Heroes' Day — April 2, 2026 Thursday Maundy Thursday — April 3, 2026 Friday Good Friday — May 1, 2026 Friday Labour Day — May 14, 2026 Thursday Independence Day — May 15, 2026 Friday Independence Day — June 12, 2026 Friday Chaco Armistice — June 30, 2026 Tuesday Recognition of the historic victory of the Paraguayan national football team over Germany — August 15, 2026 Saturday Assumption — September 29, 2026 Tuesday Victory at the Battle of Boquerón — December 8, 2026 Tuesday Virgin of Caacupé — December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day —
2026 calendar January 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day Heroes' Day March 1, 2026 Sunday Assumption August 15, 2026 Saturday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026 4 1 New Year's Day April 2, 2026 – April 5, 2026 4 No leave needed Maundy Thursday, Good Friday March 28, 2026 – April 5, 2026 9 3 Maundy Thursday, Good Friday May 1, 2026 – May 3, 2026 3 No leave needed Labour Day April 25, 2026 – May 3, 2026 9 4 Labour Day May 14, 2026 – May 17, 2026 4 No leave needed Independence Day May 9, 2026 – May 17, 2026 9 3 Independence Day
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Maundy Thursday April 2, 2026 15 earlier Good Friday April 3, 2026 15 earlier
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