Argentina Sets Three Non-Working Days for Tourism in 2025
- The Argentine government has announced three non-working tourist days for 2025.
- The law allows the government to establish up to three non-working days annually, which must fall on a Monday or Friday.
- The May 2 date falls on a Friday, creating a long weekend, following International Workers' Day on May 1.
The Argentine government has announced three non-working tourist days for 2025. These days are May 2, August 15, and November 21. This decision comes from Decree 1027/2024, published in the Official Gazette.
The law allows the government to establish up to three non-working days annually, which must fall on a Monday or Friday. This aims to boost domestic tourism in Argentina.
The May 2 date falls on a Friday, creating a long weekend, following International Workers’ Day on May 1. Similarly, August 15 is also a Friday in 2025, coinciding with the commemoration of the death of José de San Martín, a key figure in Argentina’s liberation.
November 21 will also fall on a Friday. It follows the Day of National Sovereignty, which remembers the Battle of Vuelta de Obligado on November 20, 1845. This date is often adjusted to form long weekends.
The declared non-working days are not considered official holidays. This means businesses can choose whether to give their employees the day off. Unlike holidays, non-working days do not create additional pay obligations for employers; employees receive only their regular daily salary.
In 2024, there were 19 public holidays, contributing positively to the economy, particularly in tourism, food, and hospitality.
Looking ahead, Argentina’s national holidays for 2025 are as follows:
Unmovable National Holidays:
- January 1 (Wednesday): New Year’s Day
- March 3 and 4 (Monday and Tuesday): Carnival
- March 24 (Monday): National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice
- April 2 (Wednesday): Day of the Veteran and Fallen in the Malvinas War
- April 18 (Friday): Good Friday
- May 1 (Thursday): Labor Day
- May 25 (Sunday): Day of the May Revolution
- June 20 (Friday): Death of General Manuel Belgrano
- July 9 (Wednesday): Independence Day
- December 8 (Monday): Day of the Immaculate Conception of Mary
- December 25 (Thursday): Christmas
Movable National Holidays:
- June 17 (Tuesday, observed on Monday the 16): Death of General Martín Miguel de Güemes
- August 17 (Sunday): Death of General José de San Martín
- October 12 (Sunday): Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity
- November 20 (Thursday): Day of National Sovereignty