Public holidays and festivals
Chile Public Holidays (see below for festivals)
| New Year's Day | 1 January | Don't miss the fantastic fireworks display in and around Valparaiso. |
| Easter | 22-24 April | |
| Labour Day | 1 May | Public holiday with the largest number of shops and services closed! |
| Navy Day | 21 May | Commemorates the Battle of Iquique in 1879. The President also gives his annual speech to Congress |
| Saint Peter and Saint Paul | 27 June | |
| Virgen of Mount Carmel | 16 July | Chile´s patron saint. |
| Assumption of Mary | 15 August | |
| National Day | 18 September | Celebrates the first Government Junta convened in 1810. |
| Armed Forces Day | 19 September | Parades held in all cities, with the largest in Parque O'Higgins in Santiago (televised). |
| Columbus Day (Discovery of America) | 10 October | |
| Day of the Evangelical and Protestant Churches | 31 October | |
| All Saints Day | 1 November | |
| Immaculate Conception | 8 December | |
| Christmas | 25 December | |
| Bank holiday | 31 December | Banks and other financial institutions are closed. Most other workers finish earlier than normal. |
Yearly Festivals
Many Chilean towns and cities have one (and sometimes more!) festivals to celebrate historic, cultural, gastronomic or other local speciality. Below is a list of some of the most famous ones, but check our events page for exact dates.
| January | Easter Island | Fiesta Tapati de Rapa Nui |
| February | San Miguel de Azapa, Putre y Socoroma (Arica) | Fuerza del Sol Carnival |
| February | Valdivia | Valdivia week |
| March | Curicó (Talca) | Grape harvest festival |
| April | All | Culture month |
| June | Temuco, Concepción | Mapuche New Year |
| June | Fishing villages | Festival of San Pedro |
| July | La Tirana (Iquique) | Fiesta de La Tirana |
| September | All | National Day |
| December | Andacollo (Coquimbo) | Festival of the Virgen of Andacollo |
