15 official public holidays in 2031, with 15 still ahead and around 250 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day Año Nuevo | Public |
| Mon, Jan 6 | Monday | Children's Day Día de los Niños | Public |
| Mon, Feb 24 | Monday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Tue, Feb 25 | Tuesday | Carnival Carnaval | Public |
| Thu, Apr 10 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Semana de Turismo | Public |
| Fri, Apr 11 | Friday | Good Friday Semana de Turismo | Public |
| Sat, Apr 19 | Saturday | Landing of the 33 Patriots Day Desembarco de los 33 Orientales | Public |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | International Workers' Day Día de los Trabajadores | Public |
| Sun, May 18 | Sunday | Battle of Las Piedras Batalla de las Piedras | Public |
| Thu, Jun 19 | Thursday | Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas and Never Again Day Natalicio de Artigas y Día del Nunca Más | Public |
| Fri, Jul 18 | Friday | Constitution Day Jura de la Constitución | Public |
| Mon, Aug 25 | Monday | Independence Day Día de la Independencia | Public |
| Sun, Oct 12 | Sunday | Day of the race Día de la Raza | Public |
| Sun, Nov 2 | Sunday | Deceased ones day Día de los Difuntos | Public |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day Día de la Familia | Public |
Wed, Jan 1 · Wednesday
New Year's Day
Año Nuevo
Public
Mon, Jan 6 · Monday
Children's Day
Día de los Niños
Public
Mon, Feb 24 · Monday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Tue, Feb 25 · Tuesday
Carnival
Carnaval
Public
Thu, Apr 10 · Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Semana de Turismo
Public
Fri, Apr 11 · Friday
Good Friday
Semana de Turismo
Public
Sat, Apr 19 · Saturday
Landing of the 33 Patriots Day
Desembarco de los 33 Orientales
Public
Thu, May 1 · Thursday
International Workers' Day
Día de los Trabajadores
Public
Sun, May 18 · Sunday
Battle of Las Piedras
Batalla de las Piedras
Public
Thu, Jun 19 · Thursday
Birthday of José Gervasio Artigas and Never Again Day
Natalicio de Artigas y Día del Nunca Más
Public
Fri, Jul 18 · Friday
Constitution Day
Jura de la Constitución
Public
Mon, Aug 25 · Monday
Independence Day
Día de la Independencia
Public
Sun, Oct 12 · Sunday
Day of the race
Día de la Raza
Public
Sun, Nov 2 · Sunday
Deceased ones day
Día de los Difuntos
Public
Thu, Dec 25 · Thursday
Christmas Day
Día de la Familia
Public
Total holidays
15
in 2031
Working days remaining
250
across all of 2031
Upcoming holidays
15
during 2031
See Uruguay's holidays side by side with another country to plan cross-border work.
Uruguay marks 15 official public holidays across 2031. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Uruguay, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Uruguay are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 2031. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
For people planning cross-border meetings, the practical move is to overlay Uruguay's calendar with the calendars of the other countries on your team. A week that looks completely clear from your end might be a national holiday on theirs. The compare tool above pairs two country calendars and highlights the overlapping closures, so you can spot the weeks where almost no one is at their desk before you put a launch on the board.
If you are visiting Uruguay, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.