| Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday | Jan-01 | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo |
| Sunday | Jan-06 | Children's Day | Epiphany. Banks and Government only |
| Monday | Mar-04 | Carnival | Carnaval |
| Tuesday | Mar-05 | Carnival | Carnaval |
| Monday | Apr-15 | Bank Holiday | Semana de Turismo. Banks and Government only |
| Tuesday | Apr-16 | Bank Holiday | Semana de Turismo. Banks and Government only |
| Wednesday | Apr-17 | Bank Holiday | Semana de Turismo. Banks and Government only |
| Thursday | Apr-18 | Maundy Thursday | Semana de Turismo |
| Friday | Apr-19 | Good Friday | Semana de Turismo |
| Friday | Apr-19 | Landing of the 33 Patriots Day | Desembarco de los 33 Orientales |
| Wednesday | May-01 | Labour Day | Día de los Trabajadores |
| Saturday | May-18 | Battle of Las Piedras | Batalla de las Piedras. Banks and Government only |
| Wednesday | Jun-19 | Artigas' Birthday | Never Again Day |
| Thursday | Jul-18 | Constitution Day | Marks the promulgation of the First Constitution of Uruguay in 1830 |
| Sunday | Aug-25 | Independence day | Independence from the Empire of Brazil in 1825 |
| Saturday | Oct-12 | Day of the Races | Battale of Sarandi day |
| Saturday | Nov-02 | All Souls' Day | Día de los Muertos. Banks and Government only |
| Wednesday | Dec-25 | Day of the Family | Christmas |
| Day | Date | Holday | Notes |
|---|
| Day | Date | Holday | Notes |
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Even though the same dates for several Christian holidays are observed, Uruguay has observed a secular holiday calendar since 1919.
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