Friday January 1st
New Year's Day
Bolivia: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
Bolivia: Known in Spanish as 'Día del Estado Plurinacional', it celebrates the adoption of a new constitution in 2010
Friday February 12th
Public Holiday
Oruro: Oruro regional holiday celebrated on the Friday before Ash Wednesday
Monday February 15th
Carnival Monday
Bolivia: The Carnival is an annual festival held in several countries in Latin America and the Caribbean in the days before Ash Wednesday
Bolivia: Carnival Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent
Friday April 2nd
Good Friday
Bolivia: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
Tarija: The city of Tarija commemorates the Batalla de la Tablada which was fought on April 15th 1817.
Bolivia: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
Chuquisaca: The Bolivian department of Chuquisaca celebrates a regional holiday on the anniversary of the first call for independence from Spain which took place on this day in 1809.
Bolivia: The Feast of Corpus Christi is a Catholic festival celebrated on the second Thursday after Whitsun
Monday June 21st
Andean New Year
Bolivia: Traditional date of Aymara New Year and the winter solstice. Declared official holiday in 2010
Friday July 16th
La Paz day
La Paz: Commemorates the uprising against the Spanish that took place on this day in 1809.
Bolivia: This is Bolivia's National day. It commemorates independence from Spain in 1825
Cochabamba: The Day of the Cochabamba Department takes place on September 14th marking the second foundation of the city on that day in 1574.
Friday September 24th
Public Holiday
Santa Cruz: Santa Cruz regional holiday celebrated on 24 September
Monday October 11th
Public Holiday
Pando: Pando regional holiday celebrated on 11 October
Bolivia: Dedicated to the remembrance of the departed. All Souls' Day follows All Saints' Day.
Potosí: Potosí regional holiday celebrated on 10 November
El Beni: Beni regional holiday celebrated on 18 November
Bolivia: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC
