Festivals and Holidays by Date
This list is by no means complete, but most of the major events celebrated in the South American countries are listed here, by date.
For additional fiestas, festivals and holidays, by country, check out Festivals throughout the Year.
| Date | Holiday | Celebrated Where |
| JANUARY: 1 Early January 6 20 24 |
New Year - Año Nuevo - Ano Novo Festa de Iemanjá Youman Nabi Epiphany San Sebastián de Yumbel Alasitas |
Everywhere Rio de Janeiro Guyana Everywhere Yumbel, Chile La Paz, Bolivia |
| FEBRUARY: Late January to Mid-February 2 23 25 or March |
Tapati Rapa Nui Festival Fiesta de la Virgen de la Candelaria Republic Day Day of the Revolution Carnaval |
Easter Island Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Chile and Venezuela Guyana Suriname Everywhere |
| MARCH: Early or April |
Phagwah - Hindu New Year Easter Week - Semana Santa Check the Semana Santa Calendar for dates between 2008- 2016 |
Suriname Everywhere |
| APRIL: 19 21 |
Declaration of Independence Tiradentes |
Venezuela Brazil |
| MAY: 1 15 21 24 25 26 |
Dia del Trabajador Independence Day Glorias Navales Battle of Pichincha Revolucion de Mayo - 1810 Independence Day |
Everywhere Paraguay Chile Ecuador Argentina Guyana |
| JUNE: Beginning of month 10 12 19 20 24 29 |
Fiesta del Gran Poder Dia de las Malvinas Paz del Chaco José Gervasio Artigas Dia de la Bandera Batalla de Carabobo Inti Raymi, Festival of the Sun San Pedro and San Pablo |
La Paz, Bolivia Argentina Paraguay Uruguay Argentina Venezuela Cuzco, Peru Everywhere |
| JULY: 1 5 9 14 15 16 18 20 24 25 28 |
National Union Day Independence Day Independence Day Bastille Day Virgen del Carmen Virgen del Carmen Jura de la Constitución Independence Day Birthday of Simon Bolivar Founding of Guayaquil Fiestas Patrias |
Suriname Venezuela Argentina French Guiana Celendin, Peru Paucartambo, Peru Uruguay Colombia Ecuador and Venezuela Ecuador Peru |
| AUGUST: First Monday 5 7 10 15 17 25 30 Last Week |
Emancipation Day Nuestra Señora de Copacabana Dias de la Independencia Batalla de Boyacá Founding of Quito Festa de Iemanjá Founding of Asunción Death of José de San Martín Independence Day Saint Rose of Lima Feria del Orinoco |
Guyana Copacabana, Bolivia Bolivia Colombia Ecuador Fortaleza, Brazil Paraguay Argentina Uruguay Peru Ciudad Bolivar, Colombia |
| SEPTEMBER: 1 11 18 24 29 |
Fiesta del Yamor Military Coup Fiestas Patrias La Virgen de la Merced Victoria de Boquerón |
Otavalo, Ecuador Chile Chile Peru Paraguay |
| OCTOBER: First Week 8 9 12 18 or November |
Oktoberfest Batalla de Angamos Independence Day Día de la Raza - Columbus Day El Señor de los Milagros Diwali |
Villa General Belgrano, Argentina Peru Guayaquil, Ecuador Everywhere Lima, Peru Guyana |
| NOVEMBER: 2 3 5 11 25 |
Dia de Todos los Santos Independence Day Puno Day Independence Day Independencia de Cartagena Veteran's Day Independence Day |
Everywhere Cuenca, Ecuador Puno, Peru Latacunga, Ecuador Cartagena, Colombia French Guiana Suriname |
| DECEMBER: 6 8 24 25 26 27 |
Founding of Quito Dia de la Virgen - Immaculate Conception Festa de Iemanjá La Virgen del Rosario Christmas - Navidad Boxing Day Virgen del Carmen |
Ecuador Everywhere Belem and João Pessoa, Brazil Andacollo, Chile Everywhere Guyana and Suriname El Guayabo and El Carmen, Peru |
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