| Date | English Name | Local Name | Remarks |
|---|
| January 1 | New Year's Day | Año nuevo | |
| floating | Good Friday | Viernes santo | |
| April 2 (note 1) | Veterans’ Day and tribute to the fallen in the Malvinas War
| Día de los caídos en Malvinas | |
| May 1 | Labor Day | Día del trabajo | |
| May 25 | Anniversary of the First Independent Government in Buenos Aires | Revolución de Mayo | On May 25th 1810 a small revolution took place in Buenos Aires. This formed the first step towards independency |
| June 20 (note 2) | National Flag Day | Día de la bandera | Commemorates the death of Manuel Belgrano, who created the current flag. |
| July 9 | National Independence Day | Día de la independencia | 6 years after May 25th 1810, some provinces from what is now Argentina declared themselves independent from Spain. |
| August 17 (note 2) | Anniversary of the death of General José de San Martín
| Día del Libertador José de San Martín | This holiday commemrates the death of José de San Martín, one of the most important founding fathers, who liberated not only a part of Argentina but also helped liberate Chile and Perú along with O'Higgins and Bolívar |
| September 11 | Teacher's Day, commemorating the death of D.F. Sarmiento | Día del maestro | Only elementary schools and high schools observe this holiday |
| September 21 | Student's Day | Día del estudiante | Only high schools observe this holiday |
| October 12 (note 1) | Columbus Day | Día de la raza | Supposedly this "race day" celebrates diversity among native americans and europeans, although most indigenous people consider the arrival of Columbus the prelude of their destruction and, as so, a tragedy (according to a spokesman for a Mapuche tribe) |
| December 8 | Immaculate Conception Day | Día de la virgen | |
| December 24 | Christmas Eve | Nochebuena | The holiday usually begins at noon, so the morning is worked like a regular workday |
| December 25 | Christmas Day | Día de Navidad | |
- Note 1 - If the date falls on a Tuesday or Wednesday the holiday is the preceding Monday. If it falls on a Thursday or a Friday then the holiday is the following Monday.
- Note 2 - The holiday is always the third Monday of the month.
Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement are also official holidays, but they only apply to Jews.
