In January, Hispanic Outlook published a calendar of events for the first half of the year. In this issue, we present readers with the second part of this calendar: a list of all national holidays and key electoral, cultural and international events that will take place over the next six months across the U.S. and Latin America.
Some of the key political events that will take place in the second half of 2024 include the Republican and Democratic Party Conventions, leading up to the much-awaited Presidential Elections in the United States; Presidential elections in Uruguay and Venezuela; the inauguration of the newly-elected President in Mexico; and key municipal elections in Brazil and Chile. Other important events include the final of the Soccer Copa América this month, and the G20 Summit in Brazil at the end of the year.
July
1st: Feast of St Peter and St Paul, Colombia
1st: Army Day, Guatemala
4th: Independence Day, USA and Puerto Rico
5th: Independence Day, Venezuela
9th: Independence Day, Argentina
14th: Copa América final, scheduled for Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, USA
16th: Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Chile
18th: Constitution Day, Uruguay
15th -18th: Republican Party (GOP) Convention (USA)
19th: Liberation Day/Sandinista Revolution Day, Nicaragua
20th: Independence Day, Colombia
23rd: Air Force Day, Peru
24th: Simon Bolivar’s Birthday, Venezuela
25th: Guanacaste Day, Costa Rica
25th: Constitution Day, Puerto Rico
25th: Revolution Anniversary, Cuba
26th: National Revolution Day, Cuba
27th: Revolution Anniversary Celebration, Cuba
28th: Presidential Election, Venezuela
28th – 29th: Independence Day and Extended Holiday, Peru
August
1st: Emancipation Day, Belize
2nd: Virgin of Los Angeles Day, Costa Rica
6th: Independence Day, Bolivia
6th: Feast of San Salvador, El Salvador
6th: Battle of Junín, Peru
7th: Battle of Boyacá Day, Colombia
9th: Independence Day, Ecuador
15th: Assumption Day, Chile
15th: Mother’s Day/Assumption Day, Costa Rica
15th: Founding of Asunción, Paraguay
16th: Restoration Day, Dominican Republic
19th: Assumption Day, Colombia
19th: San Martín Day, Argentina
19th -22nd: Democratic Party Convention (USA)
25th: Independence Day, Uruguay
30th: Santa Rosa de Lima Day, Peru
26th – 31st: World Uncer-20 Athletics Championships, Lima, Peru
September
1st: Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture, Costa Rica
2nd: Labor Day, USA and Puerto Rico
7th: Independence Day, Brazil
9th: Saint George's Caye Day, Belize
14th: Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua
15th: Independence Day, Nicaragua
15th: Independence Day, Costa Rica
15th: Independence Day, El Salvador
15th: Independence Day, Guatemala
15th: Independence Day, Honduras
16th: Independence Day, Mexico
18th: Independence Day, Chile
19th-20th: Army Day and Extended Holiday, Chile
21st: Independence Day, Belize
24th: Our Lady of Mercedes Day, Dominican Republic
29th: Boquerón Battle Victory Day, Paraguay
October
1st: Inauguration Day/Change of Federal Government, Mexico
3rd: Francisco Morazan's Birthday, Honduras
4th: Discovery of America Day/Dia de la Raza, Honduras
5th: Army Day, Honduras
6th: Municipal Elections (first round) and Mayor of Sao Paulo elections, Brazil
8th: Battle of Angamos, Peru
10th: Independence Day, Cuba
11th: Independence of Guayaquil Holiday, Ecuador
12th: Our Lady of Aparecida/Children’s Day, Brazil
12th: Day of Meeting of Two Worlds/Día de la Raza, Chile; Day of the Pluricultural Nation/Día de la Raza, Mexico; Day of Cultural Diversity/Día de la Raza, Uruguay; Indigenous Resistance Day, Venezuela
14th: Day of Respect for Cultural Diversity, Argentina; Indigenous Peoples' Resistance Day/Dia de la Raza, Belize; Columbus Day/Dia de la Raza, Colombia; Columbus Day/US Indigenous Peoples’ Day, USA; Dia de la Raza, Puerto Rico
17th: Day of Dignity, Bolivia
20th: Revolution Day, Guatemala
27th: General elections – Presidency, Senate, Chamber of Representatives, Uruguay
27th: Municipal elections, Chile
28th: Public Service Day, Brazil
31st: Reformation Day, Chile
November
1st: All Saints Day (National/Public Holiday in Chile, Ecuador, Guatemala, Peru, Venezuela)
2nd: All Souls’ Day (National/Public Holiday in Bolivia, Brazil, El Salvador, Uruguay; known as Day of the Dead in Mexico)
3rd – 5th: Independence Day/Separation from Colombia Day, Flag Day, and Colón Day, Panama
4th: All Saints’ Day, Colombia
4th: Independence of Cuenca Holiday, Ecuador
4th: Constitution Day, Dominican Republic
5th: General Election – Presidency, Senate and House of Representatives, USA
10th – 11th: Uprising of Los Santos and Extended Holiday, Panama
11th: Independence of Cartagena Holiday, Colombia
11th: Veterans Day, USA and Puerto Rico
15th: Republic Proclamation Day, Brazil
15th – 17th: G20 Social Summit, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
18th – 19th: G20 Leaders’ Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with the presence of the leaders of the 19 member countries, plus the African Union and the European Union
18th: National Sovereignty Day, Argentina
18th: Day of the Revolution, Mexico
19th: Garifuna Settlement Day, Belize
19th: Discovery Day, Puerto Rico
20th: Black Consciousness Day, Brazil (Regional Holiday across most of the country)
28th: Independence Day from Spain, Panama
28th: Thanksgiving Day, USA and Puerto Rico
December
1st: Abolition of the Army Day, Costa Rica
8th: Immaculate Conception (National/Public Holiday in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Nicaragua, Peru)
8th: Mother’s Day, Panama
8th: Virgin of Caacupé Day, Paraguay
9th: Battle of Ayacucho, Peru
12th: Day of the Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico (Bank Holiday, widely observed)
20th: National Mourning Day, Panama
24th: Christmas Eve (Half-day Government Holiday in Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala; Bank Holiday in Panama; Full day holiday in Venezuela)
25th: Christmas Day (National/Public Holiday in all countries; also called Day of the Family in Uruguay)
26th: Boxing Day, Belize
31st: New Year’s Eve – (Half-day Government Holiday in Brazil, El Salvador, Guatemala; Bank Holiday in Panama, Paraguay; full day holiday in Venezuela, Cuba)
Notes and Sources
Note: This calendar includes all holidays designated as National, Government and Public Holidays, and a few essential, widely observed Bank Holidays. It includes the United States and all countries in Latin America, understood as countries with Spanish, Portuguese and French roots located in the Americas and the Caribbean. It excludes Suriname and Guyana in South America and the English-speaking nations of the Caribbean, which are all commonly considered to be part of the West Indies.
Public Holidays Global, at https://publicholidays.la/
Time and Date Holidays, at https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/
Office Holidays, at https://www.officeholidays.com/countries
TIME magazine,
https://time.com/6550920/world-elections-2024/
Americas Society/Council of the Americas, A Guide to 2024 Latin American Elections, at https://www.as-coa.org/content/guide-2024-latin-american-elections
