Although 2025 is a less politically active year than 2024 was, there will still be important national elections held in six Latin American countries this year: Ecuador, Bolivia, Honduras, Belize and Chile will choose their new Presidents, Vice Presidents and members of their legislative assemblies; Argentina will hold mid-term elections for seats in the Chamber of Deputies and Senate, as well as provincial elections. In addition, the U.S. presidential inauguration will take place in January, heralding key changes for the United States and the entire region.

International events to be hosted in the region this year include the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30), which will take place in Brazil in November, and the FIFA Club World Cup, to be held in the United States in June.

January

1st: New Year’s Day, National Holiday in all countries (celebrated as Liberation Day/Triumph of the Revolution Day in Cuba)

2nd: Victory Day, Cuba

6th: Epiphany/Three Kings Day, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Colombia, Uruguay and most Hispanic America (also designated Children’s Day in Uruguay)

9th: Martyr’s Day, Panama

15^th: George Price Day, Belize

20th: Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday, USA, Puerto Rico

20^th: Presidential Inauguration of Donald Trump, USA

21st: Our Lady of Altagracia Day, Dominican Republic

22nd: Plurinational State Foundation Day, Bolivia 

26th: Juan Pablo Duarte Day, Dominican Republic

February

3rd: Constitution Day, Mexico

9^th: General elections – Presidency, Vice Presidency and National Assembly, Ecuador

9^th: American Football Super Bowl, United States

17th: President’s Day, USA, Puerto Rico

27th: Independence Day, Dominican Republic

March

1^st – 19^th: 2025 U-20 Copa CONMEBOL Libertadores (South America’s premier under-20 club football tournament, Paraguay

1st: National Heroes Day, Paraguay

2^nd-3rd: American Citizenship Day, Puerto Rico

3^rd-4th: Carnival, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Venezuela (extends to the 5th in Brazil; only on the 4th in Panama)

9^th: Daylight Savings Time begins, United States

9th: National Heroes and Benefactors Day, Belize

17th: Benito Juarez’ Birthday, Mexico

22nd: Emancipation Day, Puerto Rico

24th: Memorial Day/Truth and Justice Day, Argentina

24th: St Joseph's Day, Colombia

27^th: Major League Baseball Opening Day, United States

31^st March – 4 April: UN Forum of the Countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on Sustainable Development, Chile

April

2nd: Day of the Veterans/Malvinas Day, Argentina

11th: Juan Santamaria Day/Battle of Rivas, Costa Rica

14th: Americas' Day, Honduras

17th: Maundy Thursday/Good Thursday (National/Public Holiday in Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela; a widely-observed Bank Holiday in Mexico and Panama)

18th: Good Friday (National/Public Holiday in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Cuba, Puerto Rico) 

19th: Holy Saturday (National/Public Holiday in Belize, Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras; Bank Holiday in Panama)

20th: Easter Sunday (National Holiday/Christian Observance in all countries)

19th: Declaration of Independence, Venezuela

21^st: Easter Monday, Belize

21st: Tiradentes Day, Brazil

19th: Landing of the 33 Patriots Day, Uruguay

May

1^st – 25^th: South American U-17 Women's Championship (CONMEBOL Sudamericano Femenino Sub-17, soccer championship for the women's under-17 national teams), Colombia

1st: Labor Day (National/Public Holiday in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, Cuba)

2nd: Labor Day Holiday, Ecuador

5^th: Labor Day Holiday, Dominican Republic

5th: Battle of Puebla/Cinco de Mayo, Mexico (local public holiday, widely observed)

10th: Mother’s Day, El Salvador and Guatemala (in Guatemala, only working mothers get a day off)

14th – 15th: Independence Day and Extended Holiday, Paraguay

18th: Battle of Las Piedras Holiday, Uruguay

21st: Navy Day, Chile

23rd: Battle of Pichincha Holiday, Ecuador

25th: May 1810 Revolution Day, Argentina

26th: Memorial Day, USA and Puerto Rico

30th: Mother’s Day, Nicaragua

June

2^nd: Ascension Holiday, Colombia

7th: Battle of Arica and Flag Day, Peru

12th: Chaco Armistice Day, Paraguay

16^th: Martín Miguel de Guemes Day, Argentina

17th: Father’s Day, El Salvador

19^th: Juneteenth, United States, Puerto Rico

19^th: Corpus Christi, Bolivia, Brazil, Dominican Republic

19th: José Artigas' Birthday, Uruguay

20th: Flag Day, Argentina

20th: National Day of Indigenous Peoples, Chile

21st: Aymara/Andean New Year, Bolivia

23^rd: Corpus Christi, Colombia

24th: Battle of Carabobo, Venezuela

29th: Saint Peter and Saint Paul Day, Chile, Peru

30^th: St Peter and St Paul Day/Sacred Heart Day, Colombia

30^th: Army Day, Guatemala

14^th June – 13^th July: 2025 FIFA Club World Cup (21^st edition of the international soccer club competition, between 32 teams) various cities in the United States

June: 55^th General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), Antigua and Barbuda

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/ 

Americas Society, 2025 Elections in Latin America and Canada: A Preview, at https://www.as-coa.org/articles/2025-elections-latin-america-and-canada-preview

CBS News, 2025 Holidays and more key events, at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/2025-calendar-holidays-events/