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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Peru

The list of Peru bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2009, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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02 Nov 2009 (Los Andes-Puno) The government of Puno's regional government has declared an official regional public holiday on account of the 341st anniversary of the foundation of the city of Puno on Wednesday, November 4th, 2009. • 19 Oct 2009 (La Primera-Lima) Peru's President, Alan García, has announced that a decree will be signed this week to abolish the system of civil service bridge public holidays, instituted a few years ago. • 08 Oct 2009 (ANDINA-Lima) Peru's plenary Congress has passed the Proyecto de Ley N° 1706 which renames October 12 from Día de la Raza to Día de los Pueblos Originarios y del Diálogo Intercultural. • 22 Sep 2009 (Pachamama Radio-Juliaca) The governor of Peru's Province of San Román, Martha Mamani Miranda, has declared Thursday, September 24, 2009, as a local public holiday in Juliaca for both the public and private sector on the occasion of the Virgen de la Mercedes. • 15 Dec 2008 (Diario Oficial El Peruano) Peru's Presidencia del Consejo de Ministros (PCM) has issued the decree DS Nº 082-2008-PCM fixing the list of 2009 adjoining and bridge public holidays to be taken by the Peruvian civil service. • 19 Nov 2008 (Cronica Viva-Lima) Peru's Minister of Labour, Jorge Villasante, has clarified the status of the upcoming, November 20-22, 2008, APEC Summit public holiday; all public services will run in "Sunday-mode" on these 3 days. • 11 Nov 2008 (Peru21-Lima) A bill has been introduced in Peru's Parliament which would make October 31, Reformation Day, a new paid public holiday (con carácter de feriado no laborable) for Evangelicals and Protestants (about 12% of the Peruvian population). • 23 Oct 2008 (Radio Onda Azul) Earlier today, the government of Peru's Province of San Román declared tomorrow, Friday, October 24, 2008, as a regional public holiday to coincide with the current 82nd anniversary of the founding of the Province of San Román. • 08 Feb 2008 (24 Horas Libre-Lima) A decree (Decreto Supremo No. 007-2008-PCM) published yesterday in the Diario Oficial El Peruano declares May 2 and December 26, 2008, as one-off public holidays for public servants. • 07 Feb 2008 (Reuters) The government of Peru, through the Decretos Supremos 008, and 009-2008-PCM, has declared May 15-17 and November 20-22 as public holidays in the capital, Lima, and the Province of Callao (where the Lima International Airport, and Peru's main harbour are), on account of the EU/Latin America/Caribbean and APEC summits, respectively. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Peru public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Adjacent Public Holidays: Since the summer of 2006, Peru issues annual decrees which usually establish that public sector workers are entitled to the day adjacent to a public holiday, as a day off, while making up the time in the following week. The private sector is encouraged to do the same. The goal of this decree is to encourage internal tourism, through the multiplication of long holiday weekends. • Peru International Codes PE and PER (2 and 3-letter ISO3166 codes) and .pe (ICANN national top-level internet domain). • Other Sources of Information The following specialized websites are also a good source of Peru information and news: Central Reserve Bank of Peru (Peru central bank), ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (Peru maps, demographics and economic statistics), the IFES (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and voter participation in Peru), and Wikipedia (includes Peru commemorative dates that are not necessarily public holidays).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Peru, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world. Aft=Afternoon, Arm=Armenian, Bah=Bahai, Bnk=Banks and most financial institutions, Bud=Buddhist, Cat=Catholic, Chr=Christian, Cop=Coptic, Eve=Evening, Gov=Government services and civil servants, Hin=Hindu, Jew=Jewish, Lin=Linguistic or ethnic groups, Mor=Morning, Mun=Municipal, Mus=Muslim, Orth=Orthodox, Othr=Miscellaneous partial observances (usually described in the Additional Information section of this page), Prt=Protestant, Reg=Regional, Rel=Other Religion, Sch=Schools and universities, Sik=Sikh.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2009 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Peru, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Peru, before planning any trip to Peru. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.