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Public Holiday
Nationwide
Children's Day
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Closed
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Varies
- Restaurants Varies
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Closed
🛋️ Long weekend potential
4-Day Block
SAT
03
Weekend
SUN
04
Weekend
MON
05
Bridge Day
TUE
06
Holiday
4-day weekend with a bridge day on January 5
📣 Traveler notes
Uruguay is located between Argentina and Brazil and is the second-smallest country in South America.
- New Year's Day (January 1)
- Wise Men's Day (January 6)
- Carnival (date varies)
- Holy Week (officially Tourism Week)
- Landing of the 33 Patriots Day (April 19)
- Common greetings include cheek-to-cheek kisses (between men and women, or among men). Punctuality is flexible; slight delays are normal. Remove shoes when entering a home. Avoid making the 'OK' hand sign (forming a circle with thumb and index finger), as this is considered offensive. Do not place feet on furniture.
About this holiday
Children's Day is a general observance for children. Internationally, World Children's Day is marked on November 20th, recognizing the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child (1959) and the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1989).