2026 in Chile
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The following is a list of events in the year 2026 in Chile.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 18 January – A state of catastrophe is declared in Biobío and Ñuble Regions following wildfires that leave at least 18 people dead and displace over 50,000.[1]
Predicted and scheduled
[edit]- 22–27 February – 65th Viña del Mar International Song Festival[2]
- 11 March – José Antonio Kast will be inaugurated as president of Chile for the 2026-2030 term.[3]
Holidays
[edit]Source:[4]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 3 April – Good Friday
- 4 April – Easter Saturday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 21 May – Navy Day
- 21 June – National Day of Aboriginal Peoples
- 29 June – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
- 16 July – Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- 15 August – Assumption Day
- 18 September – Independence Day
- 19 September – Army Day
- 12 October – Day of the Race
- 31 October – Reformation Day
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
[edit]- 8 January – Álvaro Peña-Rojas, 82, singer[5]
- 9 January – Andrés Caniulef, 48, journalist[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Astier, Henri (2026-01-18). "Chile declares 'state of catastrophe' as wildfires leave at least 18 dead". BBC. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
- ^ "Festival de Viña 2026: Confirman fecha del evento y de la Gala". mega.cl (in Spanish). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ Wells, Ione (15 December 2025). "Chile elects far-right José Antonio Kast as next president". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
- ^ "Chile Public Holidays". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
- ^ "Muere a los 82 años Álvaro Peña, leyenda del punk chileno y compañero de Joe Strummer en sus primeros años". La Tercera. January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
- ^ "Muere el periodista Andrés Caniulef a los 48 años de edad". Chilevisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-10.
