2026 in Chile

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The following is a list of events in the year 2026 in Chile .

Incumbents

• President: Gabriel Boric (CS)
• Minister of the Interior and Public Security: Carolina Tohá

Events

January

• 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

• 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

Further information: Public holidays in Chile

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

• 8 January – Álvaro Peña-Rojas, 82, singer ^[5]
• 9 January – Andrés Caniulef, 48, journalist ^[6]

References

1. Astier, Henri (2026-01-18). "Chile declares 'state of catastrophe' as wildfires leave at least 18 dead". BBC. Retrieved 2026-01-19.
2. "Festival de Viña 2026: Confirman fecha del evento y de la Gala". mega.cl (in Spanish). 14 March 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
3. Wells, Ione (15 December 2025). "Chile elects far-right José Antonio Kast as next president". BBC. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
4. "Chile Public Holidays". Public Holidays Global. Archived from the original on 12 December 2025. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
5. "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.
6. "Muere el periodista Andrés Caniulef a los 48 años de edad". Chilevisión (in Spanish). Retrieved 2026-01-10.

External links

• Online calendar