Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in Panama 2026
Panama has 12 public holidays in 2026: 11 on working days and 1 on a weekend. The next one is Separation Day on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in 36 days.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in Panama
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 11 of the 12 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 1 on a weekend.
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 11 of the 12 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 1 on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Tuesday or Friday, with 4 dates.
Five of the 12 dates land on a Monday or Friday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Martyrs' Day on Friday, January 9, Good Friday on Friday, April 3, Labor Day on Friday, May 1, National Mourning Day (observed) on Monday, December 21 and Christmas Day on Friday, December 25. Six more holidays sit one working day away from the weekend, so a single day of leave turns each into a four-day break: New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1 (take Friday off), Carnival Tuesday on Tuesday, February 17 (take Monday off), Separation Day on Tuesday, November 3 (take Monday off) and Colon Day on Thursday, November 5 (take Friday off), and 2 more.
November is the busiest month, with 4 holiday dates. Six months have no public holiday at all (March, June, July, August, September and October). The longest stretch between two holidays is 186 days, from Labor Day on May 1 to Separation Day on November 3, the natural window for a longer break.
One entry is an observed, substitute or bridge day that moves a holiday onto a working day: National Mourning Day (observed) on December 21.
2027 brings 12 public holidays, the same number as 2026. 9 of the 12 dates fall on a working day, and 5 land next to the weekend.
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2026 public holidays in Panama
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Martyrs' Day | |
| Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| TuesdayNext | Separation Day | |
| Thursday | Colon Day | |
| Tuesday | Los Santos Uprising Day | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | Mother's Day | |
| SundayMoved | National Mourning Day | |
| Monday | National Mourning Day (observed) | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
2027 public holidays in Panama
12 holidays on 12 dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Martyrs' Day | |
| Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Labor Day | |
| Wednesday | Separation Day | |
| Friday | Colon Day | |
| Wednesday | Los Santos Uprising Day | |
| SundayMoved | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day (observed) | |
| Wednesday | Mother's Day | |
| Monday | National Mourning Day | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Christmas Day |
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