Public holidays in Panama 2026

13 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Panama

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
9 January Friday	Friday	Martyrs' Day Día de los Mártires	Día de los Mártires
17 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Tuesday Martes de Carnaval	Martes de Carnaval
3 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
3 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Separation Day Separación de Panamá de Colombia	Separación de Panamá de Colombia
5 November Thursday	Thursday	Colon Day Día de Colón	Día de Colón
10 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Los Santos Uprising Day Primer Grito de Independencia	Primer Grito de Independencia
28 November Saturday	Saturday	Independence Day Independencia de Panamá de España	Independencia de Panamá de España
8 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Mother's Day Día de la Madre	Día de la Madre
20 December Sunday	Sunday	National Mourning Day Día de Duelo Nacional	Día de Duelo Nacional
21 December Monday	Monday	National Mourning Day (observed) Día de Duelo Nacional (puente) Observed day off for National Mourning Day (Sun 20 Dec)	Día de Duelo Nacional (puente)
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Panama (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 9 Jan – Sun 11 Jan · 3 days off
Martyrs' Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 27% of days
Fri 3 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Panama City: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 41% of days
Fri 1 May – Sun 3 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Panama City: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 79% of days
Sat 19 Dec – Mon 21 Dec · 3 days off
National Mourning Day, National Mourning Day (observed)
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 50% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 53% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 44% of days
Mon 16 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb)
Carnival Tuesday
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 9% of days
Mon 2 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 31 Oct – Tue 3 Nov)
Separation Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 90% of days
Wed 4 Nov: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Tue 3 Nov – Thu 5 Nov)
Separation Day, Colon Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 87% of days
Fri 6 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 5 Nov – Sun 8 Nov)
Colon Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 84% of days
Mon 9 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 7 Nov – Tue 10 Nov)
Los Santos Uprising Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 86% of days
Mon 7 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 5 Dec – Tue 8 Dec)
Mother's Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 59% of days

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 31 Oct – Sun 8 Nov — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 2 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Fri 6 Nov).

Take 1 day off (Fri 2 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 8 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Thu 8 Jan – Sun 11 Jan · Martyrs' Day
Take 1 day off (Mon 16 Feb) get 4 days in a row
Sat 14 Feb – Tue 17 Feb · Carnival Tuesday
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 2 Apr – Sun 5 Apr · Good Friday
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 4 days in a row
Thu 30 Apr – Sun 3 May · Labor Day
Take 1 day off (Mon 2 Nov) get 4 days in a row
Sat 31 Oct – Tue 3 Nov · Separation Day