Public holidays in Panama 2027

13 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Panama

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 44% of days
Fri 26 Mar – Sun 28 Mar · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Panama City: high 32°C (90°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 27% of days
Fri 5 Nov – Sun 7 Nov · 3 days off
Colon Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 84% of days
Sat 27 Nov – Mon 29 Nov · 3 days off
Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 87% of days
Sat 18 Dec – Mon 20 Dec · 3 days off
National Mourning Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 47% of days

Bridge days

Mon 8 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Feb – Tue 9 Feb)
Carnival Tuesday
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 6% of days
Thu 4 Nov: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 3 Nov – Sun 7 Nov)
Separation Day, Colon Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 87% of days

Leave planner 2027

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 30 Oct – Sun 7 Nov — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 1 Nov, Tue 2 Nov, Thu 4 Nov).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Feb – Tue 9 Feb · Carnival TuesdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 Mar – Sun 28 Mar · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 Nov) get 5 days in a rowWed 3 Nov – Sun 7 Nov · Separation Day, Colon DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 Nov) get 4 days in a rowFri 26 Nov – Mon 29 Nov · Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 17 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 17 Dec – Mon 20 Dec · National Mourning DayShow on calendar ↓