Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Panama and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2025 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Wed	New Year's Day
9 Jan	Thu	Martyrs' Day
4 Mar	Tue	Carnival
18 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
1 May	Thu	Labour Day
3 Nov	Mon	Separation Day from Colombia
5 Nov	Wed	Colón Day
10 Nov	Mon	Uprising of Los Santos
28 Nov	Fri	Independence Day from Spain
8 Dec	Mon	Mother's Day
20 Dec	Sat	National Mourning Day
25 Dec	Thu	Christmas Day

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
9 Jan	Fri	Martyrs' Day
17 Feb	Tue	Carnival
3 Apr	Fri	Good Friday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
3 Nov	Tue	Separation Day from Colombia
5 Nov	Thu	Colón Day
10 Nov	Tue	Uprising of Los Santos
28 Nov	Sat	Independence Day from Spain
8 Dec	Tue	Mother's Day
20 Dec	Sun	National Mourning Day
25 Dec	Fri	Christmas Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
9 Jan	Sat	Martyrs' Day
8 Feb	Mon	Carnival
26 Mar	Fri	Good Friday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
3 Nov	Wed	Separation Day from Colombia
5 Nov	Fri	Colón Day
10 Nov	Wed	Uprising of Los Santos
28 Nov	Sun	Independence Day from Spain
29 Nov	Mon	Independence Day from Spain Holiday
8 Dec	Wed	Mother's Day
20 Dec	Mon	National Mourning Day
25 Dec	Sat	Christmas Day

Employees in Panama are entitled to 13 paid public holidays. If a public holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday is observed as the holiday. In addition to the 13 statutory public holidays, employees are allowed time off to celebrate the Presidential Inauguration, which takes place every five years. Employees required to work on a public holiday are compensated at the rate of double the regular salary, known as double time.