Public holidays
Public holidays in Panama
Panama has 13 public holidays in 2026, of which 2 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday3 NovemberSeparation Day
202613 dayspublic holidays in total
202713 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 9 JanuaryMartyrs' Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 17 FebruaryCarnival Tuesday
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 3 NovemberSeparation Day
Thursday 5 NovemberColon Day
Tuesday 10 NovemberLos Santos Uprising Day
Saturday 28 NovemberIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 8 DecemberMother's Day
Sunday 20 DecemberNational Mourning Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 21 DecemberNational Mourning Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 9 JanuaryMartyrs' Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 9 FebruaryCarnival Tuesday
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 3 NovemberSeparation Day
Friday 5 NovemberColon Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 10 NovemberLos Santos Uprising Day
Sunday 28 NovemberIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 29 NovemberIndependence Day (observed)long weekend likely
Wednesday 8 DecemberMother's Day
Monday 20 DecemberNational Mourning Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.