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 — in 53 days
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.