Public holidays in Colombia 2025

18 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Colombia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
6 January Monday	Monday	Epiphany Religious Día de los Reyes Magos	Día de los Reyes Magos
24 March Monday	Monday	Saint Joseph's Day (observed) Religious Día de San José (observado) Observed day off for Saint Joseph's Day (Wed 19 Mar)	Día de San José (observado)
17 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Religious Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
2 June Monday	Monday	Ascension Day (observed) Religious Ascensión del señor (observado) Observed day off for Ascension Day (Thu 29 May)	Ascensión del señor (observado)
23 June Monday	Monday	Corpus Christi (observed) Religious Corpus Christi (observado) Observed day off for Corpus Christi (Thu 19 Jun)	Corpus Christi (observado)
30 June Monday	Monday	Sacred Heart (observed) Religious Sagrado Corazón (observado) Observed day off for Sacred Heart (Fri 27 Jun)	Sagrado Corazón (observado)
30 June Monday	Monday	Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day (observed) Religious San Pedro y San Pablo (observado) Observed day off for Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day (Sun 29 Jun)	San Pedro y San Pablo (observado)
20 July Sunday	Sunday	Independence Day National day Día de la Independencia	Día de la Independencia
7 August Thursday	Thursday	Battle of Boyacá National day Batalla de Boyacá	Batalla de Boyacá
18 August Monday	Monday	Assumption Day (observed) Religious La Asunción (observado) Observed day off for Assumption Day (Fri 15 Aug)	La Asunción (observado)
13 October Monday	Monday	Columbus Day (observed) Día de la Raza (observado) Observed day off for Columbus Day (Sun 12 Oct)	Día de la Raza (observado)
3 November Monday	Monday	All Saints' Day (observed) Religious Día de Todos los Santos (observado) Observed day off for All Saints' Day (Sat 1 Nov)	Día de Todos los Santos (observado)
17 November Monday	Monday	Independence of Cartagena (observed) National day Independencia de Cartagena (observado) Observed day off for Independence of Cartagena (Tue 11 Nov)	Independencia de Cartagena (observado)
8 December Monday	Monday	Immaculate Conception Religious La Inmaculada Concepción	La Inmaculada Concepción
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Sat 4 Jan – Mon 6 Jan · 3 days off
Epiphany
Typically in Bogota: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 49% of days
Sat 22 Mar – Mon 24 Mar · 3 days off
Saint Joseph's Day (observed)
Typically in Bogota: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 76% of days
Thu 17 Apr – Sun 20 Apr · 4 days off
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
Typically in Bogota: high 24°C (75°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 90% of days
Sat 31 May – Mon 2 Jun · 3 days off
Ascension Day (observed)
Typically in Bogota: high 24°C (75°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 89% of days
Sat 21 Jun – Mon 23 Jun · 3 days off
Corpus Christi (observed)
Typically in Bogota: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 83% of days
Sat 28 Jun – Mon 30 Jun · 3 days off
Sacred Heart (observed), Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day (observed)
Typically in Bogota: high 23°C (73°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 87% of days
Sat 16 Aug – Mon 18 Aug · 3 days off
Assumption Day (observed)
Typically in Bogota: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 74% of days
Sat 11 Oct – Mon 13 Oct · 3 days off
Columbus Day (observed)
Typically in Bogota: high 24°C (75°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 69% of days
Sat 1 Nov – Mon 3 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day (observed)
Typically in Bogota: high 23°C (73°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 83% of days
Sat 15 Nov – Mon 17 Nov · 3 days off
Independence of Cartagena (observed)
Typically in Bogota: high 23°C (73°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 81% of days
Sat 6 Dec – Mon 8 Dec · 3 days off
Immaculate Conception
Typically in Bogota: high 24°C (75°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 53% of days

Bridge days

Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Bogota: high 24°C (75°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 70% of days
Fri 8 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 7 Aug – Sun 10 Aug)
Battle of Boyacá
Typically in Bogota: high 24°C (75°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 63% of days
Fri 26 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Bogota: high 24°C (75°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 60% of days

Long-weekend trip ideas

Where to go, typical weather and budget options for the most popular long weekends.

Where to go for Good Friday Where to go for Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day Where to go for Columbus Day

Leave planner 2025

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 12 Apr – Sun 20 Apr — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 14 Apr, Tue 15 Apr, Wed 16 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 3 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 3 Jan – Mon 6 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 21 Mar) get 4 days in a rowFri 21 Mar – Mon 24 Mar · Saint Joseph's Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 16 Apr) get 5 days in a rowWed 16 Apr – Sun 20 Apr · Maundy Thursday, Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 2 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 May – Sun 4 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 30 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 30 May – Mon 2 Jun · Ascension Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 20 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 20 Jun – Mon 23 Jun · Corpus Christi (observed)Show on calendar ↓