Public holidays in Panama 2024

16 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Panama

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

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

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 57% of days
Fri 29 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Panama City: high 32°C (90°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 37% of days
Sat 29 Jun – Mon 1 Jul · 3 days off
Presidential Inauguration Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 81% of days
Sat 2 Nov – Tue 5 Nov · 4 days off
Separation Day, Separation Day (observed), Colon Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 90% of days
Sat 9 Nov – Mon 11 Nov · 3 days off
Los Santos Uprising Day, Los Santos Uprising Day (observed)
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 80% of days
Sat 7 Dec – Mon 9 Dec · 3 days off
Mother's Day, Mother's Day (observed)
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 60% of days
Fri 20 Dec – Sun 22 Dec · 3 days off
National Mourning Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 44% of days

Bridge days

Mon 8 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 6 Jan – Tue 9 Jan)
Martyrs' Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 24% of days
Mon 12 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 10 Feb – Tue 13 Feb)
Carnival Tuesday
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 4% of days
Fri 29 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 28 Nov – Sun 1 Dec)
Independence Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 81% of days

Leave planner 2024

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 2 Nov – Mon 11 Nov — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 6 Nov, Thu 7 Nov, Fri 8 Nov).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Jan) get 4 days in a rowSat 6 Jan – Tue 9 Jan · Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 12 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 10 Feb – Tue 13 Feb · Carnival TuesdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Jun) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Jun – Mon 1 Jul · Presidential Inauguration DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 1 Nov) get 5 days in a rowFri 1 Nov – Tue 5 Nov · Separation Day, Separation Day (observed), Colon DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 8 Nov) get 4 days in a rowFri 8 Nov – Mon 11 Nov · Los Santos Uprising Day, Los Santos Uprising Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓