Public holidays in Panama 2025

12 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
9 January Thursday	Thursday	Martyrs' Day National day Día de los Mártires	Día de los Mártires
4 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Tuesday Martes de Carnaval	Martes de Carnaval
18 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Thursday	Thursday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
3 November Monday	Monday	Separation Day National day Separación de Panamá de Colombia	Separación de Panamá de Colombia
5 November Wednesday	Wednesday	Colon Day Día de Colón	Día de Colón
10 November Monday	Monday	Los Santos Uprising Day National day Primer Grito de Independencia	Primer Grito de Independencia
28 November Friday	Friday	Independence Day National day Independencia de Panamá de España	Independencia de Panamá de España
8 December Monday	Monday	Mother's Day Día de la Madre	Día de la Madre
20 December Saturday	Saturday	National Mourning Day National day Día de Duelo Nacional	Día de Duelo Nacional
25 December Thursday	Thursday	Christmas Day Religious Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

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

Long weekends

Fri 18 Apr – Sun 20 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Panama City: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 66% of days
Sat 1 Nov – Mon 3 Nov · 3 days off
Separation Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 90% of days
Sat 8 Nov – Mon 10 Nov · 3 days off
Los Santos Uprising Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 83% of days
Fri 28 Nov – Sun 30 Nov · 3 days off
Independence Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 81% of days
Sat 6 Dec – Mon 8 Dec · 3 days off
Mother's Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 60% of days

Bridge days

Fri 10 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 9 Jan – Sun 12 Jan)
Martyrs' Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 27% of days
Mon 3 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 1 Mar – Tue 4 Mar)
Carnival Tuesday
Typically in Panama City: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 11% of days
Fri 2 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Panama City: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 79% of days
Tue 4 Nov: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Sat 1 Nov – Wed 5 Nov)
Separation Day, Colon Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 90% 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 Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 53% of days

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 1 Nov – Mon 10 Nov — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 4 Nov, Thu 6 Nov, Fri 7 Nov).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 10 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 Jan – Sun 12 Jan · Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 3 Mar) get 4 days in a rowSat 1 Mar – Tue 4 Mar · Carnival TuesdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 17 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 17 Apr – Sun 20 Apr · 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 (Tue 4 Nov) get 5 days in a rowSat 1 Nov – Wed 5 Nov · Separation Day, Colon DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 7 Nov) get 4 days in a rowFri 7 Nov – Mon 10 Nov · Los Santos Uprising DayShow on calendar ↓