Holiday Guide for Panama in 2026

Panama information

Population: 4.31m
Capital: Panama City
Calling Code: (507)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Panamanian balboa
Language: Spanish

List of National Holidays in Panama in 2026

	Thursday January 1st New Year's Day Panama: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Friday January 9th Long Weekend! Martyr's Day Panama: Martyrs' Day marks the date of the 1964 riots over sovereignty of the Panama Canal Zone.
	Tuesday February 17th Mardi Gras Panama: Carnival Tuesday, also known as Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday, takes place on the day before Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent
	Friday April 3rd Long Weekend! Holy Friday Panama: Good Friday occurs on the Friday before Easter. The day commemorates the Crucifixion of Jesus.
	Friday May 1st Long Weekend! Labor Day Panama: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Tuesday November 3rd Separation Day Panama: Declaration of independence from Colombia in 1903
	Thursday November 5th Colon Day Panama: In 1903, the citizens of Colon averted a march on Panama City by the Colombian army.
	Tuesday November 10th Los Santos Uprising Day Panama: The movement for independence from Spain began in Los Santos province
	Saturday November 28th Independence Day Panama: Panama was part of Gran Colombia when it became independent from Spain in 1821
	Tuesday December 8th Panama Mother's Day Panama: Mother's Day in Panama is a national holiday, celebrated on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception
	Sunday December 20th National Mourning Day Panama: Honours the Panamanians who died during the 1989 U.S. invasion of the country.
	Friday December 25th Long Weekend! Christmas Day Panama: Christmas celebrates the Nativity of Jesus which according to tradition took place on December 25th 1 BC