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Colombia Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Colombia
Colombia has 17 national public holidays in 2025. 16 of them fall on a weekday and 1 on a weekend. There are 11 long weekends and 3 more if you take a bridge day off.
Colombia public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | Public holiday | |
| Epiphany | Día de los Reyes Magos | Public holiday | |
| Saint Joseph's Day | Día de San José | Public holiday | |
| Maundy Thursday | Jueves Santo | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Viernes Santo | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | Primero de Mayo | Public holiday | |
| Ascension Day | Ascensión del señor | Public holiday | |
| Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Public holiday | |
| Sacred Heart | Sagrado Corazón | Public holiday | |
| Saint Peter and Saint Paul | San Pedro y San Pablo | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Declaration of Independence | Declaracion de la Independencia de Colombia | Public holiday |
| Battle of Boyacá | Batalla de Boyacá | Public holiday | |
| Assumption of Mary | La Asunción | Public holiday | |
| Columbus Day | Día de la Raza | Public holiday | |
| All Saints’ Day | Dia de los Santos | Public holiday | |
| Independence of Cartagena | Independencia de Cartagena | Public holiday | |
| Immaculate Conception | La Inmaculada Concepción | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Navidad | Public holiday |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
Colombia holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 2
February
March 1
April 2
May 1
June 4
July 1
August 2
September
October 1
November 2
December 2
Long weekends in Colombia 2025
11 long weekends come for free, and 3 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Sat 4 Jan – Mon 6 Jan
No leave needed
Sat 22 Mar – Mon 24 Mar
No leave needed
Thu 17 Apr – Sun 20 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Sat 31 May – Mon 2 Jun
No leave needed
Sat 21 Jun – Mon 23 Jun
No leave needed
Sat 28 Jun – Mon 30 Jun
No leave needed
Thu 7 Aug – Sun 10 Aug
Take off Fri 8 Aug
Sat 16 Aug – Mon 18 Aug
No leave needed
Sat 11 Oct – Mon 13 Oct
No leave needed
Sat 1 Nov – Mon 3 Nov
No leave needed
Sat 15 Nov – Mon 17 Nov
No leave needed
Sat 6 Dec – Mon 8 Dec
No leave needed
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
Take off Fri 26 Dec
Colombia vs its neighbours — public holidays in 2025
Planning a trip to Colombia?
On public holidays banks, offices and many shops close, public transport often runs a Sunday timetable and popular destinations get busy and more expensive. Book early around long weekends.