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Panama Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Panama
Panama has 13 national public holidays in 2025. All of them fall on a weekday. There are 6 long weekends and 3 more if you take a bridge day off.
Panama public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Martyr's Day | Martyr's Day | Public holiday | |
| Carnival | Carnival | Public holiday | |
| Carnival | Carnival | Public holiday | |
| Good Friday | Good Friday | Public holiday | |
| Labour Day | Labour Day | Public holiday | |
| Separation Day | Separation Day | Public holiday | |
| Flag Day | Flag Day | Public holiday | |
| Colon Day | Colón Day | Public holiday | |
| Shout in Villa de los Santos | Shout in Villa de los Santos | Public holiday | |
| Independence Day | Independence Day | Public holiday | |
| Mother's Day | Mother's Day | Public holiday | |
| Christmas Day | Christmas Day | 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.
Panama holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 2
February
March 2
April 1
May 1
June
July
August
September
October
November 5
December 2
Long weekends in Panama 2025
6 long weekends come for free, and 3 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Thu 9 Jan – Sun 12 Jan
Take off Fri 10 Jan
Sat 1 Mar – Tue 4 Mar
No leave needed
Fri 18 Apr – Sun 20 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 1 May – Sun 4 May
Take off Fri 2 May
Sat 1 Nov – Wed 5 Nov
No leave needed
Sat 8 Nov – Mon 10 Nov
No leave needed
Fri 28 Nov – Sun 30 Nov
No leave needed
Sat 6 Dec – Mon 8 Dec
No leave needed
Thu 25 Dec – Sun 28 Dec
Take off Fri 26 Dec
Planning a trip to Panama?
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.