Public holidays in Panama 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Panama

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Año Nuevo (puente) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)	Año Nuevo (puente)
9 January Monday	Monday	Martyrs' Day Día de los Mártires	Día de los Mártires
21 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Tuesday Martes de Carnaval	Martes de Carnaval
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo
3 November Friday	Friday	Separation Day Separación de Panamá de Colombia	Separación de Panamá de Colombia
5 November Sunday	Sunday	Colon Day Día de Colón	Día de Colón
6 November Monday	Monday	Colon Day (observed) Día de Colón (puente) Observed day off for Colon Day (Sun 5 Nov)	Día de Colón (puente)
10 November Friday	Friday	Los Santos Uprising Day Primer Grito de Independencia	Primer Grito de Independencia
28 November Tuesday	Tuesday	Independence Day Independencia de Panamá de España	Independencia de Panamá de España
8 December Friday	Friday	Mother's Day Día de la Madre	Día de la Madre
20 December Wednesday	Wednesday	National Mourning Day Día de Duelo Nacional	Día de Duelo Nacional
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Navidad	Navidad

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Sat 31 Dec – Mon 2 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day, New Year's Day (observed)
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 50% of days
Sat 7 Jan – Mon 9 Jan · 3 days off
Martyrs' Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 26% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Panama City: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 47% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Panama City: high 31°C (88°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 79% of days
Fri 3 Nov – Mon 6 Nov · 4 days off
Separation Day, Colon Day, Colon Day (observed)
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 87% of days
Fri 10 Nov – Sun 12 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 8 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · 3 days off
Mother's Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 59% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Panama City: high 30°C (86°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 46% of days
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

Bridge days

Mon 20 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 18 Feb – Tue 21 Feb)
Carnival Tuesday
Typically in Panama City: high 31°C (88°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 7% of days
Mon 27 Nov: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 25 Nov – Tue 28 Nov)
Independence Day
Typically in Panama City: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 90% of days

Leave planner 2023

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: Fri 3 Nov – Sun 12 Nov — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 7 Nov, Wed 8 Nov, Thu 9 Nov).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 6 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Jan – Mon 9 Jan · Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 20 Feb) get 4 days in a rowSat 18 Feb – Tue 21 Feb · Carnival TuesdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Nov) get 5 days in a rowThu 2 Nov – Mon 6 Nov · Separation Day, Colon Day, Colon Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 9 Nov) get 4 days in a rowThu 9 Nov – Sun 12 Nov · Los Santos Uprising DayShow on calendar ↓