Panama Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in Panama 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday
9th JanuaryFridayMartyr's DayNational Holiday
14th FebruarySaturdayCarnivalObservance
15th FebruarySundayCarnivalObservance
16th FebruaryMondayCarnival / Shrove MondayCommon Local Holiday
17th FebruaryTuesdayCarnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake DayNational Holiday
18th FebruaryWednesdayCarnival / Ash WednesdayCommon Local Holiday
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
2nd AprilThursdayMaundy ThursdayNational Holiday, Christian
3rd AprilFridayGood FridayNational Holiday, Christian
4th AprilSaturdayHoly SaturdayBank holiday
5th AprilSundayEaster SundayObservance, Christian
1st MayFridayLabor Day / May DayNational Holiday
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
15th AugustSaturdayFoundation of Old Panama CityCommon Local Holiday
22nd SeptemberTuesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
3rd NovemberTuesdayIndependence DayNational Holiday
4th NovemberWednesdayNational Symbols DayNational Holiday
5th NovemberThursdayColón DayNational Holiday
10th NovemberTuesdayShout in Villa de los SantosNational Holiday
28th NovemberSaturdayIndependence from SpainNational Holiday
8th DecemberTuesdayMother's DayNational Holiday
20th DecemberSundayNational Day of MourningNational Holiday
21st DecemberMondayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberThursdayChristmas EveBank holiday
25th DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational Holiday, Christian
31st DecemberThursdayNew Year's EveBank holiday
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Panama. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Panama this year in 2026?

There are 14 holidays in Panama in 2026

How to retrieve the Panama holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=PA&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Panama holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'PA', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);
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