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Colombia 2026 Public Holidays

19 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 2 holidays
February
March 1 holidays
April 2 holidays
May 2 holidays
June 3 holidays
July 2 holidays
August 2 holidays
September
October 1 holidays
November 2 holidays
December 2 holidays

2026 Holiday List · Colombia

19 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year's Day Public holiday 1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.
Jan 12 Monday Epiphany Public holiday 6 January.
Mar 23 Monday Saint Joseph's Day Public holiday 19 March.
Apr 2 Thursday Maundy Thursday Public holiday The Thursday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 3 Friday Good Friday Public holiday The Friday before Easter Sunday.
May 1 Friday Labor Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.
May 18 Monday Ascension Day Public holiday The Thursday 39 days after Easter Sunday.
Jun 8 Monday Corpus Christi Holiday Public holiday
Jun 15 Monday Sacred Heart Public holiday
Jun 29 Monday Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul Holiday Public holiday
Jul 13 Monday Day of the Virgin of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá Public holiday
Jul 20 Monday Independence Day Public holiday The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.
Aug 7 Friday Battle of Boyacá Day Public holiday
Aug 17 Monday Assumption of Mary Holiday Public holiday
Oct 12 Monday Columbus Day Holiday Public holiday
Nov 2 Monday All Saints' Day Holiday Public holiday
Nov 16 Monday Independence of Cartagena Public holiday
Dec 8 Tuesday Feast of the Immaculate Conception Public holiday 8 December.
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Show 26 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 6 Tuesday Epiphany Observance 6 January.
Mar 8 Sunday Women's Day Observance 8 March.
Mar 19 Thursday Saint Joseph's Day Observance 19 March.
Mar 20 Friday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Mar 29 Sunday Palm Sunday Observance The Sunday before Easter Sunday.
Apr 5 Sunday Easter Sunday Observance The first Sunday after the first full moon on or after 21 March, so the date moves between 22 March and 25 April.
Apr 23 Thursday Language Day Observance
Apr 25 Saturday Children's Day Observance 1 June across the post-Soviet states and much of Asia; other dates elsewhere.
Apr 26 Sunday Secretaries' Day Observance
Apr 29 Wednesday Day of Trees Observance
May 10 Sunday Mother's Day Observance The second Sunday of May in most countries, but the date varies widely.
May 15 Friday Teachers' Day Observance 5 October in many countries; other dates elsewhere.
Jun 4 Thursday Corpus Christi Observance The Thursday 60 days after Easter Sunday.
Jun 21 Sunday Father's Day Observance The third Sunday of June in most countries, but the date varies widely.
Jun 21 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Aug 15 Saturday Assumption of Mary Observance 15 August.
Sep 19 Saturday Valentine's Day Observance 14 February.
Sep 22 Tuesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Oct 31 Saturday Halloween Observance 31 October.
Nov 1 Sunday All Saints' Day Observance 1 November.
Nov 11 Wednesday Independence of Cartagena Observance
Nov 14 Saturday Colombian Women's Day Observance
Dec 7 Monday Eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Observance
Dec 21 Monday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.
Dec 24 Thursday Christmas Eve Observance 24 December.
Dec 31 Thursday New Year's Eve Observance 31 December.

About these holidays

New Year's Day

1 January. In many countries the day off moves to the following Monday when it falls on a weekend.

The first day of the Gregorian calendar year, and the most widely observed public holiday in the world — a day off in almost every country that uses the Gregorian calendar, regardless of religion. Several countries extend the break to 2 January, and some in East Asia keep both the Gregorian and a separate lunar new year.

Epiphany

6 January.

Marks the visit of the Magi and closes the Christmas season. A public holiday in Spain, Italy, Austria, Greece, Poland, Sweden and Finland, and in three German states — one of the standard examples of a holiday that is regional rather than national.

Saint Joseph's Day

19 March.

Honours the husband of Mary, and doubles as Father's Day in Spain, Italy and parts of Latin America. A public holiday in Colombia, Costa Rica, Malta and several Swiss cantons.

Maundy Thursday

The Thursday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the Last Supper. A full public holiday across the Nordic countries, Latin America and the Philippines; a half day in some others; an ordinary working day in most of the rest.

Good Friday

The Friday before Easter Sunday.

Commemorates the crucifixion, and is the most widely observed Christian public holiday after Christmas. Together with Easter Monday it produces a four-day weekend in much of Europe, the Commonwealth and Latin America. In several countries it also carries trading or entertainment restrictions beyond the day off itself.

Labor Day

1 May in most countries; the first Monday of September in the United States and Canada.

The workers' holiday. Almost everywhere it falls on 1 May; in the United States and Canada it was deliberately placed in September to avoid the associations of May Day.

Ascension Day

The Thursday 39 days after Easter Sunday.

Marks the ascension of Christ, forty days after Easter. Always a Thursday, which makes it a popular bridge day — in France, Germany, the Nordics and the Benelux many people take the Friday off to reach a four-day weekend.

Independence Day

The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.

The national day of a country that gained independence from another state, and typically its most important secular holiday. Over a hundred countries observe one, on dates ranging across the whole calendar.

Feast of the Immaculate Conception

8 December.

A Catholic feast honouring the conception of the Virgin Mary. A public holiday in Spain, Italy, Austria, Portugal, much of Latin America and the Philippines.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com