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Colombia Public Holidays


Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Colombia and start planning to make the most of your time off.

The Republic of Colombia currently celebrates 18 national holidays each year. Many of the holidays celebrated in Colombia are religious holidays. These holidays may change in date each year because their celebrations are calculated on the lunar cycle.

2025 Public Holidays

DateDayHoliday
1 JanWedNew Year's Day
6 JanMonEpiphany Holiday
24 MarMonSt Joseph's Day
17 AprThuMaundy Thursday
18 AprFriGood Friday
1 MayThuLabour Day
2 JunMonAscension Day Holiday
23 JunMonCorpus Christi Holiday
30 JunMonFeast of St Peter and St Paul
30 JunMonSacred Heart Day
20 JulSunIndependence Day
7 AugThuBattle of Boyacá Day
18 AugMonAssumption Day Holiday
13 OctMonColumbus Day Holiday
3 NovMonAll Saints' Day Holiday
17 NovMonIndependence of Cartagena Holiday
8 DecMonImmaculate Conception
25 DecThuChristmas Day
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2026 Public Holidays

DateDayHoliday
1 JanThuNew Year's Day
12 JanMonEpiphany Holiday
23 MarMonSt Joseph's Day
2 AprThuMaundy Thursday
3 AprFriGood Friday
1 MayFriLabour Day
18 MayMonAscension Day Holiday
8 JunMonCorpus Christi Holiday
15 JunMonSacred Heart Day
29 JunMonFeast of St Peter and St Paul
20 JulMonIndependence Day
7 AugFriBattle of Boyacá Day
17 AugMonAssumption Day Holiday
12 OctMonColumbus Day Holiday
2 NovMonAll Saints' Day Holiday
16 NovMonIndependence of Cartagena Holiday
8 DecTueImmaculate Conception
25 DecFriChristmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2026 are released.

2027 Public Holidays

DateDayHoliday
1 JanFriNew Year's Day
11 JanMonEpiphany Holiday
22 MarMonSt Joseph's Day
25 MarThuMaundy Thursday
26 MarFriGood Friday
1 MaySatLabour Day
10 MayMonAscension Day Holiday
31 MayMonCorpus Christi Holiday
7 JunMonSacred Heart Day
5 JulMonFeast of St Peter and St Paul
20 JulTueIndependence Day
7 AugSatBattle of Boyacá Day
16 AugMonAssumption Day Holiday
18 OctMonColumbus Day Holiday
1 NovMonAll Saints' Day Holiday
15 NovMonIndependence of Cartagena Holiday
8 DecWedImmaculate Conception
25 DecSatChristmas Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

There are many laws governing national holidays in Colombia. Most holidays are established as part of a national decree and then honoured from that point forward. Emiliani’s Law (Enacted December 6, 1983 as Law 51) requires that most holidays are moved to the following Monday so that work weeks are not interrupted. However, holiday dates associated with Easter, Independence Day, the Immaculate Conception and Christmas are never changed.

Labour laws in Colombia require that all employers provide employees a day off from work for all national holidays. These laws do not state whether or not it is mandatory for employees to be paid for national holidays. In many cases, however, employment contracts provide employees with payment for days off that occur due to a national holiday.

It should be noted that almost everyone takes the entire week off from work during Easter week. While only four of two of these days are considered national holidays and two are on the weekend, it has become traditional for businesses to close for the entire week.