How many public holidays does Panama have in 2026?

Panama has 13 public holidays in 2026.

How many public holidays does Panama have in 2027?

Panama has 13 public holidays in 2027.

What is the next public holiday in Panama?

The next public holiday in Panama is Separation Day on Tue, Nov 3, 2026.

Are weekends counted as holidays in Panama?

Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 3 public holidays fall on a weekend in Panama; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.

Does Panama observe daylight saving time?

Panama does not observe a seasonal DST shift in its mapped timezone (America/Panama); local clock anchors stay stable around holidays.

Which kind of holiday is most common in Panama?

Across the upcoming 12 months, Panama weights toward other observances (5 of 13 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 4, civic 3, cultural 1, other 5.

Holiday calendar

Public holidays in Panama.

13 in 202613 in 2027Next: Separation Day · Tue, Nov 3, 2026

Last updated recently. Holiday tables, the next-holiday snapshot, and curated explainer links refresh on the daily calendar update window.

Next holiday

Separation Day

Tue, Nov 3, 2026

Primary timezone

America/Panama

Useful when holiday planning crosses countries or teams.

Curated explainers

Focused detail pages kept live for the strongest holiday queries.

Airport / timezone context

1 zones

Cross-links below connect this calendar to travel and time-reference pages.

Year-of-public-holidays pattern

Panama across the next 12 months

13 public holidays fall between Tue, Jun 2, 2026 and Wed, Jun 2, 2027 in Panama. The classifier below is a transparent keyword heuristic, not a legal taxonomy.

Classification mix

Religious4
Civic3
Cultural1
Other / unclassified5

Headline reading: a other-leaning calendar.

Weekday distribution

Sunday0
Monday1
Tuesday4
Wednesday1
Thursday1
Friday3
Saturday3

Tuesday and Thursday entries create the strongest long-weekend pull.

Longest holiday-free stretch

153 days

Tue, Jun 2, 2026 → Mon, Nov 2, 2026

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster

4 days

Sat, Feb 6, 2027 → Tue, Feb 9, 2027

Adjacent weekends are counted with public-holiday dates when computing the cluster.

Operational closure profile

What makes the Panama calendar operationally different

The country page now reads the holiday list as a planning surface: density, month clusters, type mix, and bridge-day pressure. These signals are derived from the same retained holiday rows rather than generic country copy.

Calendar density

active public-holiday calendar

Panama has 13 public holidays in the rolling 12-month window and 13 total retained holiday rows across all types.

Bridge-day pressure

5 public holidays fall on Tuesday or Thursday, creating likely bridge-day pressure around adjacent Mondays or Fridays.

Month clustering

Public holidays cluster most strongly in November (5), January (2), February (2), December (2).

Dataset type mix

Dataset type mix is led by 13 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules.

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Calendar evidence

Panama holiday-calendar evidence

Panama's holiday page now reads the country calendar as an operational dataset: year coverage, rolling public-holiday window, weekday rhythm, cluster/gap behavior, peer context, and source boundaries.

11/12 checks

Route identity

Verified

Panama resolves to ISO PA and canonical holiday route /holidays/panama/.

Two-year coverage

Verified

2026 has 13 holiday rows; 2027 has 13 holiday rows. Both tables render on the same country page.

Rolling public window

Verified

13 public holidays and 13 total holiday rows fall in the rolling 365-day planning window. Density label: active public-holiday calendar.

Next holiday

Verified

Separation Day is next on Tue, Nov 3, 2026.

Classification mix

Verified

4 religious, 3 civic, 1 cultural, 5 other. Dominant read: other-leaning.

Weekday rhythm

Verified

Leading weekdays: Tuesday 4, Friday 3, Saturday 3. 5 public holidays fall on Tuesday or Thursday, creating likely bridge-day pressure around adjacent Mondays or Fridays.

Gap and cluster behavior

Verified

Longest quiet stretch: 153 days (Tue, Jun 2, 2026 → Mon, Nov 2, 2026). Longest cluster: 4 days (Sat, Feb 6, 2027 → Tue, Feb 9, 2027).

Month and type pattern

Verified

Public holidays cluster most strongly in November (5), January (2), February (2), December (2). Dataset type mix is led by 13 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules.

Timezone context

Verified

Panama has 1 mapped timezone anchored by America/Panama; mapped zones do not show a seasonal DST shift.

Curation and peers

Verified

0 curated holiday explainers are attached. 3 peer countries are used for regional comparison.

Travel handoff

Verified

No airport-country handoff is available; the strongest adjacent planning links are time, date-calculator, and countdown pages.

Substitution boundary

Boundary

3 public holidays land on weekends in the rolling window. Substitute weekdays are not invented unless they exist as source rows.

Practical use cases

Operational closure planning

Use the density, weekday rhythm, bridge-day, gap, and cluster signals to see when the calendar is likely to interrupt ordinary work weeks.

Travel and staffing

Pair the holiday calendar with the country time and airport-country pages before scheduling travel, support shifts, launches, or regional handoffs.

Cross-country comparison

Use the peer table to check whether a holiday-heavy week is specific to this country or part of a broader regional closure pattern.

Trust boundaries

Not legal advice: The page is a reference calendar. Regional, sector, employer, school, bank, and substitute-day rules may differ from the national rows shown here.
Heuristic classification: Religious/civic/cultural labels are generated from transparent keyword matching and should be treated as reading aids, not official taxonomy.

Cross-country comparison

Panama versus regional peers

Peer countries are picked from the same continent (America) by holiday-name overlap with Panama, then ranked by the strongest shared calendar fraction.

Country	Public holidays (next 12 mo)	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Panama	13	1	4	1	1	3	3	0
Bolivia	13	2	2	0	3	3	1	2
Costa Rica	11	0	2	0	1	3	3	2
Dominican Republic	14	0	1	1	4	5	2	1

Compared with Bolivia (13), Costa Rica (11), Dominican Republic (14) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Panama's 13-holiday count sits in the middle of the regional cluster.

Holiday planning depth

How to read the Panama holiday calendar

The tables give the dates. These notes explain the coverage window, holiday mix, timezone context, and when a holiday earns a deeper explainer page.

Calendar density

Panama has 13 tracked public holidays in the upcoming 12 months (2026-06 → 2027-06), and 13 entries in the following calendar year. Next public holiday signal: Separation Day on Tue, Nov 3, 2026 (Tuesday).

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Classification mix across the next 12 months: 4 religious, 3 civic, 1 cultural, 5 other (13 classified entries). The headline reading: a other-leaning calendar (Panama weights toward other observances in the upcoming window).

Weekday rhythm

Weekday distribution skews to Tuesday 4, Friday 3, and Saturday 3, which controls long-weekend math for the year. Holidays falling on Tuesday or Thursday create the strongest long-weekend pull; Saturday/Sunday entries depend on whether Panama grants a weekday substitution. 5 public holidays fall on Tuesday or Thursday, creating likely bridge-day pressure around adjacent Mondays or Fridays.

Quiet stretches

Longest holiday-free stretch is 153 days (Tue, Jun 2, 2026 → Mon, Nov 2, 2026) — useful for spotting the calmest planning window.

Holiday clusters

Longest consecutive-holiday cluster is 4 days (Sat, Feb 6, 2027 → Tue, Feb 9, 2027), counting weekends adjacent to public dates.

Peer-country comparison

Compared with Bolivia (13), Costa Rica (11), Dominican Republic (14) across the same upcoming-12-month window, Panama's 13-holiday count sits in the middle of the regional cluster.

Timezone planning

Panama plans closures around America/Panama. Panama does not show a seasonal DST shift, so local clock anchors stay stable around holidays.

Curation depth

No curated explainer pages are attached yet for Panama; the table is the canonical reference here.

Travel handoff

No airport-country handoff is attached, so the strongest adjacent links are city clocks and date calculators.

Substitution and source boundary

3 public holidays land on a weekend in the upcoming window. This table does not invent substitute weekdays; it follows the source holiday rows exposed for Panama.

Calendar pattern notes

Dataset type mix is led by 13 public entries. This is separate from legal closure strength; always confirm local substitution and sector rules. Public holidays cluster most strongly in November (5), January (2), February (2), December (2).

Public-holiday practice can vary by region, sector, and employer. Use official government or workplace calendars for legal closure decisions.

Holiday calendar method

How we calculate this: We load the current and next-year holiday rows for PA, intersect them with the next 365 days, classify each public-holiday row with a transparent keyword heuristic (religious / civic / cultural / other), and derive the weekday distribution, longest holiday-free stretch, and longest consecutive-holiday cluster (counting weekends adjacent to public-holiday dates).
Data sources: Holiday rows from the curated holiday catalog (src/data/holidays.json); country roster, ISO PA, and timezones from src/data/countries.json; DST observance from the IANA tzdata mirror in src/data/zones.json. Peer-country selection uses same-continent overlap on the holiday-slug set.
Update cadence: Page revalidates daily (revalidate = 86400) so the year-pattern card, next-holiday signal, and peer-comparison counts stay current.

Frequently asked questions

Panama holiday questions

How many public holidays does Panama have in 2026?: Panama has 13 public holidays in 2026.
How many public holidays does Panama have in 2027?: Panama has 13 public holidays in 2027.
What is the next public holiday in Panama?: The next public holiday in Panama is Separation Day on Tue, Nov 3, 2026.
Are weekends counted as holidays in Panama?: Saturday and Sunday are not listed as public holidays unless a national observance falls on that date. In the upcoming 12 months, 3 public holidays fall on a weekend in Panama; whether a substitute weekday is granted depends on local statutory rules and is not encoded in this table.
Does Panama observe daylight saving time?: Panama does not observe a seasonal DST shift in its mapped timezone (America/Panama); local clock anchors stay stable around holidays.
Which kind of holiday is most common in Panama?: Across the upcoming 12 months, Panama weights toward other observances (5 of 13 classified public holidays). The classifier is keyword-based and the remainder break down as religious 4, civic 3, cultural 1, other 5.

Reference data for Panama holidays

Reference fields include Panama's ISO code, holiday names and dates, weekday distribution, peer-country comparison, and classification mix.

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Next Holiday

Separation Day — Tue, Nov 3, 2026

Separation Day

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58Min

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Timezones

America/Panama

2026 Holidays (13)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Thu, Jan 1, 2026	New Year's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, Jan 9, 2026	Martyr's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Mon, Feb 16, 2026	CarnivalCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Tue, Feb 17, 2026	CarnivalCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, Apr 3, 2026	Good FridayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Fri, May 1, 2026	Labour DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Past	Public
Tue, Nov 3, 2026	Separation DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Wed, Nov 4, 2026	Flag DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Nov 5, 2026	Colon DayColón DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, Nov 10, 2026	Shout in Villa de los SantosCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Nov 28, 2026	Independence DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, Dec 8, 2026	Mother's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Dec 25, 2026	Christmas DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

2027 Holidays (13)

Date	Name	Status	Type
Fri, Jan 1, 2027	New Year's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Jan 9, 2027	Martyr's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Mon, Feb 8, 2027	CarnivalCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Tue, Feb 9, 2027	CarnivalCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Mar 26, 2027	Good FridayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, May 1, 2027	Labour DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Wed, Nov 3, 2027	Separation DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Thu, Nov 4, 2027	Flag DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Fri, Nov 5, 2027	Colon DayColón DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Wed, Nov 10, 2027	Shout in Villa de los SantosCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sun, Nov 28, 2027	Independence DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Wed, Dec 8, 2027	Mother's DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public
Sat, Dec 25, 2027	Christmas DayCalendar entry onlyAnnual calendar only	Upcoming	Public

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Browse countdown pages

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Public holidays in Panama.

Panama across the next 12 months

What makes the Panama calendar operationally different

Panama holiday-calendar evidence

Route identity

Two-year coverage

Rolling public window

Next holiday

Classification mix

Weekday rhythm

Gap and cluster behavior

Month and type pattern

Timezone context

Curation and peers

Travel handoff

Substitution boundary

Operational closure planning

Travel and staffing

Cross-country comparison

Panama versus regional peers

How to read the Panama holiday calendar

Calendar density

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Weekday rhythm

Quiet stretches

Holiday clusters

Peer-country comparison

Timezone planning

Curation depth

Travel handoff

Substitution and source boundary

Calendar pattern notes

Panama holiday questions

Popular Countdowns

Next Holiday

Separation Day

Timezones

2026 Holidays (13)

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Public holidays in Panama.

Panama across the next 12 months

What makes the Panama calendar operationally different

Panama holiday-calendar evidence

Route identity

Two-year coverage

Rolling public window

Next holiday

Classification mix

Weekday rhythm

Gap and cluster behavior

Month and type pattern

Timezone context

Curation and peers

Travel handoff

Substitution boundary

Operational closure planning

Travel and staffing

Cross-country comparison

Panama versus regional peers

How to read the Panama holiday calendar

Calendar density

Religious vs civic vs cultural mix

Weekday rhythm

Quiet stretches

Holiday clusters

Peer-country comparison

Timezone planning

Curation depth

Travel handoff

Substitution and source boundary

Calendar pattern notes

Panama holiday questions

Popular Countdowns

Next Holiday

Separation Day

Timezones

2026 Holidays (13)