Public holidays in Colombia 2025
Colombia has 9 public holidays in 2025. 8 fall on a weekday and 1 on the weekend, with 8 substitute days off marked as observed, which leaves 245 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
9public holidays
16weekday days off, substitutes included
245working days in 2025
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2025
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | |
| Monday | Epiphany | |
| Monday | Saint Joseph's Day observed | |
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Thursday | Labor Day | |
| Monday | Ascension Day observed | |
| Monday | Corpus Christi observed | |
| Monday | Sacred Heart observed | |
| Monday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day observed | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Thursday | Battle of Boyacá | |
| Monday | Assumption Day observed | |
| Monday | Columbus Day observed | |
| Monday | All Saints' Day observed | |
| Monday | Independence of Cartagena observed | |
| Monday | Immaculate Conception | |
| Thursday | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2025
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| February 2025 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2025 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| April 2025 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| May 2025 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| June 2025 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| July 2025 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2025 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| September 2025 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2025 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| November 2025 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 |
| December 2025 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2025 | 365 | 104 | 16 | 245 |
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Jun18 wd
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Aug19 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct22 wd
Nov18 wd
Dec21 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2025
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysSat 4 to Mon 6 January 2025Epiphany
- 3 daysSat 22 to Mon 24 March 2025Saint Joseph's Day
- 4 daysThu 17 to Sun 20 April 2025Maundy Thursday, Good Friday
- 3 daysSat 31 May to Mon 2 June 2025Ascension Day
- 3 daysSat 21 to Mon 23 June 2025Corpus Christi
- 3 daysSat 28 to Mon 30 June 2025Sacred Heart, Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day
- 3 daysSat 16 to Mon 18 August 2025Assumption Day
- 3 daysSat 11 to Mon 13 October 2025Columbus Day
- 3 daysSat 1 to Mon 3 November 2025All Saints' Day
- 3 daysSat 15 to Mon 17 November 2025Independence of Cartagena
- 3 daysSat 6 to Mon 8 December 2025Immaculate Conception
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 May 2025 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 May 2025Labor Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 8 August 2025 for Thu 7 to Sun 10 August 2025Battle of Boyacá
- 4 daysTake off Friday 26 December 2025 for Thu 25 to Sun 28 December 2025Christmas Day
Questions about 2025 in Colombia
- How many working days are there in Colombia in 2025?
- 245 working days. 2025 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 16 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Colombia have in 2025?
- 9 public holidays, plus 8 substitute days off. 1 falls on the weekend.
- Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Independence Day (20 July 2025).
- What counts as the weekend in Colombia?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2026?
- See public holidays in Colombia 2026 or go back to 2024.
Cite or reuse this data
Colombia has 9 public holidays and 245 working days in 2025.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/colombia/2025/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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