Public holidays in Panama 2027
Panama has 12 public holidays in 2027. 8 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, with 1 substitute day off marked as observed, which leaves 252 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
12public holidays
9weekday days off, substitutes included
252working days in 2027
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Martyrs' Day | |
| Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Saturday weekend | Labor Day | |
| Wednesday | Separation Day | |
| Friday | Colon Day | |
| Wednesday | Los Santos Uprising Day | |
| Sunday weekend | Independence Day | |
| Monday | Independence Day observed | |
| Wednesday | Mother's Day | |
| Monday | National Mourning Day | |
| Saturday weekend | Christmas Day |
Observed marks a substitute day off granted because the holiday itself falls on a weekend.
Working days per month in 2027
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 2027 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| February 2027 | 28 | 8 | 1 | 19 |
| March 2027 | 31 | 8 | 1 | 22 |
| April 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2027 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| June 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| July 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2027 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| September 2027 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2027 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| November 2027 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 18 |
| December 2027 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| Total 2027 | 365 | 104 | 9 | 252 |
public holidayweekendbridge day
Jan20 wd
Feb19 wd
Mar22 wd
Apr22 wd
May21 wd
Jun22 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug22 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct21 wd
Nov18 wd
Dec21 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2027
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 January 2027New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 26 to Sun 28 March 2027Good Friday
- 3 daysFri 5 to Sun 7 November 2027Colon Day
- 3 daysSat 27 to Mon 29 November 2027Independence Day
- 3 daysSat 18 to Mon 20 December 2027National Mourning Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Monday 8 February 2027 for Sat 6 to Tue 9 February 2027Carnival Tuesday
- 5 daysTake off Thursday 4 November 2027 for Wed 3 to Sun 7 November 2027Separation Day, Colon Day
Questions about 2027 in Panama
- How many working days are there in Panama in 2027?
- 252 working days. 2027 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Panama have in 2027?
- 12 public holidays, plus 1 substitute day off. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2027 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Martyrs' Day (9 January 2027), Labor Day (1 May 2027), Independence Day (28 November 2027), Christmas Day (25 December 2027).
- What counts as the weekend in Panama?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2028?
- See public holidays in Panama 2028 or go back to 2026.
Cite or reuse this data
Panama has 12 public holidays and 252 working days in 2027.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/panama/2027/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, Markdown, ICS, CSV.