Public holidays 2026 in Colombia

Official holiday calendar, long weekends and working days.

20

holidays

2

long weekends

242

working days

Next holiday: Independence of Cartagena
Monday, November 16, 2026 · in 12 days
DateDayHolidayScopeCountdown
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayNational
January 12MondayEpiphanyNational
March 23MondaySaint JosephNational
April 2ThursdayMaundy ThursdayNational
April 3FridayGood FridayNational
April 5SundayEaster SundayNational
May 1FridayLabour DayNational
May 18MondayAscension DayNational
June 8MondayCorpus ChristiNational
June 15MondaySacred HeartNational
June 29MondaySaints Peter and PaulNational
July 13MondayVirgin of ChiquinquiráNational
July 20MondayIndependence DayNational
August 7FridayBattle of BoyacáNational
August 17MondayAssumptionNational
October 12MondayColumbus DayNational
November 2MondayAll Saints' DayNational
November 16MondayIndependence of CartagenaNational
December 8TuesdayImmaculate ConceptionNational
December 25FridayChristmas DayNational
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In 2026 there are 20 official public holidays in Colombia. 1 fall on a weekend, so the year has 242 working days (Monday to Friday).

The next holiday is Independence of Cartagena on Monday, November 16, 2026 (12 days away).

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Long weekends 2026 in Colombia

We found 2 possible long weekends: take the listed days off to join the holiday and the weekend.

HolidayDays to take offTotal days off
New Year's DayFriday January 24 days
Immaculate ConceptionMonday December 74 days

Working days per month in 2026

Count the working days between two dates with these holidays already excluded:

Bogota, Medellin, Cali, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Bucaramanga, Cucuta, Ibague, Soledad, Pereira, Santa Marta, Monteria.

MonthWorking days
January20
February20
March21
April20
May19
June19
July21
August19
September22
October21
November19
December21
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Frequently asked questions

20 official holidays, 19 of them on weekdays.

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