How many working days are there in 2026?

250 working days (Monday to Friday) in Panama.

Public holidays 2026 in Panama

Official holiday calendar, long weekends and working days.

holidays

long weekends

250

working days

Next holiday: Colón Day

Thursday, November 5, 2026 · in 1 days

Date	Day	Holiday	Scope	Countdown
January 1	Thursday	New Year's Day	National
January 9	Friday	Martyrs' Day	National
February 17	Tuesday	Shrove Tuesday	National
April 3	Friday	Good Friday	National
May 1	Friday	Labour Day	National
November 3	Tuesday	Separation Day (from Columbia)	National
November 5	Thursday	Colón Day	National	Countdown
November 10	Tuesday	Primer Grito de Independencia	National	Countdown
November 28	Saturday	Independence Day	National	Countdown
December 8	Tuesday	Mother's Day	National	Countdown
December 20	Sunday	National Mourning Day	National	Countdown
December 21	Monday	National Mourning Day (substitute day)	National	Countdown
December 25	Friday	Christmas Day	National	Countdown

In 2026 there are 13 official public holidays in Panama. 2 fall on a weekend, so the year has 250 working days (Monday to Friday).

The next holiday is Colón Day on Thursday, November 5, 2026 (1 day away).

We found 7 possible long weekends: take the listed days off to join the holiday and the weekend.

Holiday	Days to take off	Total days off
New Year's Day	Friday January 2	4 days
Shrove Tuesday	Monday February 16	4 days
Separation Day (from Columbia)	Monday November 2	4 days
Separation Day (from Columbia) + Colón Day	Wednesday November 4	3 days
Colón Day	Friday November 6	4 days
Primer Grito de Independencia	Monday November 9	4 days
Mother's Day	Monday December 7	4 days

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

13 official holidays, 11 of them on weekdays.