Panama celebrates its patriotic month in November, with four dates in little over two weeks that turn the whole month into a run of parades and days off.

How people take the days

Carnival, Saturday to the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday, is the other full stop: the country moves to Las Tablas and the interior and many firms close for the week.

If you're visiting

November brings school marching bands that close entire avenues in the capital. Banks close; shopping malls open.

If you live here

When a national holiday falls on a Sunday it moves to the Monday, so the actual day off may not match the historical date.

What these days actually mean

Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.

Separation Day

3 Nov 2026

Public

Observance: Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
Business: Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
Transport: Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.

General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.

Flag Day

4 Nov 2026

Public

Observance: Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
Business: Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
Transport: Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.

General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.

Colon Day

5 Nov 2026

Public

Observance: Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
Business: Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
Transport: Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.

General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.

Shout in Villa de los Santos

10 Nov 2026

Public

Observance: Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work.
Business: Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
Transport: Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.

General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.

PAPanama · 2026

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How the holiday year works in Panama

The calendar

How people take the days

If you're visiting

If you live here

What these days actually mean

Separation Day

Flag Day

Colon Day

Shout in Villa de los Santos

Panama · 2026