Panama records 14 holidays in 2025. 13 are nationwide public holidays and 0 apply only in certain regions. Día de Duelo Nacional (20 Dec 2025) falls on a weekend in 2025, so it hands back no extra day off. Día de los Mártires (9 Jan 2025), Martes de Carnaval (4 Mar 2025), Día del Trabajo (1 May 2025) and 1 other sit on a Tuesday or Thursday: book the Mondays and Fridays and each becomes a four-day break. The busiest month is Nov, with 4 of them. The longest run without one is 186 days, between 1 May 2025 and 3 Nov 2025. The last was Navidad on 25 Dec 2025.
Año Nuevo
New Year's Day · Nationwide
Día de los Mártires
Martyrs' Day · Nationwide
Lunes de Carnaval
Carnival Monday · Nationwide
Martes de Carnaval
Carnival Tuesday · Nationwide
Viernes Santo
Good Friday · Nationwide
Día del Trabajo
Labour Day · Nationwide
Separación de Panamá de Colombia
Separation Day · Nationwide
Día de los Símbolos Patrios
Flag Day · Nationwide
Consolidación de la Separación de Panamá de Colombia
Consolidation of the Separation Day · Nationwide
Primer Grito de Independencia de la Villa de Los Santos
Shout in Villa de los Santos · Nationwide
Independencia de Panamá de España
Independence Day · Nationwide
Día de las Madres
Mother's Day · Nationwide
Día de Duelo Nacional
National Day of Mourning · Nationwide
Navidad
Christmas Day · Nationwide
● Public most things closed · ● Bank banks only · ● Regional some areas · ● School term dates
Planning leave? See working days in Panama for 2025.