Colombia Public Holidays 2026
Colombia has 19 national public holidays in 2026, starting with New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and ending with Christmas Day on 25 December 2026. Two well placed days of leave buy 8 days away from work in 2026, because two holidays sit exactly one working day from a weekend.
| Holiday | Date | Weekday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's DayAño Nuevo | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| EpiphanyDÃa de los Reyes Magos | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Saint JosephSan José | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Maundy ThursdayJueves Santo | Thursday | Public holiday | |
| Good FridayViernes Santo | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Labour DayDÃa del Trabajador | Friday | Public holiday | |
| Ascension DayLa Asunción | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Corpus Christi | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Sacred HeartSagrado Corazón de Jesús | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Saints Peter and PaulSan Pedro y San Pablo | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Virgin of ChiquinquiráLa virgen de Chiquinquirá | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Independence DayDÃa de la Independencia | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Battle of BoyacáBatalla de Boyacá | Friday | Public holiday | |
| AssumptionAsunción | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Columbus DayDÃa de la Raza | Monday | Public holiday | |
| All Saints' DayTodos los Santos | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Independence of CartagenaIndependencia de Cartagena | Monday | Public holiday | |
| Immaculate ConceptionLa inmaculada concepción | Tuesday | Public holiday | |
| Christmas DayNavidad | Friday | Public holiday |
- Status
- Set in lawThe calendar is set in standing law rather than announced year by year, so 2026 needs no separate publication.
- Last verified
- The newest check behind a Colombia entry, against the source named in the corrections log.
- Source
- date-holidays open dataset (ISC and CC BY 3.0), with 1 correction applied to Colombia. See what we changed.Always confirm official dates with a local authority before booking travel. How these calendars are built. Spotted an error? Tell us and we will check it.
June is the densest month for holidays, which tends to shape travel and shopping patterns. None of them falls on a weekend in 2026, so every holiday adds a genuine weekday off. Use the table below to see each 2026 holiday in Colombia, when it happens and which day of the week it lands on. We track national holidays only, leaving out regional variations, so the list stays consistent and easy to compare with other countries.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does Colombia have in 2026?
Colombia has 19 national public holidays in 2026. The first is New Year's Day on 1 January 2026 and the last is Christmas Day on 25 December 2026.
What is the first public holiday of 2026 in Colombia?
The first public holiday of 2026 is New Year's Day, which falls on 1 January 2026.
When is New Year celebrated in Colombia in 2026?
In 2026, New Year's Day in Colombia is on 1 January 2026.
Are regional holidays included for Colombia?
No. This calendar lists national public holidays only, so it stays consistent across countries. Holidays that apply to just part of Colombia are listed separately on the Colombia holiday hub, together with the regions that observe them.
Do the Colombia holiday dates change from 2026 to the next year?
Some of them do. 13 of the 19 holidays in 2026 sit on a moving rule (set weekday of the month and linked to easter), so their date has to be recalculated for every year. The rest keep the same calendar date and only change weekday. Moving ones this year include Epiphany on 12 January 2026, Saint Joseph on 23 March 2026 and Maundy Thursday on 2 April 2026, plus 10 more.
How far ahead is the Colombia calendar actually fixed?
Through 2027. The holidays are set in law rather than announced year by year, so the dates repeat predictably. What can still change is a law amendment, a one-off holiday declared for a national event, and the exact day of any holiday on the Islamic calendar, which is confirmed by moon sighting. This table also applies 1 correction to the underlying open dataset, each checked against the legislation. The full list with sources is on the Colombia holiday hub.
Which Colombia holidays are regional, and which move?
The table above is the national calendar for 2026. Some holidays keep the same date every year while others are tied to Easter, to a lunar calendar or to a named weekday, and some parts of the country add their own days off. The Colombia holiday hub breaks that down: which holidays are fixed, which move and why, and which ones are observed in certain regions only. To compare Colombia with other countries in the same year, see the 2026 worldwide overview.
Other years for Colombia
Planning further ahead or looking back? Compare the Colombia public holiday calendar across years:
Plan around the Colombia 2026 calendar
Knowing the dates is half the question. The other half is what they add up to: which of them create a long weekend and how many working days the year leaves. The 2026 worldwide overview compares every country on holiday count and weekend overlap, and the country index ranks all 44 of them. The same figures are available as JSON, and the dates as a calendar file.