Public holidays 2026 in Colombia
There are 19 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | ||
| Monday | Epiphany (observed) | Día de los Reyes Magos (observado) | ||
| Monday | Saint Joseph's Day (observed) | Día de San José (observado) | ||
| Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Jueves Santo | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Viernes Santo | ||
| Friday | Labor Day | Día del Trabajo | ||
| Monday | Ascension Day (observed) | Ascensión del señor (observado) | ||
| Monday | Corpus Christi (observed) | Corpus Christi (observado) | ||
| Monday | Sacred Heart (observed) | Sagrado Corazón (observado) | ||
| Monday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day | San Pedro y San Pablo | ||
| Monday | Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (observed) | Día de Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Chiquinquirá (observado) | ||
| Monday | Independence Day | Día de la Independencia | ||
| Friday | Battle of Boyacá | Batalla de Boyacá | ||
| Monday | Assumption Day (observed) | La Asunción (observado) | ||
| Monday | Columbus Day | Día de la Raza | ||
| Monday | All Saints' Day (observed) | Día de Todos los Santos (observado) | ||
| Monday | Independence of Cartagena (observed) | Independencia de Cartagena (observado) | ||
| Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | La Inmaculada Concepción | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Navidad |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2026
20 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Tue 13 Jan, Wed 14 Jan, Thu 15 Jan, Fri 16 Jan | 10 Jan – 18 Jan 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Epiphany (observed) |
| Tue 24 Mar, Wed 25 Mar, Thu 26 Mar, Fri 27 Mar | 21 Mar – 29 Mar 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Saint Joseph's Day (observed) |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr | 28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | Maundy Thursday, Good Friday |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Labor Day |
| Tue 19 May, Wed 20 May, Thu 21 May, Fri 22 May | 16 May – 24 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Ascension Day (observed) |
| Tue 9 Jun, Wed 10 Jun, Thu 11 Jun, Fri 12 Jun | 6 Jun – 15 Jun 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Corpus Christi (observed), Sacred Heart (observed) |
| Tue 16 Jun, Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun, Fri 19 Jun | 13 Jun – 21 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Sacred Heart (observed) |
| Tue 30 Jun, Wed 1 Jul, Thu 2 Jul, Fri 3 Jul | 27 Jun – 5 Jul 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day |
| Tue 14 Jul, Wed 15 Jul, Thu 16 Jul, Fri 17 Jul | 11 Jul – 20 Jul 2026 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá (observed), Independence Day |
| Tue 21 Jul, Wed 22 Jul, Thu 23 Jul, Fri 24 Jul | 18 Jul – 26 Jul 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Independence Day |
| Mon 3 Aug, Tue 4 Aug, Wed 5 Aug, Thu 6 Aug | 1 Aug – 9 Aug 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Battle of Boyacá |
| Tue 18 Aug, Wed 19 Aug, Thu 20 Aug, Fri 21 Aug | 15 Aug – 23 Aug 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Assumption Day (observed) |
| Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct | 10 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Columbus Day |
| Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov | 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | All Saints' Day (observed) |
| Tue 17 Nov, Wed 18 Nov, Thu 19 Nov, Fri 20 Nov | 14 Nov – 22 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Independence of Cartagena (observed) |
| Mon 7 Dec | 5 Dec – 8 Dec 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Immaculate Conception |
| Wed 9 Dec, Thu 10 Dec, Fri 11 Dec | 8 Dec – 13 Dec 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Immaculate Conception |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, New Year's Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code CO (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.co) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
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