18 official public holidays in 2017, with 0 still ahead and around 243 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day Año Nuevo | Public |
| Mon, Jan 9 | Monday | Epiphany Día de los Reyes Magos | Public |
| Mon, Mar 20 | Monday | Saint Joseph's Day Día de San José | Public |
| Thu, Apr 13 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo | Public |
| Fri, Apr 14 | Friday | Good Friday Viernes Santo | Public |
| Mon, May 1 | Monday | Labour Day Primero de Mayo | Public |
| Mon, May 29 | Monday | Ascension Day Ascensión del señor | Public |
| Mon, Jun 19 | Monday | Corpus Christi | Public |
| Mon, Jun 26 | Monday | Sacred Heart Sagrado Corazón | Public |
| Mon, Jul 3 | Monday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul San Pedro y San Pablo | Public |
| Thu, Jul 20 | Thursday | Declaration of Independence Declaracion de la Independencia de Colombia | Public |
| Mon, Aug 7 | Monday | Battle of Boyacá Batalla de Boyacá | Public |
| Mon, Aug 21 | Monday | Assumption of Mary La Asunción | Public |
| Mon, Oct 16 | Monday | Columbus Day Día de la Raza | Public |
| Mon, Nov 6 | Monday | All Saints’ Day Dia de los Santos | Public |
| Mon, Nov 13 | Monday | Independence of Cartagena Independencia de Cartagena | Public |
| Fri, Dec 8 | Friday | Immaculate Conception La Inmaculada Concepción | Public |
| Mon, Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day Navidad | Public |
Sun, Jan 1 · Sunday
New Year's Day
Año Nuevo
Public
Mon, Jan 9 · Monday
Epiphany
Día de los Reyes Magos
Public
Mon, Mar 20 · Monday
Saint Joseph's Day
Día de San José
Public
Thu, Apr 13 · Thursday
Maundy Thursday
Jueves Santo
Public
Fri, Apr 14 · Friday
Good Friday
Viernes Santo
Public
Mon, May 1 · Monday
Labour Day
Primero de Mayo
Public
Mon, May 29 · Monday
Ascension Day
Ascensión del señor
Public
Mon, Jun 19 · Monday
Corpus Christi
Public
Mon, Jun 26 · Monday
Sacred Heart
Sagrado Corazón
Public
Mon, Jul 3 · Monday
Saint Peter and Saint Paul
San Pedro y San Pablo
Public
Thu, Jul 20 · Thursday
Declaration of Independence
Declaracion de la Independencia de Colombia
Public
Mon, Aug 7 · Monday
Battle of Boyacá
Batalla de Boyacá
Public
Mon, Aug 21 · Monday
Assumption of Mary
La Asunción
Public
Mon, Oct 16 · Monday
Columbus Day
Día de la Raza
Public
Mon, Nov 6 · Monday
All Saints’ Day
Dia de los Santos
Public
Mon, Nov 13 · Monday
Independence of Cartagena
Independencia de Cartagena
Public
Fri, Dec 8 · Friday
Immaculate Conception
La Inmaculada Concepción
Public
Mon, Dec 25 · Monday
Christmas Day
Navidad
Public
Total holidays
18
in 2017
Working days remaining
243
across all of 2017
Upcoming holidays
0
during 2017
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Colombia has eighteen public holidays under Law 51 of 1983 (Ley Emiliani), the highest count in Latin America. The list combines Catholic dates (Epiphany, Saint Joseph's Day, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Ascension, Corpus Christi, Sacred Heart, Saints Peter and Paul, Assumption, All Saints', Immaculate Conception, Christmas Day) with civic dates (New Year's Day, Labour Day, Independence Day on 20 July, Battle of Boyacá on 7 August commemorating the 1819 decisive battle, Independence of Cartagena on 11 November, Day of the Races on 12 October). The Ley Emiliani specifically moved twelve of these to the following Monday to create three-day weekends, the most systematic Monday-isation regime in the Spanish-speaking world.
The Código Sustantivo del Trabajo article 161 sets the standard working week at 47 hours since 2023, reducing to 42 hours by 2026 under Law 2101 of 2021. The standard private-sector office and banking week is Monday to Friday at 8 to 9 hours, with retail and informal sectors operating Monday to Saturday. Sunday is the statutory weekly rest day under article 172. The Código General del Proceso article 118 rolls procedural deadlines falling on a non-working day to the next día hábil. Settlement of Colombian peso transactions runs on the Banco de la República's CUD RTGS system, which observes the eighteen national holidays.