13 official public holidays in 2032, with 13 still ahead and around 252 working days remaining.
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | Public |
| Fri, Jan 9 | Friday | Martyr's Day | Public |
| Mon, Feb 9 | Monday | Carnival | Public |
| Tue, Feb 10 | Tuesday | Carnival | Public |
| Fri, Mar 26 | Friday | Good Friday | Public |
| Sat, May 1 | Saturday | Labour Day | Public |
| Wed, Nov 3 | Wednesday | Separation Day | Public |
| Thu, Nov 4 | Thursday | Flag Day | Public |
| Fri, Nov 5 | Friday | Colon Day Colón Day | Public |
| Wed, Nov 10 | Wednesday | Shout in Villa de los Santos | Public |
| Sun, Nov 28 | Sunday | Independence Day | Public |
| Wed, Dec 8 | Wednesday | Mother's Day | Public |
| Sat, Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | Public |
Thu, Jan 1 · Thursday
New Year's Day
Public
Fri, Jan 9 · Friday
Martyr's Day
Public
Mon, Feb 9 · Monday
Carnival
Public
Tue, Feb 10 · Tuesday
Carnival
Public
Fri, Mar 26 · Friday
Good Friday
Public
Sat, May 1 · Saturday
Labour Day
Public
Wed, Nov 3 · Wednesday
Separation Day
Public
Thu, Nov 4 · Thursday
Flag Day
Public
Fri, Nov 5 · Friday
Colon Day
Colón Day
Public
Wed, Nov 10 · Wednesday
Shout in Villa de los Santos
Public
Sun, Nov 28 · Sunday
Independence Day
Public
Wed, Dec 8 · Wednesday
Mother's Day
Public
Sat, Dec 25 · Saturday
Christmas Day
Public
Total holidays
13
in 2032
Working days remaining
252
across all of 2032
Upcoming holidays
13
during 2032
See Panama's holidays side by side with another country to plan cross-border work.
Panama marks 13 official public holidays across 2032. These are the days on which banks, government offices, and most schools close, and when many private employers either close entirely or operate at reduced capacity. The list above is sourced from Nager.Date, which compiles each country's official gazette entries. If you are a remote worker or freelancer billing clients in Panama, this list tells you which dates payroll runs, post arrives, and meetings stand a real chance of happening.
Some holidays in Panama are fixed dates that fall on whatever day of the week they land on, while others are observed on the closest Monday or Friday to create a long weekend. The Day column above tells you exactly when each holiday lands in 2032. A holiday that lands on a Saturday or Sunday is sometimes given a substitute day off on the following Monday; the source data marks those substitutions where they apply.
For people planning cross-border meetings, the practical move is to overlay Panama's calendar with the calendars of the other countries on your team. A week that looks completely clear from your end might be a national holiday on theirs. The compare tool above pairs two country calendars and highlights the overlapping closures, so you can spot the weeks where almost no one is at their desk before you put a launch on the board.
If you are visiting Panama, the holiday list tells you when to expect heavier domestic travel, busier restaurants, and quieter office districts. The big retail holidays move shopping crowds; the religious holidays move family travel. Either way, the dates above are the ones to mark in your own calendar before you book trains or internal flights for the year.