Public holidays in Colombia

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There are 19 public holidays in Colombia (13 Catholic holidays and 6 Civic holidays), plus Palm and Easter Sunday. The city of Barranquilla has 2 extra holidays, celebrating Monday and Tuesday of Carnival. The city of Cartagena has a week of holiday, the week of November 11, celebrating The Independence of Cartagena.

Since 1983, 10 of the holidays are movable: when they do not fall on a Monday, these holidays are observed the following Monday[1]

National holidays

Original date Date in 2026 English name Spanish name Type Notes
January 1 January 1 New Year's Day Año Nuevo Civic
January 6[n 1] January 12 Epiphany Día de los Reyes Magos Catholic
March 19[n 1] March 23 Saint Joseph's Day Día de San José Catholic
varies April 2 Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo Catholic Thursday before Easter Sunday, variable dates in March or April.
varies April 3 Good Friday Viernes Santo Catholic Friday before Easter Sunday, variable dates in March or April.
May 1 May 1 International Workers' Day Día Internacional de los Trabajadores Civic
varies[n 1] May 18 Ascension Day Ascensión del señor Catholic 39 days after Easter Sunday
varies[n 1] June 8 Corpus Christi Corpus Christi Catholic 60 days after Easter Sunday
varies[n 1] June 15 Sacred Heart Sagrado Corazón Catholic 68 days after Easter Sunday
June 29[n 1] June 29 Saint Peter and Saint Paul San Pedro y San Pablo Catholic
July 9 July 13 Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá Día de la Virgen de Chiquinquirá[2] Catholic
July 20 July 20 Declaration of Independence of Colombia Declaración de la Independencia de Colombia Civic
August 7 August 7 Battle of Boyacá Batalla de Boyacá Civic
August 15[n 1] August 17 Assumption Day La Asunción de la Virgen María Catholic
October 12[n 1] October 12 Columbus Day Día de la Diversidad Étnica y Cultural[3] Civic Formerly known as 'Día de la raza'
November 1[n 1] November 2 All Saints’ Day Día de Todos los Santos Catholic
November 11[n 1] November 16 Independence of Cartagena Independencia de Cartagena Civic
December 8 December 8 Immaculate Conception La Inmaculada Concepción Catholic
December 25 December 25 Christmas Day Navidad Catholic

Barranquilla holidays

The following are considered holidays only in the city of Barranquilla:

  • Monday of Carnival (48 days before Easter Sunday or 2 days before Ash Wednesday.)
  • Tuesday of Carnival (47 days before Easter Sunday or the day before Ash Wednesday.)

Notes

  1. Movable holiday.

References

  1. "Ley 51 de 1983 Congreso de la República de Colombia" [Law 51 of 1983 Congress of the Republic of Colombia]. alcaldiabogota.gov.co (in Spanish). Office of the Mayor of Bogota. Archived from the original on 2014-12-28. Retrieved 2025-11-14.
  2. "Gobierno sanciona ley que convierte el 9 de julio en nuevo festivo nacional". 2026-06-05.
  3. "Es Ley: el Día de la raza será el Día de la Diversidad Étnica y Cultural de la Nación Colombiana". mng.mincultura.gov.co. Retrieved 2025-04-25.