Colombia public holidays 2026: 20 holidays, 2 long weekends

In 2026, Colombia has 20 public holidays: 19 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 2 long weekends. Maundy Thursday falls on April 2, 2026, and April is the busiest month.

Year at a glance

20Public holidays
19On weekdays
242Working days in year
9Longest break (days)
AprilBusiest month

Public holidays in 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Substitute day
January 1, 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day	—
January 12, 2026	Monday	Epiphany	—
March 23, 2026	Monday	Saint Joseph	—
April 2, 2026	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	—
April 3, 2026	Friday	Good Friday	—
April 5, 2026	Sunday	Easter Sunday	—
May 1, 2026	Friday	Labour Day	—
May 18, 2026	Monday	Ascension Day	—
June 8, 2026	Monday	Corpus Christi	—
June 15, 2026	Monday	Sacred Heart	—
June 29, 2026	Monday	Saints Peter and Paul	—
July 13, 2026	Monday	Virgin of Chiquinquirá	—
July 20, 2026	Monday	Independence Day	—
August 7, 2026	Friday	Battle of Boyacá	—
August 17, 2026	Monday	Assumption	—
October 12, 2026	Monday	Columbus Day	—
November 2, 2026	Monday	All Saints' Day	—
November 16, 2026	Monday	Independence of Cartagena	—
December 8, 2026	Tuesday	Immaculate Conception	—
December 25, 2026	Friday	Christmas Day	—

2026 calendar

Holiday
Weekend

January 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December 2026
M	T	W	T	F	S	S
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

Holidays on weekend days

Holiday	Date	Weekday / Substitute day
Easter Sunday	April 5, 2026	Sunday

Long weekends and bridge days

Date	Days off	vacation days	Holiday
January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026	4	1	New Year's Day
January 10, 2026 – January 12, 2026	3	No leave needed	Epiphany
January 10, 2026 – January 18, 2026	9	4	Epiphany
April 2, 2026 – April 5, 2026	4	No leave needed	Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday
March 28, 2026 – April 5, 2026	9	3	Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday

Moving holidays

Holiday	Date	Moving holidays
Maundy Thursday	April 2, 2026	15 earlier
Good Friday	April 3, 2026	15 earlier
Easter Sunday	April 5, 2026	15 earlier
Ascension Day	May 18, 2026	15 earlier
Corpus Christi	June 8, 2026	15 earlier
Sacred Heart	June 15, 2026	15 earlier

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