Spotlight: All Holidays in Panama for 2025

Panama’s holidays in 2025 include commemorative days, carnival celebrations, national celebrations, and end-of-year holidays. As usual in all calendars, the year begins with the first holiday: January 1, in celebration of the New Year. Below is a list of all non-working and free days for this new year:

Panama Holiday Calendar 2025: Days off for the year

January

January 1st: New Year

January 9: Martyrs’ Day

March

March 4th: Shrove Tuesday

April

April 18: Good Friday

May

May 1st: Labor Day

During the months of August, September and October, there are other celebrations in which Panama also participates, although they are not considered mandatory days of rest at the national level, such as the celebration of Panama City la Vieja, on August 15.

November

November 3: Separation of Panama from Colombia

November 5: Day of Consolidation of the Separation of Panama from Colombia (celebrated in Colón)

November 10: Cry of Independence of the Villa de Los Santos

November 28: Independence of Panama from Spain

December

 December 8: Mother’s Day

December 20: Memorial Day for the US Invasion of Panama

December 25th: Christmas