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Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for Colombia, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.
Today is a public holiday in Distrito Capital de Bogotá
Bogotá Foundation Day
Today
Computed · local time America/Bogota
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Colombia public holidays in 2026
18 national closures in 2026, of 28 observances held for the country. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.
| Date | Observance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | New Year's Day | Verified |
| 12 January 2026 | Epiphany | Verified |
| 23 March 2026 | St Joseph's Day | Verified |
| 2 April 2026 | Maundy Thursday | Verified |
| 3 April 2026 | Good Friday | Verified |
| 1 May 2026 | Labour Day | Verified |
| 18 May 2026 | Ascension | Verified |
| 8 June 2026 | Corpus Christi | Verified |
| 15 June 2026 | Sacred Heart | Verified |
| 29 June 2026 | SS Peter | Verified |
| 20 July 2026 | Independence Day | Verified |
| 7 August 2026 | Battle | Verified |
| 17 August 2026 | Assumption | Verified |
| 12 October 2026 | Race | Verified |
| 2 November 2026 | All Saints' Day | Verified |
| 16 November 2026 | Independence | Verified |
| 8 December 2026 | Immaculate Conception | Verified |
| 25 December 2026 | Christmas Day | Verified |
Long weekends in Colombia, 2026
17 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. Weekends and national closures only.
| When | Length | Because of | Leave |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 4 Jan | 4 days | New Year's Day | take Fri 2 Jan |
| 10 Jan – 12 Jan | 3 days | Epiphany | no leave needed |
| 21 Mar – 23 Mar | 3 days | St Joseph's Day | no leave needed |
| 2 Apr – 5 Apr | 4 days | Maundy Thursday, Good Friday | no leave needed |
| 1 May – 3 May | 3 days | Labour Day | no leave needed |
| 16 May – 18 May | 3 days | Ascension | no leave needed |
| 6 Jun – 8 Jun | 3 days | Corpus Christi | no leave needed |
| 13 Jun – 15 Jun | 3 days | Sacred Heart | no leave needed |
| 27 Jun – 29 Jun | 3 days | SS Peter | no leave needed |
| 18 Jul – 20 Jul | 3 days | Independence Day | no leave needed |
| 7 Aug – 9 Aug | 3 days | Battle | no leave needed |
| 15 Aug – 17 Aug | 3 days | Assumption | no leave needed |
| 10 Oct – 12 Oct | 3 days | Race | no leave needed |
| 31 Oct – 2 Nov | 3 days | All Saints' Day | no leave needed |
| 14 Nov – 16 Nov | 3 days | Independence | no leave needed |
| 5 Dec – 8 Dec | 4 days | Immaculate Conception | take Mon 7 Dec |
| 25 Dec – 27 Dec | 3 days | Christmas Day | no leave needed |
Next in each subdivision
4 subdivisions of Colombia keep dates the national calendar does not. The next one in each is below — the full calendars are in the API.
| Subdivision | Next | Observance |
|---|---|---|
| Atlántico | 10 February 2027 | Barranquilla Carnival |
| Barranquilla | 7 February 2027 | Barranquilla Carnival |
| Cauca | 29 March 2027 | Easter Monday |
| Distrito Capital de Bogotá | 6 August 2026 | Bogotá Foundation Day |
How Colombia keeps time
| Observances | 28 across the national calendar and 9 subdivisions |
|---|---|
| Evidence | 18 verified · 0 corroborated · 10 compiled, from 10 named sources |
| Languages | English, Spanish |
| Calendar systems | gregorian |
| Exchanges | XBOG |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-03 |
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