Public Holidays in Colombia — 2025
Colombia is holiday-rich in 2025, with 18 public holidays spread across the year.
1 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 17 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 10 before July and 8 after it — with June the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 77 days, from Monday, January 6, 2025 to Monday, March 24, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
12 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 3 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Colombia sits in South America, is run from Bogota, pays in Colombian Peso, and has about 50.9M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 18
- Days off work
- 17
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- June (4)
- Longest gap
- 77 days
- Capital
- Bogota
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo |
| Mon, Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphany | Día de los Reyes Magos |
| Mon, Mar 24 | Monday | Saint Joseph's Day | Día de San José |
| Thu, Apr 17 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Jueves Santo |
| Fri, Apr 18 | Friday | Good Friday | Viernes Santo |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | Labour Day | Primero de Mayo |
| Mon, Jun 2 | Monday | Ascension Day | Ascensión del señor |
| Mon, Jun 23 | Monday | Corpus Christi | |
| Mon, Jun 30 | Monday | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | San Pedro y San Pablo |
| Mon, Jun 30 | Monday | Sacred Heart | Sagrado Corazón |
| Sun, Jul 20 | Sunday | Declaration of Independence | Declaracion de la Independencia de Colombia |
| Thu, Aug 7 | Thursday | Battle of Boyacá | Batalla de Boyacá |
| Mon, Aug 18 | Monday | Assumption of Mary | La Asunción |
| Mon, Oct 13 | Monday | Columbus Day | Día de la Raza |
| Mon, Nov 3 | Monday | All Saints’ Day | Dia de los Santos |
| Mon, Nov 17 | Monday | Independence of Cartagena | Independencia de Cartagena |
| Mon, Dec 8 | Monday | Immaculate Conception | La Inmaculada Concepción |
| Thu, Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | Navidad |
How many public holidays does Colombia have in 2025?
18 — of which 17 fall on a working day and 1 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Colombia in 2025?
Año Nuevo on Wednesday, January 1, 2025. The last one of the year is Navidad on Thursday, December 25, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Colombia?
Saturday + Sunday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Colombia in 2025?
Between Monday, January 6, 2025 and Monday, March 24, 2025 — 77 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 18 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.