2026 in Central America

Last updated January 03, 2026

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The combined population of Central America is estimated at 186.05 million (2025).^[1]

Sovereign states

Dependencies

San Andrés and Providencia (Colombia)

Holidays

January to March

1 January – New Year's Day
9 January– Martyrs' Day (Panama) ^[2]
15 January – George Price Day, Belize^[3]
16 February – Carnival, Panama^[2]
9 March – National Heroes & Benefactors Day, Belize^[3]

April to June

2 April – Maundy Thursday, Nicaragua
3 April – Good Friday
4 April – Holy Saturday, Belize^[3]
6 April – Easter Monday
11 April – Juan Santamaría, Costa Rica
14 April – Americas Day, Honduras
1 May – Labour Day

July to September

19 July – Liberation Day, Nicaragua
25 July – Guanacaste Day, Costa Rica
1 August – Emancipation Day, Belize
2 August – Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica)
15 August – Assumption Day, Mother's Day, Costa Rica
31 August – Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture
10 September – St. George's Caye Day, Belize
14 September – Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua
15 September – Independence Day, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica
21 September – Independence Day, Belize

October to December

3 October – Francisco Morazán, Honduras
12 October – Indigenous People’s Resistance Day
20 October – Guatemalan Revolution
21 October – Army Day, Honduras
3 November – Separation of Panama from Colombia
5 November – Colon, Panama
10–11 November – Uprising of Los Santos, Panama
19 November – Garifuna Settlement Day, Belize
28 November – Independence of Panama from Spain
1 December – Army Abolition Day, Costa Rica
8 December – Mother's Day, Panama
8 December – Immaculate Conception, Nicaragua
20 December – National Mourning Day, Panama
25 December – Christmas Day
26 December – Boxing Day, Belize

References

↑ "Central America Population (LIVE)". Worldometer . Retrieved 2 January 2026.
1 2 "National Holidays in Panama in 2026". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
1 2 3 "Public and Bank Holidays, 2026 – Government of Belize Press Office". Government of Belize Press Office. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

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[1] "Central America Population (LIVE)". Worldometer . Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[panama_holidays-2] 1 2 "National Holidays in Panama in 2026". Office Holidays. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

[belize_holidays-3] 1 2 3 "Public and Bank Holidays, 2026 – Government of Belize Press Office". Government of Belize Press Office. Retrieved 2 January 2026.

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2026 in Central America

Contents

Sovereign states

Belize

Costa Rica

El Salvador

Guatemala

Honduras

Nicaragua

Panama