Public holidays in Colombia

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There are 18 public holidays in Colombia (12 Catholic holidays and 6 Civic holidays), plus Palm and Easter Sunday. The city of Barranquilla has 2 extra holidays, celebrating Monday and Tuesday of Carnival.

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Since 1983, 10 of the holidays are movable: when they do not fall on a Monday, these holidays are observed the following Monday [1]

National holidays

Original dateDate in 2025English name Spanish nameTypeNotes
January 1January 1 New Year's Day Año NuevoCivic
January 6 [n 1] January 6 Epiphany Día de los Reyes MagosCatholic
March 19 [n 1] March 24 Saint Joseph's Day Día de San JoséCatholic
variesApril 17 Maundy Thursday Jueves SantoCatholicThursday before Easter Sunday, variable dates in March or April.
variesApril 18 Good Friday Viernes SantoCatholicFriday before Easter Sunday, variable dates in March or April.
May 1May 1 International Workers' Day Día Internacional de los TrabajadoresCivic
varies [n 1] June 2 Ascension Day Ascensión del señorCatholic39 days after Easter Sunday
varies [n 1] June 23 Corpus Christi Corpus ChristiCatholic60 days after Easter Sunday
varies [n 1] June 30 Sacred Heart Sagrado CorazónCatholic68 days after Easter Sunday
June 29 [n 1] June 30 Saint Peter and Saint Paul San Pedro y San PabloCatholic
July 20July 20 Declaration of Independence of Colombia Declaración de la Independencia de ColombiaCivic
August 7August 7 Battle of Boyacá Batalla de BoyacáCivic
August 15 [n 1] August 18 Assumption Day La Asunción de la Virgen MaríaCatholic
October 12 [n 1] October 13 Columbus Day Día de la Diversidad Étnica y Cultural [2] CivicFormerly known as 'Día de la raza'
November 1 [n 1] November 3 All Saints’ Day Día de Todos los SantosCatholic
November 11 [n 1] November 17Independence of Cartagena Independencia de CartagenaCivic
December 8December 8 Immaculate Conception La Inmaculada ConcepciónCatholic
December 25December 25 Christmas Day NavidadCatholic

Barranquilla holidays

The following are considered holidays only in the city of Barranquilla:

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Movable holiday.

References

  1. ↑ "Ley 51 de 1983 Congreso de la República de Colombia".
  2. ↑ "Es Ley: el Día de la raza será el Día de la Diversidad Étnica y Cultural de la Nación Colombiana". mng.mincultura.gov.co. Retrieved 2025-04-25.
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