Holiday calendar
🇨🇴 Public holidays in Colombia
What a holiday means here
- Most holidays move to the following Monday under the Ley Emiliani, which creates long weekends all year. Domestic travel spikes and buses and flights fill up.
- Easter week, Semana Santa, is the busiest travel week of the year.
November 2026
- Mon 16 NovIndependence of CartagenaIndependencia de CartagenaNational holiday
December 2026
- Tue 8 DecImmaculate ConceptionLa Inmaculada ConcepciónNational holiday
- Fri 25 DecChristmas DayNavidadNational holiday
January 2027
- Fri 1 JanNew Year's DayAño NuevoNational holiday
- Mon 11 JanEpiphanyDía de los Reyes MagosNational holiday
March 2027
- Mon 22 MarSaint Joseph's DayDía de San JoséNational holiday
- Thu 25 MarMaundy ThursdayJueves SantoNational holiday
- Fri 26 MarGood FridayViernes SantoNational holiday
May 2027
- Sat 1 MayLabour DayPrimero de MayoNational holiday
- Mon 10 MayAscension DayAscensión del señorNational holiday
- Mon 31 MayCorpus ChristiNational holiday
June 2027
- Mon 7 JunSacred HeartSagrado CorazónNational holiday
July 2027
- Mon 5 JulSaint Peter and Saint PaulSan Pedro y San PabloNational holiday
- Mon 12 JulOur Lady of Chiquinquirá DayDía de la Virgen de ChiquinquiráNational holiday
New in 2026 under Ley 2578, and under review by the Constitutional Court. Check it still stands before planning around it.
- Tue 20 JulDeclaration of IndependenceDeclaracion de la Independencia de ColombiaNational holiday
Independence Day. There is a military parade in Bogotá.
- Fri 30 Jul – Sun 8 AugFestivalMedellínDates not yet announced
Flower growers parade silletas through the city — the biggest week of the year to be in Medellín.
August 2027
- Sat 7 AugBattle of BoyacáBatalla de BoyacáNational holiday
- Mon 16 AugAssumption of MaryLa AsunciónNational holiday
October 2027
- Mon 18 OctColumbus DayDía de la RazaNational holiday
November 2027
- Mon 1 NovAll Saints’ DayDia de los SantosNational holiday
Nothing listed for the next few months. Check back after the next update.