National holidays of Colombia in 2018
This page contains a calendar of all 2018 public holidays for Colombia. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
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Monday | Jan. 1, 2018 | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo |
Monday | Jan. 1, 2018 | New Year's Day | |
Monday | Jan. 8, 2018 | Epiphany | |
Monday | Jan. 8, 2018 | Epiphany (observed) | Día de los Reyes Magos |
Thursday | March 8, 2018 | Women's Day | |
Monday | March 19, 2018 | St. Joseph's Day | Día de San José. Monday after 19 March |
Monday | March 19, 2018 | Saint Joseph's Day | |
Tuesday | March 20, 2018 | March Equinox | |
Sunday | March 25, 2018 | Palm Sunday | |
Thursday | March 29, 2018 | Maundy Thursday | |
Thursday | March 29, 2018 | Maundy Thursday | |
Friday | March 30, 2018 | Good Friday | Viernes Santo |
Friday | March 30, 2018 | Good Friday | |
Sunday | April 1, 2018 | Easter Sunday | |
Monday | April 23, 2018 | Language Day | |
Thursday | April 26, 2018 | Secretaries' Day | |
Saturday | April 28, 2018 | Children's Day | |
Sunday | April 29, 2018 | Day of Trees | |
Tuesday | May 1, 2018 | Labor Day / May Day | |
Tuesday | May 1, 2018 | Labour Day | Primero de Mayo |
Sunday | May 13, 2018 | Mother's Day | |
Sunday | May 13, 2018 | Mother's Day | 2nd Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
Monday | May 14, 2018 | Ascension Day | |
Monday | May 14, 2018 | Ascension Day (observed) | 40 days after Easter. Observed on following Monday |
Tuesday | May 15, 2018 | Teacher's Day | |
Monday | June 4, 2018 | Corpus Christi (observed) | second Thursday after Whitsun. Observed on following Monday |
Monday | June 11, 2018 | Sacred Heart | Sagrado Corazón. Ten weeks and a day after Easter Sunday |
Sunday | June 17, 2018 | Father's Day | 3rd Sunday in June. Not a public holiday |
Thursday | June 21, 2018 | June Solstice | |
Sunday | June 24, 2018 | Father's Day | |
Monday | July 2, 2018 | Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | |
Monday | July 2, 2018 | Saint Peter and Saint Paul | Monday on or after 29 Jun |
Friday | July 20, 2018 | Declaration of Independence | Key events related to Colombia's independence from Spain occurred on 20 July 1810 |
Friday | July 20, 2018 | Independence Day | |
Tuesday | Aug. 7, 2018 | Battle of Boyacá | A key battle in 1819 against the Spanish |
Tuesday | Aug. 7, 2018 | Battle of Boyacá Day | |
Monday | Aug. 20, 2018 | Assumption Day | Monday on or after 15 Aug |
Monday | Aug. 20, 2018 | Assumption of Mary | |
Saturday | Sept. 15, 2018 | Valentine's Day | |
Saturday | Sept. 22, 2018 | September Equinox | |
Monday | Oct. 15, 2018 | Columbus Day | |
Monday | Oct. 15, 2018 | Columbus Day | Probable date |
Wednesday | Oct. 31, 2018 | Halloween | |
Monday | Nov. 5, 2018 | All Saints' Day (observed) | Monday on or after 1 Nov |
Monday | Nov. 5, 2018 | All Saints' Day | |
Monday | Nov. 12, 2018 | Independence of Cartagena | On 11 Nov 1811, Cartagena declared independence from Spain |
Wednesday | Nov. 14, 2018 | Colombian Women's Day | |
Friday | Dec. 7, 2018 | Eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
Saturday | Dec. 8, 2018 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | |
Saturday | Dec. 8, 2018 | Immaculate Conception Day | Inmaculada Concepción |
Friday | Dec. 21, 2018 | December Solstice | |
Monday | Dec. 24, 2018 | Christmas Eve | |
Tuesday | Dec. 25, 2018 | Christmas Day | Navidad |
Tuesday | Dec. 25, 2018 | Christmas Day | |
Monday | Dec. 31, 2018 | New Year's Eve |
Public Holidays
- Colombia public holidays by years
- Public holidays in other countries