National holidays of Panama in 2018

This page contains a calendar of all 2018 public holidays for Panama. 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
Monday	Jan. 1, 2018	New Year's Day
Monday	Jan. 1, 2018	New Year's Day
Tuesday	Jan. 9, 2018	Martyr's Day
Tuesday	Jan. 9, 2018	Martyrs' Day
Monday	Feb. 12, 2018	Carnival	Celebrated Monday and Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
Monday	Feb. 12, 2018	Carnival / Shrove Monday
Tuesday	Feb. 13, 2018	Mardi Gras	Celebrated on the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday
Tuesday	Feb. 13, 2018	Carnival / Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday	Feb. 14, 2018	Carnival / Ash Wednesday
Wednesday	Feb. 14, 2018	Ash Wednesday
Tuesday	March 20, 2018	March Equinox
Thursday	March 29, 2018	Maundy Thursday
Friday	March 30, 2018	Good Friday
Friday	March 30, 2018	Holy Friday	Friday before Easter Sunday
Saturday	March 31, 2018	Holy Saturday
Sunday	April 1, 2018	Easter Sunday
Tuesday	May 1, 2018	Labor Day
Tuesday	May 1, 2018	Labor Day / May Day
Thursday	June 21, 2018	June Solstice
Wednesday	Aug. 15, 2018	Foundation of Old Panama City
Saturday	Sept. 22, 2018	September Equinox
Saturday	Nov. 3, 2018	Independence Day
Saturday	Nov. 3, 2018	Separation Day
Sunday	Nov. 4, 2018	Flag Day
Sunday	Nov. 4, 2018	Flag Day
Monday	Nov. 5, 2018	Colon Day
Saturday	Nov. 10, 2018	Los Santos Uprising Day
Saturday	Nov. 10, 2018	Shout in Villa de los Santos
Monday	Nov. 26, 2018	Independence from Spain
Wednesday	Nov. 28, 2018	Independence Day
Saturday	Dec. 8, 2018	Mother's Day
Saturday	Dec. 8, 2018	Mothers' Day	Celebrated on 8 December
Friday	Dec. 21, 2018	December Solstice
Monday	Dec. 24, 2018	Christmas Eve
Tuesday	Dec. 25, 2018	Christmas Day
Tuesday	Dec. 25, 2018	Christmas Day
Monday	Dec. 31, 2018	New Year's Eve

Public Holidays

Panama public holidays by years
Public holidays in other countries