Colombia public holidays 2027

The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Friday 1 January; the last is Christmas Day on Saturday 25 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the Colombia holidays page. Other years: 2026.

Long weekends in 2027

• 3 days: Friday 1 January – Sunday 3 January (New Year's Day)
• 3 days: Saturday 9 January – Monday 11 January (Epiphany)
• 3 days: Saturday 20 March – Monday 22 March (Saint Joseph's Day)
• 4 days: Thursday 25 March – Sunday 28 March (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday)
• 3 days: Saturday 8 May – Monday 10 May (Ascension Day)
• 3 days: Saturday 29 May – Monday 31 May (Corpus Christi)
• 3 days: Saturday 5 June – Monday 7 June (Sacred Heart)
• 3 days: Saturday 3 July – Monday 5 July (Saint Peter and Saint Paul's Day)
• 3 days: Saturday 10 July – Monday 12 July (Day of Our Lady of the Rosary of Chiquinquirá)
• 3 days: Saturday 14 August – Monday 16 August (Assumption Day)
• 3 days: Saturday 16 October – Monday 18 October (Day of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity)
• 3 days: Saturday 30 October – Monday 1 November (All Saints' Day)
• 3 days: Saturday 13 November – Monday 15 November (Independence of Cartagena)

Bridge days

Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:

• Take Monday 19 July off → 4 days, Saturday 17 July – Tuesday 20 July (Independence Day)

Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.

Sources

• Función Pública — Law 51 of 1983 (Emiliani law) — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
• vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10)

For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: Función Pública — Law 51 of 1983 (Emiliani law). Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.