Holidays and Observances in Colombia for 2024

What are the main holidays in Colombia? As with most countries, national holidays in Colombia generally mark religious, quasi-religious or patriotic occasions. Below is a listing of all public holidays in Colombia. Add these holidays to a calendar using our calendar maker. Click on any holiday below for more details and dates for the next 10 years.

2024 COLOMBIA HOLIDAYS

DateDayHoliday NameHoliday Type
JANUARY
Jan 1MondayNew Years DayNational
Jan 6SaturdayEpiphanyObservance
Jan 8MondayEpiphanyNational
MARCH
Mar 8FridayWomens DayObservance
Mar 19TuesdaySaint Josephs DayObservance
Mar 24SundayPalm SundayObservance
Mar 25MondaySaint Josephs DayNational
Mar 28ThursdayHoly ThursdayNational
Mar 29FridayGood FridayNational
Mar 31SundayEaster SundayObservance
APRIL
Apr 23TuesdayLanguage DayObservance
Apr 26FridaySecretaries DayObservance
Apr 27SaturdayChildrens DayObservance
Apr 29MondayDay of TreesObservance
MAY
May 1WednesdayMay Day / Labour DayNational
May 9ThursdayAscension DayObservance
May 12SundayMothers DayObservance
May 13MondayAscension DayNational
May 15WednesdayTeachers DayObservance
May 30ThursdayCorpus ChristiObservance
JUNE
Jun 3MondayCorpus ChristiNational
Jun 10MondaySacred HeartNational
Jun 16SundayFathers DayObservance
Jun 29SaturdaySt Peter and St PaulObservance
JULY
Jul 1MondaySt Peter and St PaulNational
Jul 20SaturdayDeclaration of IndependenceNational
AUGUST
Aug 7WednesdayBattle of BoyacáNational
Aug 15ThursdayAssumption of MaryObservance
Aug 19MondayAssumption of MaryNational
SEPTEMBER
Sep 21SaturdayValentines DayObservance
OCTOBER
Oct 12SaturdayColumbus DayObservance
Oct 14MondayColumbus DayNational
NOVEMBER
Nov 1FridayAll Saints DayObservance
Nov 4MondayAll Saints DayNational
Nov 11MondayIndependence of CartagenaNational
Nov 14ThursdayColombian Womens DayObservance
DECEMBER
Dec 7SaturdayImmaculate Conception EveObservance
Dec 8SundayImmaculate ConceptionNational
Dec 24TuesdayChristmas EveObservance
Dec 25WednesdayChristmas DayNational
Dec 31TuesdayNew Years EveObservance