Long weekends in Colombia, 2026
In 2026, holidays give Colombia16 runs of at least three consecutive days off, the longest lasting 4 days. Below they are listed in calendar order, followed by the bridge days that stretch a short break into a long one.
Every long weekend, in date order
| Starts | Ends | Days off | Because of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 10 Jan | Mon 12 Jan | 3 days | Epiphany |
| Sat 21 Mar | Mon 23 Mar | 3 days | Saint Joseph's Day |
| Thu 2 Apr | Sun 5 Apr | 4 days | Maundy Thursday, Good Friday |
| Fri 1 May | Sun 3 May | 3 days | Labour Day |
| Sat 16 May | Mon 18 May | 3 days | Ascension Day |
| Sat 6 Jun | Mon 8 Jun | 3 days | Corpus Christi |
| Sat 13 Jun | Mon 15 Jun | 3 days | Sacred Heart |
| Sat 27 Jun | Mon 29 Jun | 3 days | Saint Peter and Saint Paul |
| Sat 11 Jul | Mon 13 Jul | 3 days | Our Lady of Chiquinquirá Day |
| Sat 18 Jul | Mon 20 Jul | 3 days | Declaration of Independence |
| Fri 7 Aug | Sun 9 Aug | 3 days | Battle of Boyacá |
| Sat 15 Aug | Mon 17 Aug | 3 days | Assumption of Mary |
| Sat 10 Oct | Mon 12 Oct | 3 days | Columbus Day |
| Sat 31 Oct | Mon 2 Nov | 3 days | All Saints’ Day |
| Sat 14 Nov | Mon 16 Nov | 3 days | Independence of Cartagena |
| Fri 25 Dec | Sun 27 Dec | 3 days | Christmas Day |
Bridge days
A bridge day is a lone working day sitting between a holiday and the weekend. Book that one day as leave and the time off joins up into four days or more. Offices tend to be quiet on these dates even though nobody is officially off.
| Date | Weekday | Next to |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 2026 | Friday | New Year's Day |
| 7 Dec 2026 | Monday | Immaculate Conception |
The cheapest leave of the year: spending 2days of annual leave on the bridges above gives you 2 breaks of at least four days. Expect colleagues to have the same idea, so request these early.
How we find them
Each day of 2026 is marked as a working day or a day off, using Colombia's weekend pattern and its nationwide holidays. Consecutive days off are joined into runs; a run of three days or more that includes at least one holiday counts as a long weekend. A plain two-day weekend never qualifies.
Regional holidays are not part of this calculation. If your region has its own dates, you may get extra long weekends that do not appear in the national list.
Back to the Colombia2026 holiday calendar or check working days between two dates.