Long Weekends in Colombia 2025

Colombia has 18 public holidays in 2025, creating 15 long-weekend opportunities — 11 automatic 3-day weekends and 4 bridge chances where a day or two of leave buys a longer break.

Smartest break

Take 1 leave day around Labour Day (May 1, 2025) for 4 days off — May 1 – May 4.

HolidayDateLeave to bookDays offYour break
New Year's DayWed, Jan 1Mon, Dec 30, Tue, Dec 315Dec 28 Jan 1
EpiphanyMon, Jan 6None — automatic3Jan 4 Jan 6
Saint JosephMon, Mar 24None — automatic3Mar 22 Mar 24
Good FridayFri, Apr 18None — automatic3Apr 18 Apr 20
Labour DayThu, May 1Fri, May 24May 1 May 4
Ascension DayMon, Jun 2None — automatic3May 31 Jun 2
Corpus ChristiMon, Jun 23None — automatic3Jun 21 Jun 23
Sacred HeartMon, Jun 30None — automatic3Jun 28 Jun 30
Battle of BoyacáThu, Aug 7Fri, Aug 84Aug 7 Aug 10
AssumptionMon, Aug 18None — automatic3Aug 16 Aug 18
Columbus DayMon, Oct 13None — automatic3Oct 11 Oct 13
All Saints' DayMon, Nov 3None — automatic3Nov 1 Nov 3
Independence of CartagenaMon, Nov 17None — automatic3Nov 15 Nov 17
Immaculate ConceptionMon, Dec 8None — automatic3Dec 6 Dec 8
Christmas DayThu, Dec 25Fri, Dec 264Dec 25 Dec 28

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Long weekend FAQ

What is a bridge day?
A bridge day ("puente" in Spanish) is a workday wedged between a public holiday and the weekend. Book it off and the holiday and weekend join into one unbroken break.
How many long weekends does Colombia have in 2025?
Colombia has 15 long-weekend opportunities in 2025: 11 that need no leave and 4 that need one or two days off.