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Marks Panama's separation from Colombia in 1903. National holiday with civic parades, public ceremonies, and schools showing off bands and traditional dress. Banks and government offices are closed.
Honors the 1821 First Cry for Independence in Los Santos, the first call against Spanish rule. National holiday with civic ceremonies in Los Santos and across the country.
Marks Panama's 1821 independence from Spain. National holiday closing the patriotic month. Civic parades and ceremonies across the country. Banks and government offices are closed.
National holiday for Mother's Day, coinciding with Inmaculada Concepción. Banks and government offices close. Restaurants get busy and many businesses shut early or all day. Reserve dinner early in Boquete.
National day of mourning for the Panamanians killed during the 1989 U.S. invasion. Solemn observance, not festive. Dry law (ley seca) runs from 12:01 a.m. December 20 to 12:01 a.m. December 21; bars and licorerías close.
National Christmas holiday. Most businesses close December 24 from midday and December 25 entirely. Family gatherings often run late on Christmas Eve, so the morning is quiet.
National holiday across Panama. Banks, government offices, and most retail stay closed. Buses and taxis run a reduced schedule on January 1.
National day of mourning honoring the Panamanians killed during the January 1964 protests over sovereignty in the former Canal Zone. Solemn rather than festive. Banks and government offices are closed.
Four days of music, water trucks (culecos), street food, and parades across Panama. The Tuesday is the legal rest day. Travel routes to Las Tablas get heavy through the weekend, and ferries to the islands fill up.
National holiday. Banks, public offices, and most businesses close. Religious processions take place across the country, including in Boquete. Dry law (ley seca) typically starts Thursday afternoon and runs through Saturday.
National holiday for workers. Government offices and banks close. Some unions and labor groups hold marches in Panama City; Boquete itself is generally quiet.
