Current Date And Time In Mercaderes, Colombia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
20:26:00 COT
State: Cauca Department
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (COT)
Population: 14,824
District: Mercaderes
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Mercaderes. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Mercaderes.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Mercaderes align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Independencia de Colombia on July 20) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Mercaderes.
This is Colombia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Colombia's country-level and Cauca Department holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Mercaderes as anywhere else in Colombia.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Colombia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Colombia's country and Cauca Department holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Mercaderes just as everywhere else in Colombia.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Colombia | July 20 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidencia.gov.co |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Día de la Independencia de Colombia | Tue, Jul 20, 2027 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
In Mercaderes, statutory public holidays signify mandatory closures for commercial bank branches, municipal administration offices, and public schools. Retail businesses and hospitality venues may operate on modified holiday hours.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Mercaderes doesn't simply get skipped — Colombia's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 14,824 and running on the America/Bogota time zone, Mercaderes follows Colombia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.