Current Date And Time In Aracataca, Colombia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
09:38:55 COT
State: Magdalena Department
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (COT)
Population: 41,872
District: Aracataca
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Aracataca. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Aracataca.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Aracataca follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. 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 Aracataca.
This is Colombia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Colombia's country-level and Magdalena Department holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Aracataca as anywhere else in Colombia.
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These are Colombia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Colombia's country and Magdalena Department holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Aracataca 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 |
Aracataca's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Colombia's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Aracataca, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 41,872 and running on the America/Bogota time zone, Aracataca follows Colombia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.