Current Date And Time In El Cerrito, Colombia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
09:49:33 COT
State: Valle del Cauca Department
Currency: Colombian Peso (COP)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (COT)
Population: 38,390
District: El Cerrito
Planning commercial schedules or travel in El Cerrito, Valle del Cauca Department, Colombia? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across El Cerrito.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout El Cerrito 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 El Cerrito.
This is Colombia's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Colombia's country-level and Valle del Cauca Department holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in El Cerrito 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 Valle del Cauca Department holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in El Cerrito 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 |
Businesses in El Cerrito generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Colombia: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, El Cerrito's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Colombia declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 38,390 and running on the America/Bogota time zone, El Cerrito follows Colombia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.