Current Date And Time In Bastimentos, Panama
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
12:16:19 EST
State: Bocas del Toro Province
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 738
District: Distrito de Bocas del Toro
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Bastimentos, Bocas del Toro Province? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Bastimentos.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Bastimentos align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Día de la Separación de Panamá de Colombia on November 3) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Bastimentos.
This is Panama's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Panama's country-level and Bocas del Toro Province holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Bastimentos as anywhere else in Panama.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Panama's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Panama's country and Bocas del Toro Province holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Bastimentos just as everywhere else in Panama.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Día de la Separación de Panamá de Colombia | November 3 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.presidencia.gob.pa |
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 Separación de Panamá de Colombia | Tue, Nov 3, 2026 | Take the Monday before off for a 4-day weekend |
Businesses in Bastimentos generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Panama: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Bastimentos, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 738 and running on the America/Panama time zone, Bastimentos follows Panama's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.