Current Date And Time In El Palmar, Panama
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
09:43:04 EST
State: Chiriquí Province
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 4,536
District: Distrito de Barú
Planning commercial schedules or travel in El Palmar, Chiriquí Province, Panama? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across El Palmar.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout El Palmar follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. 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 El Palmar.
This is Panama's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Panama's country-level and Chiriquí Province holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in El Palmar 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 Chiriquí Province holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in El Palmar 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 |
El Palmar's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Panama'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.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in El Palmar doesn't simply get skipped — Panama's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 4,536 and running on the America/Panama time zone, El Palmar follows Panama's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.