Current Date And Time In Santa Cruz, Panama
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
14:15:10 EST
State: Chiriquí Province
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 274
District: Distrito de Renacimiento
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in Santa Cruz, Chiriquí Province? Here is the complete city holiday reference for Santa Cruz.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz.
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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz 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.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Santa Cruz doesn't simply get skipped — Panama's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 274 and running on the America/Panama time zone, Santa Cruz follows Panama's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.