Current Date And Time In El Carate, Panama
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
09:38:11 EST
State: Los Santos Province
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 345
District: Distrito de Las Tablas
Checking bank closures, municipal non-working days, and upcoming public holiday dates in El Carate, Los Santos Province? Here is the complete city holiday reference for El Carate.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in El Carate 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 El Carate.
This is Panama's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Panama's country-level and Los Santos Province holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in El Carate 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 Los Santos Province holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in El Carate 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 El Carate 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 El Carate doesn't simply get skipped — Panama's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 345 and running on the America/Panama time zone, El Carate follows Panama's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.