Current Date And Time In El Ejido, Panama
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
16:02:05 EST
State: Los Santos Province
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
Population: 1,120
District: Distrito de Los Santos
Planning commercial schedules or travel in El Ejido, Los Santos Province, Panama? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across El Ejido.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout El Ejido 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 Ejido.
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 Ejido 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 Ejido 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 Ejido'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.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in El Ejido, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 1,120 and running on the America/Panama time zone, El Ejido follows Panama's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.