Current Date And Time In El Bale, Panama
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
11:46:12 EST
State: Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca
Currency: United States Dollar (USD)
Timezone: UTC -05:00 (EST)
District: Nurun
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for El Bale. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in El Bale.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in El Bale 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 Bale.
This is Panama's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Panama's country-level and Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in El Bale 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 Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in El Bale 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 Bale 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.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, El Bale's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Panama declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
El Bale runs on the America/Panama time zone, so statutory holidays here fall on the same local calendar date as the rest of Panama — there's no cross-timezone shift to account for.