
Planning commercial schedules or travel in El Piro, Ngöbe-Buglé Comarca, Panama? Track upcoming statutory holidays and local bank closures across El Piro.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout El Piro 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 Piro.
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 Piro 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 Piro 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 Piro 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 Piro'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 Piro 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.