1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 2–3) for 6 days off (Jan 1 – 6).
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Long Weekends in Colombia 2025
Colombia has 11 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Apr 17 – 20). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 11
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysSat, Jan 4 – Mon, Jan 6
456
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Jan 2–3) for 6 days off (Jan 1 – 6).
3 daysSat, Mar 22 – Mon, Mar 24
222324
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 25–28) for 9 days off (Mar 22 – 30).
4 daysThu, Apr 17 – Sun, Apr 20
Maundy Thursday · Good Friday · Easter Sunday
17181920
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Apr 14–16) for 9 days off (Apr 12 – 20).
1 dayThu, May 1
Labour Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (May 2) for 4 days off (May 1 – 4).
3 daysSat, May 31 – Mon, Jun 2
3112
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 3–6) for 9 days off (May 31 – Jun 8).
3 daysSat, Jun 21 – Mon, Jun 23
212223
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 24–27) for 10 days off (Jun 21 – 30).
3 daysSat, Jun 28 – Mon, Jun 30
Sacred Heart · Saints Peter and Paul
282930
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jun 24–27) for 10 days off (Jun 21 – 30).
2 daysSat, Jul 19 – Sun, Jul 20
1920
1 dayThu, Aug 7
Battle of Boyacá — a lone day off, bridge it:
7
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 8) for 4 days off (Aug 7 – 10).
3 daysSat, Aug 16 – Mon, Aug 18
161718
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Aug 19–22) for 9 days off (Aug 16 – 24).
3 daysSat, Oct 11 – Mon, Oct 13
111213
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Oct 14–17) for 9 days off (Oct 11 – 19).
3 daysSat, Nov 1 – Mon, Nov 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 4–7) for 9 days off (Nov 1 – 9).
3 daysSat, Nov 15 – Mon, Nov 17
151617
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 18–21) for 9 days off (Nov 15 – 23).
3 daysSat, Dec 6 – Mon, Dec 8
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 9–12) for 9 days off (Dec 6 – 14).
1 dayThu, Dec 25
Christmas Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 26) for 4 days off (Dec 25 – 28).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | 2d · Dec 30–31 | Dec 28 – Jan 1 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 6 |
| 6 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 6 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 7–10 | Jan 4 – 12 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 25–28 | Mar 22 – 30 |
| 9 | 3d · Apr 14–16 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4Best value | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 3–6 | May 31 – Jun 8 |
| 10 | 4d · Jun 24–27 | Jun 21 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 1–4 | Jun 28 – Jul 6 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 4–6 | Aug 2 – 7 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 4–6 + Aug 8 | Aug 2 – 10 |
| 4 | 1d · Aug 8 | Aug 7 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 19–22 | Aug 16 – 24 |
| 9 | 4d · Oct 14–17 | Oct 11 – 19 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 4–7 | Nov 1 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 18–21 | Nov 15 – 23 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 9–12 | Dec 6 – 14 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 22–24 | Dec 20 – 25 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 22–24 + Dec 26 | Dec 20 – 28 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 26 | Dec 25 – 28 |
| 8 | 4d · Dec 26 + Dec 29–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 1 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
Computed from Colombia's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.