1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Panama 2026
Panama has 4 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 9 – 11). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 4
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
3 daysFri, Jan 9 – Sun, Jan 11
91011
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Jan 5–8) for 9 days off (Jan 3 – 11).
1 dayTue, Feb 17
Shrove Tuesday — a lone day off, bridge it:
17
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Feb 16) for 4 days off (Feb 14 – 17).
3 daysFri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5
345
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 30 – Apr 2) for 9 days off (Mar 28 – Apr 5).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
1 dayTue, Nov 3
Separation Day (from Columbia) — a lone day off, bridge it:
3
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Nov 2) for 4 days off (Oct 31 – Nov 3).
1 dayTue, Nov 10
Primer Grito de Independencia — a lone day off, bridge it:
10
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Nov 9) for 4 days off (Nov 7 – 10).
2 daysSat, Nov 28 – Sun, Nov 29
2829
1 dayTue, Dec 8
Mother's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
8
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 7) for 4 days off (Dec 5 – 8).
3 daysFri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27
252627
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Dec 28–31) for 10 days off (Dec 25 – Jan 3).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 5–8 | Jan 3 – 11 |
| 4 | 1d · Feb 16 | Feb 14 – 17 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 16 + Feb 18–20 | Feb 14 – 22 |
| 6 | 3d · Feb 18–20 | Feb 17 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 30 – Apr 2 | Mar 28 – Apr 5 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 4 | 1d · Nov 2 | Oct 31 – Nov 3 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 2 + Nov 4–6 | Oct 31 – Nov 8 |
| 6 | 3d · Nov 4–6 | Nov 3 – 8 |
| 8 | 4d · Nov 4–6 + Nov 9 | Nov 3 – 10 |
| 4 | 1d · Nov 9 | Nov 7 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 9 + Nov 11–13 | Nov 7 – 15 |
| 6 | 3d · Nov 11–13 | Nov 10 – 15 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 7 | Dec 5 – 8 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 7 + Dec 9–11 | Dec 5 – 13 |
| 6 | 3d · Dec 9–11 | Dec 8 – 13 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 21–24 | Dec 19 – 27 |
| 10 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 25 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Panama'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.