1 dayWed, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Dec 30–31) for 5 days off (Dec 28 – Jan 1).
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Long Weekends in Panama 2025
Panama has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2025, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Apr 18 – 20). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 4 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 4 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2025
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayThu, Jan 9
Martyrs' Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
9
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 10) for 4 days off (Jan 9 – 12).
1 dayTue, Mar 4
Shrove Tuesday — a lone day off, bridge it:
4
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 3) for 4 days off (Mar 1 – 4).
3 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20
181920
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 14–17) 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, Nov 1 – Mon, Nov 3
Separation Day (from Columbia)
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 4–7) for 10 days off (Nov 1 – 10).
3 daysSat, Nov 8 – Mon, Nov 10
8910
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 4–7) for 10 days off (Nov 1 – 10).
3 daysFri, Nov 28 – Sun, Nov 30
282930
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 24–27) for 9 days off (Nov 22 – 30).
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 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 30–31 + Jan 2–3 | Dec 28 – Jan 5 |
| 5 | 2d · Jan 2–3 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 6 | 3d · Jan 6–8 | Jan 4 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Jan 6–8 + Jan 10 | Jan 4 – 12 |
| 4Best value | 1d · Jan 10 | Jan 9 – 12 |
| 4 | 1d · Mar 3 | Mar 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 3 + Mar 5–7 | Mar 1 – 9 |
| 6 | 3d · Mar 5–7 | Mar 4 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 14–17 | Apr 12 – 20 |
| 6 | 3d · Apr 28–30 | Apr 26 – May 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 28–30 + May 2 | Apr 26 – May 4 |
| 4 | 1d · May 2 | May 1 – 4 |
| 10 | 4d · Nov 4–7 | Nov 1 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 11–14 | Nov 8 – 16 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 24–27 | Nov 22 – 30 |
| 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 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.