Holidays of Colombia

Colombia has many official holidays where banks close and many Colombians travel to the country side to vacation. As a result, it is always a good idea to check the following holiday schedule prior to your Adventure Romance Tour.

Many of Colombias significant Festivals, Carnivals and Events are also listed below.

For additional information on these, you can visit their official website, or see our Festivals of Colombia page.

Colombian 2009 Holiday and Festival Schedule

• January 1st	New Year's Day
  January 3 - 12	Feria de Manizales (Manizales Fair)
  January 6th or the following Monday	Feast of the Epiphany
  February 21 - 24 (annual)	Barranquilla Carnival
  Febuary 27 - March 7, 2009 (annual)	Cartagena International Film Festival
  March 19th or the following Monday	Saint Joseph's Day
  April 5 - 12 2009 (annual)	Easter Week in Popayán
  April 13th	Holy Thursday
  April 14th	Holy Friday
  April 28 - May 2 2009 (annual)	Festival de la Leyenda Vallenata
  May 1st or the following Monday	Labor Day
  June 19 or the following Monday	Corpus Christi
  June 30th or the following Monday	Saints Peter and Paul Day
  July 2009 (annual)	Medellín International Poetry Festival
  July 2009 (annual)	Colombiamoda - Medellin Fashion
  July 20th	Colombian Independence Day
  August 2009 (annual)	Medellín Flower Fair
  August 7th or the following Monday	Battle of Boyacá
  August 15th or the following Monday	Feast of the Assumption
  September 2009 (annual)	Feria de Bucaramanga
  September 2009 (annual)	Jazz al Parque - Bogota Jazz Festival
  September 5 - 13	Manizales Jazz Festival
  September 26 - October 4	Manizales Festival of Theatre
  October 2009 (annual)	Bogota Hip-Hop in the Park
  October 12th or the following Monday	Race Day
  November 2009 (annual)	Bogota Rock in the Park
  November 2009 (annual)	Colombian National Beauty Contest
  November 1st or the following Monday	All Saint's Day
  November 11th of the following Monday	Independence of Cartagena
  December to early January (annual)	Medellin Festival of Lights
  December 8th	Feast of the Immaculate Conception
  December 25	Christmas Day