Carnival
Season or date: Four days before Lent (February or March)
The largest festival featuring parades and water splashing in the capital and inland cities.
Festivals in Panama
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Festivals
November Independence Holidays
Season or date: November 3–5, 10, 28
Patriotic memorial days concentrating on separation independence and Flag Day, with parades nationwide.
Boquete Flower and Coffee Festival
Season or date: Mid-January
Held in the highland city of Boquete with flower exhibitions and coffee competitions.
International Sea Festival (Festival del Mar)
Season or date: September, Las Tablas
A celebration of traditional fishing and marine bounty with food and music.
Congo Festival
Season or date: February, Portobelo in Colón Province
A parade celebrating Afro-Panamanian culture with costumes and percussion instruments.
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- Martyrs' Day
- Holy Week (Good Friday)
- Labor Day
- Independence Day (November 3)
- Flag Day
- Mother's Day
- Christmas