Día de la Raza in Colombia
Día de la Raza falls on Monday 12 October 2026 in Colombia. It is a moving holiday — the date changes each year. In every year we hold it lands on a working day.
| Year | Date | Weekday | What that means |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 October | Monday | long weekend |
| 2026 | 12 October | Monday | long weekend |
| 2027 | 18 October | Monday | long weekend |
| 2028 | 16 October | Monday | long weekend |
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- 13 10 Día de la Raza Monday
- 12 10 Día de la Raza Monday
- 18 10 Día de la Raza Monday
- 16 10 Día de la Raza Monday
A date that moves
Día de la Raza does not keep a date. Where it lands each year decides whether it touches a weekend, and the table above is the practical summary: the same holiday can be a four-day break one year and swallowed by a Sunday the next.
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar.
FAQ
When is Día de la Raza in Colombia in 2026?
Monday, 12 October 2026.
Is Día de la Raza on the same date every year?
No. It moves: 13 October 2025, 12 October 2026, 18 October 2027, 16 October 2028.
Which years does Día de la Raza make a long weekend?
2025 (Monday), 2026 (Monday), 2027 (Monday), 2028 (Monday) — it touches the weekend directly.