Ascension Day is a public holiday in Colombia, known locally as Ascensión del señor (observado).
In 2026 it falls on Monday 18 May, with a substitute day off on Monday 18 May; in 2027 on Monday 10 May.
52 other countries in our calendar also have Ascension Day as a public holiday.
Dates, 2025 to 2028
| Year | Date | Weekday | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 June | Monday long weekend | observed (moved) |
| 2026 | 18 May | Monday long weekend | observed (moved) |
| 2027 | 10 May | Monday long weekend | observed (moved) |
| 2028 | 29 May | Monday long weekend | observed (moved) |
Ascension Day elsewhere
Around the worldAruba14 MayAustria14 MayBelgium14 MayBenin14 MayBotswana14 MayBurkina Faso14 MayBurundi14 MayCameroon14 MayCaribbean Netherlands14 MayCentral African Republic14 MayCuraçao14 MayDenmark14 MayEswatini14 MayFaroe Islands14 MayFinland14 MayFrance14 MayFrench Guiana14 MayFrench Polynesia14 MayFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands14 MayGabon14 MayGermany14 MayGreenland14 MayGuadeloupe14 MayIceland14 MayIndonesia14 MayIvory Coast14 MayKingdom of the Netherlands14 MayLesotho14 MayLiechtenstein14 MayLuxembourg14 MayMadagascar14 MayMartinique14 MayMayotte14 MayMonaco14 MayNamibia14 MayNew Caledonia14 MayNorway14 MayRepublic of the Congo14 MayRéunion14 MaySaint Barthélemy14 MaySaint Pierre and Miquelon14 MaySaint-Martin14 MaySenegal14 MaySint Maarten14 MaySvalbard and Jan Mayen14 MaySweden14 MaySwitzerland14 MayTogo14 MayVanuatu14 MayVatican City14 MayWallis and Futuna14 MayÅland14 May