Panama's main religion is Roman Catholicism resulting in an abundance of religious festivals and saint's days. Each district has its own particular saint and individual style of celebration so that there are frequent opportunities for the visitor to participate and it is a good way to experience first-hand some of Panama's culture. The following is a list for 2009.

Jan. 15 Cristo Esquipulas in Antón, Cocle province
Feb. 2 La Virgen de Candelaria de Antón, various provinces
Feb.14 La Virgen de Lourdes, Guararé, Los Santos province
Feb. 27-March 9 Jesús Nazareno de Atalaya, Veraguas province
Mar 7 San Juan de Dios, various provinces
Mar 18 San Felipe in Portobello, Colon province
April 2 San Francisco de Padua in Río de Jesús, Darien province
April 5-12 Holy Week, country-wide
May 3 Nuestro Senor de los Milagros, La Mesa, Veraguas province
May 13 San Isidro in various provinces
May 16 Religious Festival of Cativa, Colón province
May 22 Santa Rita in various provinces
June11 Corpus Christi in La Villa, Los Santos and in Puerto Lindo and Portobelo, Colon province
June 13 San Antonio de Padua - Puerto Armuelles, Chiriquí province
June 24 St. John the Baptist in Chitré & other provinces
June 25 Santiago Apostol in Ocú, Herrrera province
June 29 San Pedro Monagrillo, Chitré, Herrera province
June 30 San Pablo, Pedasi y El Cocal, Los Santos province
July 16 La Virgen del Carmen, various provinces
July 20 Santa Librada, Los Santos province
July 25 Santiago Apostol in Santiago, Veraguas province
Aug 1 Nuestra Senora de los Angeles in Guacalca, Chiriquí province
Aug. 4 Santo Domingo de Guzman in Herrera and Los Santos provinces
Aug. 10 San Lorenzo, various provinces
Aug. 16 San Roque, various provinces
Aug. 20 San Bernardo, Los Santos province
Aug.30 Santa Rosa, various provinces
Sept.21 Santo Tomas de Villa Nueva, Los Santos province
Sept. 24 Virgen de las Mercedes, Herrera and Los Santos provinces
Sept. 29 San Miguel Arcangel, Herrera and Veraguas provinces
Oct. 4 San Francisco de Assisi, various provinces
Oct. 5 La Virgen del Rosario, Guararé, Los Santos province
Oct.16 Santa Eduviges, Sabanitas, Colón province
Oct. 21 Festival del Cristo Negro, Portobelo, Colón province
Oct. 28 San Judas Tadeo, various provinces
Nov. 25 Santa Catalina, Pedasi, Los Santos province
Dec. 4 Santa Barbara en Las Minas, Herrera and Los Santos provinces
Dec. 17 La Virgen de Guadalupe, various provinces