The combined population of Central America is estimated at 186.05 million (2025).
The following lists events of 2026 in Central America.
Sovereign states Belize
Monarch: Charles III (2022–present) Prime Minister: Johnny Briceño (2020–present) Governor-General: Dame Froyla Tzalam (2021–present) Chief Justice of Belize: Louise Blenman (2022–present)
Costa Rica
President: Rodrigo Chaves Robles (2022–present) First Vice President: Mary Munive (2022–2026) Second Vice President: vacant
El Salvador
President: Nayib Bukele (2019–present) Vice President: Félix Ulloa (2019–present)
Guatemala
President: Bernardo Arévalo (2024–present) Vice-president: Karin Herrera (2024–present)
Honduras
President: Xiomara Castro (2022–present) First Vice President: Doris Gutiérrez (2024–present) Second Vice President: Renato Florentino (2022–present) President of the National Congress: Luis Redondo (2022–present)
Nicaragua
Co-president: Daniel Ortega (2025–present) Co-president: Rosario Murillo (2025–present)
Panama
President: José Raúl Mulino (2024–present) Vice President: vacant
Dependencies
Holidays
January to March
1 January – New Year's Day 9 January– Martyrs' Day (Panama) 15 January – George Price Day, Belize 16 February – Carnival, Panama 9 March – National Heroes & Benefactors Day, Belize
April to June
2 April – Maundy Thursday, Nicaragua 3 April – Good Friday 4 April – Holy Saturday, Belize 6 April – Easter Monday 11 April – Juan Santamaría, Costa Rica 14 April – Americas Day, Honduras 1 May – Labour Day
July to September
19 July – Liberation Day, Nicaragua 25 July – Guanacaste Day, Costa Rica 1 August – Emancipation Day, Belize 2 August – Lady of the Angels Day (Costa Rica) 15 August – Assumption Day, Mother's Day, Costa Rica 31 August – Day of the Black Person and Afro-Costa Rican Culture 10 September – St. George's Caye Day, Belize 14 September – Battle of San Jacinto, Nicaragua 15 September – Independence Day, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica 21 September – Independence Day, Belize
October to December
3 October – Francisco Morazán, Honduras 12 October – Indigenous People's Resistance Day 20 October – Guatemalan Revolution 21 October – Army Day, Honduras 3 November – Separation of Panama from Colombia 5 November – Colon, Panama 10–11 November – Uprising of Los Santos, Panama 19 November – Garifuna Settlement Day, Belize 28 November – Independence of Panama from Spain 1 December – Army Abolition Day, Costa Rica 8 December – Mother's Day, Panama 8 December – Immaculate Conception, Nicaragua 20 December – National Mourning Day, Panama 25 December – Christmas Day 26 December – Boxing Day, Belize
See also
2020s 2020s in political history Central American Parliament List of state leaders in Central America in 2026
References
External links
El Universal (Mexico) in Spanish Al Jazeera (Latin America) in English Associated Press (Latin America) Amandala (Belize)