Public holidays in Portugal 2026
17 public holidays this year
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Jun
Next public holiday
Dia dos Açores
Monday · June 1, 2026
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Full calendar
- 1JanAno NovoNew Year's DayThursday · January 1Public
- 17FebCarnavalCarnivalTuesday · February 17Optional
- 3AprSexta-feira SantaGood FridayFriday · April 3Public
- 5AprDomingo de PáscoaEaster SundaySunday · April 5Public
- 25AprDia da LiberdadeFreedom DaySaturday · April 25Public
- 1MayDia do TrabalhadorLabour DayFriday · May 1Public
- 1JunDia dos AçoresAzores DayMonday · June 1Public
- 4JunCorpo de DeusCorpus ChristiThursday · June 4Public
- 10JunDia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades PortuguesasNational DayWednesday · June 10Public
- 1JulDia da MadeiraMadeira DayWednesday · July 1Public
- 15AugAssunção de Nossa SenhoraAssumption DaySaturday · August 15Public
- 5OctImplantação da RepúblicaRepublic DayMonday · October 5Public
- 1NovDia de Todos-os-SantosAll Saints DaySunday · November 1Public
- 1DecRestauração da IndependênciaRestoration of IndependenceTuesday · December 1Public
- 8DecImaculada ConceiçãoImmaculate ConceptionTuesday · December 8Public
- 25DecNatalChristmas DayFriday · December 25Public
- 26DecPrimeira OitavaSt. Stephen's DaySaturday · December 26Public
Stats
17
Total holidays
5
Possible long weekends (Tue/Thu)
5
Holidays falling on a weekend
About local holidays
Portugal observes thirteen public holidays. April 25 celebrates the 1974 Carnation Revolution — the end of the Estado Novo dictatorship. June 10 honours Camões and Portuguese communities worldwide. December 1 marks the 1640 Restoration of independence from Spain. Republic Day (Oct 5, the 1910 abolition of the monarchy) rounds out the civic calendar. Easter, Corpus Christi, Assumption, All Saints' and Christmas cover the religious side. Each city celebrates its patron — St Anthony in Lisbon, St John in Porto.