Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in Portugal 2026
Portugal has 13 public holidays in 2026: 9 on working days and 4 on a weekend. The next one is Republic Day on Monday, October 5, 2026, in 7 days. 20 districts and autonomous regions add or change dates of their own: see by district or autonomous region.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in Portugal
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 9 of the 13 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 4 on a weekend.
Counting Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, 9 of the 13 holiday dates in 2026 fall on a working day and 4 on a weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Friday, with 3 dates.
Four of the 13 dates land on a Monday or Friday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Good Friday on Friday, April 3, Labor Day on Friday, May 1, Republic Day on Monday, October 5 and Christmas Day on Friday, December 25. Four more holidays sit one working day away from the weekend, so a single day of leave turns each into a four-day break: New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1 (take Friday off), Corpus Christi on Thursday, June 4 (take Friday off), Restoration of Independence Day on Tuesday, December 1 (take Monday off) and Immaculate Conception on Tuesday, December 8 (take Monday off).
April and December are the busiest months, with 3 holiday dates. Four months have no public holiday at all (February, March, July and September). The longest stretch between two holidays is 92 days, from New Year's Day on January 1 to Good Friday on April 3, the natural window for a longer break.
2027 brings 13 public holidays, the same number as 2026. 8 of the 13 dates fall on a working day, and 3 land next to the weekend.
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2026 public holidays in Portugal
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| SundayWeekend | Easter Sunday | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Freedom Day | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | |
| Wednesday | Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Assumption Day | |
| MondayNext | Republic Day | |
| SundayWeekend | All Saints' Day | |
| Tuesday | Restoration of Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
2027 public holidays in Portugal
13 holidays on 13 dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Friday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| SundayWeekend | Easter Sunday | |
| SundayWeekend | Freedom Day | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | |
| Thursday | Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities | |
| SundayWeekend | Assumption Day | |
| Tuesday | Republic Day | |
| Monday | All Saints' Day | |
| Wednesday | Restoration of Independence Day | |
| Wednesday | Immaculate Conception | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Christmas Day |
By district or autonomous region: regional public holidays 2026
All 20 districts and autonomous regions add dates of their own to the national 2026 list. Madeira has the most, with 2 extra dates beyond the national calendar. Each card lists only what differs from the national list above: extra 2026 dates, dates on that list the district or autonomous region does not observe, and holidays kept on the same date under a local name.
Aveiro
| May 12, Tue | Saint Joanna's Day |
Azores
| May 25, Mon | Day of the Autonomous Region of the Azores |
Beja
| May 14, Thu | Ascension Day |
Braga
| June 24, Wed | Saint John's Day |
Bragança
| August 22, Sat | Feast of Our Lady of Graces |
Castelo Branco
| April 21, Tue | Feast of Our Lady of Mércoles |
Coimbra
| July 4, Sat | Saint Elizabeth's Day |
Faro
| September 7, Mon | Municipal Holiday of Faro |
Guarda
| November 27, Fri | Municipal Holiday of Guarda |
Leiria
| May 22, Fri | Municipal Holiday of Leiria |
Lisbon
| June 13, Sat | Saint Anthony's Day |
Madeira
| July 1, Wed | Day of the Autonomous Region of Madeira and the Madeiran Communities |
| December 26, Sat | 1st Octave |
Portalegre
| May 23, Sat | Municipal Holiday of Portalegre |
Porto
| June 24, Wed | Saint John's Day |
Santarém
| March 19, Thu | Saint Joseph's Day |
Setúbal
| September 15, Tue | Bocage Day |
Viana do Castelo
| August 20, Thu | Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows |
Vila Real
| June 13, Sat | Saint Anthony's Day |
Viseu
| September 21, Mon | Saint Matthew's Day |
Évora
| June 29, Mon | Saint Peter's Day |
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