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🇵🇹 Portugal public holidays 2026

Portugal has 21 public holidays in 2026, plus 26 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is St. Stephen's Day on December 26.

14 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Portugal in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayAno NovoPublic holiday
February 17TuesdayCarnivalCarnavalOptional holiday
February 17TuesdayCarnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake DayOptional holiday
March 19ThursdayFather's DayObservance
March 19ThursdaySt. Joseph's DayRegional holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 29SundayDaylight Saving Time startsOther
April 3FridayGood FridaySexta-feira SantaPublic holiday
April 5SundayEaster SundayDomingo de PáscoaPublic holiday
April 25SaturdayFreedom DayDia da LiberdadePublic holiday
April 25SaturdayLiberty DayPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabour DayDia do TrabalhadorPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabor DayPublic holiday
May 3SundayMother's DayObservance
May 12TuesdaySt. Joana's DayRegional holiday
May 14ThursdayAscension DayRegional holiday
May 22FridayLeiria DayRegional holiday
May 23SaturdayPortalegre DayRegional holiday
May 25MondayAzores DayRegional holiday
June 1MondayAzores DayDia dos AçoresPublic holiday
June 4ThursdayCorpus ChristiCorpo de DeusPublic holiday
June 10WednesdayNational DayDia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades PortuguesasPublic holiday
June 10WednesdayPortugal DayPublic holiday
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
June 24WednesdaySt. John's DayRegional holiday
June 29MondaySt. Peter's DayRegional holiday
July 1WednesdayMadeira DayDia da MadeiraPublic holiday
July 4SaturdaySt. Elizabeth's DayRegional holiday
August 15SaturdayAssumption DayAssunção de Nossa SenhoraPublic holiday
August 15SaturdayAssumption of MaryPublic holiday
August 20ThursdayOur Lady of SorrowsRegional holiday
September 7MondayFaro DayRegional holiday
September 15TuesdayBirth of BocageRegional holiday
September 21MondaySt. Matthew's DayRegional holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 5MondayRepublic DayImplantação da RepúblicaPublic holiday
October 25SundayDaylight Saving Time endsOther
November 1SundayAll Saints DayDia de Todos-os-SantosPublic holiday
November 27FridayForal of Sancho IRegional holiday
December 1TuesdayRestoration of IndependenceRestauração da IndependênciaPublic holiday
December 8TuesdayImmaculate ConceptionImaculada ConceiçãoPublic holiday
December 8TuesdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionPublic holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 24ThursdayChristmas EveObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayNatalPublic holiday
December 26SaturdaySt. Stephen's DayPrimeira OitavaPublic holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance