Public holidays
Public holidays in Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde has 12 public holidays in 2026, of which 4 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday1 NovemberAll Saints' Day — in 51 days
202612 dayspublic holidays in total
202712 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Tuesday 13 JanuaryDemocracy and Freedom Day
Tuesday 20 JanuaryNational Heroes Day
Wednesday 18 FebruaryAsh Wednesday
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 5 AprilEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Friday 1 MayWorker's Daylong weekend likely
Monday 1 JuneInternational Children's Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 5 JulyNational Independence Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 13 JanuaryDemocracy and Freedom Day
Wednesday 20 JanuaryNational Heroes Day
Wednesday 10 FebruaryAsh Wednesday
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 28 MarchEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 1 MayWorker's Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 1 JuneInternational Children's Day
Monday 5 JulyNational Independence Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Daylong weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.