Public holidays
Public holidays in Portugal
Portugal has 13 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 holiday5 OctoberRepublic Day — in 24 days
202613 dayspublic holidays in total
202713 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Friday 3 AprilGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 5 AprilEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 25 AprilFreedom Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 1 MayLabor Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 4 JuneCorpus Christi
Wednesday 10 JuneDay of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities
Saturday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 5 OctoberRepublic Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 1 DecemberRestoration of Independence Day
Tuesday 8 DecemberImmaculate Conception
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Friday 26 MarchGood Fridaylong weekend likely
Sunday 28 MarchEaster Sundayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 25 AprilFreedom Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Thursday 27 MayCorpus Christi
Thursday 10 JuneDay of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities
Sunday 15 AugustAssumption Dayfalls on a weekend
Tuesday 5 OctoberRepublic Day
Monday 1 NovemberAll Saints' Daylong weekend likely
Wednesday 1 DecemberRestoration of Independence Day
Wednesday 8 DecemberImmaculate Conception
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.