Public holidays
Public holidays in Sao Tome And Principe
Sao Tome And Principe has 12 public holidays in 2026, of which 3 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 holiday30 SeptemberAgricultural Reform Day — in 19 days
202612 dayspublic holidays in total
202712 daysalready scheduled
2026
Thursday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Day
Sunday 4 JanuaryDay of King Amadorfalls on a weekend
Monday 5 JanuaryDay of King Amador (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 3 FebruaryMartyrs' Day
Friday 1 MayWorker's Daylong weekend likely
Sunday 12 JulyIndependence Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 13 JulyIndependence Day (observed)long weekend likely
Sunday 6 SeptemberArmed Forces Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 7 SeptemberArmed Forces Day (observed)long weekend likely
Wednesday 30 SeptemberAgricultural Reform Day
Monday 21 DecemberSão Tomé Daylong weekend likely
Friday 25 DecemberChristmas Daylong weekend likely
2027
Friday 1 JanuaryNew Year's Daylong weekend likely
Monday 4 JanuaryDay of King Amadorlong weekend likely
Wednesday 3 FebruaryMartyrs' Day
Friday 30 AprilWorker's Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 1 MayWorker's Dayfalls on a weekend
Monday 12 JulyIndependence Daylong weekend likely
Monday 6 SeptemberArmed Forces Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 30 SeptemberAgricultural Reform Day
Tuesday 21 DecemberSão Tomé Day
Friday 24 DecemberChristmas Day (observed)long weekend likely
Saturday 25 DecemberChristmas Dayfalls on a weekend
Friday 31 DecemberNew Year's Day (observed)long weekend likely
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.