Public holidays in Portugal 2026
In Portugal there are 13 public holidays in 2026. 9 of them fall on a weekday, and the year has 252 working days.
Holidays
13
On weekdays
9
Working days
252
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January Thursday | Thursday | New Year’s Day |
| 3 April Friday | Friday | Good Friday |
| 5 April Sunday | Sunday (weekend) | Easter Sunday |
| 25 April Saturday | Saturday (weekend) | Freedom Day |
| 1 May Friday | Friday | May Day |
| 4 June Thursday | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 10 June Wednesday | Wednesday | Portugal Day |
| 15 August Saturday | Saturday (weekend) | Assumption Day |
| 5 October Monday | Monday | Republic Day |
| 1 November Sunday | Sunday (weekend) | All Saints’ Day |
| 1 December Tuesday | Tuesday | Restoration of Independence |
| 8 December Tuesday | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception |
| 25 December Friday | Friday | Christmas Day |
Bridge days
- Friday 2 January the day after New Year’s Day
- Friday 5 June the day after Corpus Christi
- Monday 30 November the day before Restoration of Independence
- Monday 7 December the day before Immaculate Conception
Good to know
Carnival is often a day off in practice but is not a statutory holiday. Every municipality also has its own holiday, such as St Anthony in Lisbon and St John in Porto, which is not included here.
The same year in other countries
How it works
A public holiday is a day the law treats as a holiday. Eves, and days off that come only from collective agreements, are not counted.
Easter decides several of the holidays, depending on the country: Good Friday, Easter Monday, Ascension Day and Whitsun. By the church’s rule, Easter Sunday is the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after the spring equinox on 21 March, so these days move between March and June from year to year.
A bridge day is a weekday between a holiday and the weekend, such as the Friday after Ascension Day. Taking that day off gives four days off in a row.
Working days are the weekdays of the year, Monday to Friday, less the holidays that fall on a weekday.