Public holidays in Portugal 2027
In Portugal there are 13 public holidays in 2027. 8 of them fall on a weekday, and the year has 253 working days.
Holidays
13
On weekdays
8
Working days
253
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January Friday | Friday | New Year’s Day |
| 26 March Friday | Friday | Good Friday |
| 28 March Sunday | Sunday (weekend) | Easter Sunday |
| 25 April Sunday | Sunday (weekend) | Freedom Day |
| 1 May Saturday | Saturday (weekend) | May Day |
| 27 May Thursday | Thursday | Corpus Christi |
| 10 June Thursday | Thursday | Portugal Day |
| 15 August Sunday | Sunday (weekend) | Assumption Day |
| 5 October Tuesday | Tuesday | Republic Day |
| 1 November Monday | Monday | All Saints’ Day |
| 1 December Wednesday | Wednesday | Restoration of Independence |
| 8 December Wednesday | Wednesday | Immaculate Conception |
| 25 December Saturday | Saturday (weekend) | Christmas Day |
Bridge days
- Friday 28 May the day after Corpus Christi
- Friday 11 June the day after Portugal Day
- Monday 4 October the day before Republic Day
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.