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Public holidays in Portugal 2026

Portugal has 13 public holiday dates in 2026, 9 of them on a working day, and 4 long weekends. The next one is Restoration of Independence Day, in 22 days (Tuesday, December 1, 2026).

22 days
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
  • Tue, Dec 8Immaculate Conceptionin 29 days
  • Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 46 days

2026 holiday calendar

13 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1ThuNew Year's Daypassed
Apr 3FriGood Fridaypassed
Apr 5SunEaster Sundaypassed
Apr 25SatFreedom Daypassed
May 1FriLabor Daypassed
Jun 4ThuCorpus Christipassed
Jun 10WedDay of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communitiespassed
Aug 15SatAssumption Daypassed
Oct 5MonRepublic Daypassed
Nov 1SunAll Saints' Daypassed
Dec 1TueRestoration of Independence Dayin 22 days
Dec 8TueImmaculate Conceptionin 29 days
Dec 25FriChristmas Dayin 46 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2026

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Fri, Apr 3 – Sun, Apr 5Good Friday, Easter Sunday3 days
  • Fri, May 1 – Sun, May 3Labor Day3 days
  • Sat, Oct 3 – Mon, Oct 5Republic Day3 days
  • Fri, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 27Christmas Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Fri, Jan 2New Year's Day4 days off
  • Take Fri, Jun 5Corpus Christi4 days off
  • Take Mon, Nov 30Restoration of Independence Day4 days off
  • Take Mon, Dec 7Immaculate Conception4 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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