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🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe

Public holidays in Sao Tome and Principe 2028

Sao Tome and Principe has 9 public holiday dates in 2028, 7 of them on a working day, and 4 long weekends. The next one is São Tomé Day, in 42 days (Monday, December 21, 2026).

Next holiday · São Tomé Day
42 days
Monday, December 21, 2026
  • Fri, Dec 25Christmas Dayin 46 days
  • Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 53 days

2028 holiday calendar

10 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatNew Year's Dayin 418 days
Jan 4TueDay of King Amadorin 421 days
Feb 3ThuMartyrs' Dayin 451 days
May 1MonWorker's Dayin 539 days
Jul 12WedIndependence Dayin 611 days
Sep 6WedArmed Forces Dayin 667 days
Sep 29FriAgricultural Reform Day observedin 690 days
Sep 30SatAgricultural Reform Dayin 691 days
Dec 21ThuSão Tomé Dayin 773 days
Dec 25MonChristmas Dayin 777 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 2028

Assumes a Saturday and Sunday weekend.

  • Fri, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 2New Year's Day3 days
  • Sat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1Worker's Day3 days
  • Fri, Sep 29 – Sun, Oct 1Agricultural Reform Day3 days
  • Sat, Dec 23 – Mon, Dec 25Christmas 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 Mon, Jan 3New Year's Day, Day of King Amador5 days off
  • Take Fri, Feb 4Martyrs' Day4 days off
  • Take Fri, Dec 22São Tomé Day, Christmas Day5 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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