Calendar 2026–2030 · 2 autonomous regions
Public and school holidays in Portugal 2026
Portugal has 14 public holidays everywhere, and each autonomous region adds days of its own. Pick one to see its dates, the weekdays they fall on, and the bridge days around them.
Holidays by autonomous region
14 public holidays: 4 on a weekend, 5 bridge days
Weekend holidays are generally not moved to a working day.
Calendar 2026
January
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August
September
October
November
December
- Public holiday
- School holidays
- Bridge day
- today
- Vacation day
- Adjacent day off
Your vacation plan
| Period | Vacation days | Days off |
|---|
Public holidays in Portugal
14 public holidays
- 1 Jan · Thursday
- 17 Feb · Tuesday
- 3 Apr · Friday
- 5 Apr · Sunday
- 25 Apr · Saturday
- 1 May · Friday
- 4 Jun · Thursday
- 10 Jun · Wednesday
- 15 Aug · Saturday
- 5 Oct · Monday
- 1 Nov · Sunday
- 1 Dec · Tuesday
- 8 Dec · Tuesday
- 25 Dec · Friday
Bridge days in Portugal
One day of leave, four days off — outlined in dashed red in the calendar.
- 2 January 2026Fridaythe day after New Year's Day
- 16 February 2026Mondaythe day before Carnival
- 5 June 2026Fridaythe day after Corpus Christi
- 30 November 2026Mondaythe day before Independence Day
- 7 December 2026Mondaythe day before Immaculate Conception Day
When to take leave in Portugal
What one, two or three days of leave get you:
School holidays in Portugal
Every holiday period with its dates and length.
- Christmas holidays21 days –
- Carnival holidays3 days –
- Easter holidays12 days –
- Christmas holidays16 days –
Regional holidays
3 days
- 25 MayMondayAzores
- 1 JulWednesdayMadeira
- 26 DecSaturdayMadeira
Municipal holidays and school calendars in Portugal
Statutory public holidays in Portugal are governed by the Labour Code (Código do Trabalho) and the 2004 Concordat with the Holy See, combining national civic commemorations (such as Freedom Day, Portugal Day, Republic Day, and the Restoration of Independence) with Christian religious holidays. In addition, every municipality observes its own local public holiday (feriado municipal), while the Autonomous Regions of Madeira and the Azores designate regional holidays celebrating their autonomy.
School calendars in mainland Portugal are established by ministerial dispatch, while Madeira and the Azores exercise regional autonomy to adopt their own educational schedules and holiday calendars.