Public and school holidays in Madeira 2026
16 public holidays: 5 on a weekend, 5 bridge days
Weekend holidays are generally not moved to a working day.
Calendar 2026
Click working days in the calendar — weekends and public holidays join them automatically.
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
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 Madeira
16 public holidays, 14 of them observed nationwide
- 1 Jan · Thursday
- 17 Feb · Tuesday
- 3 Apr · Friday
- 5 Apr · Sunday
- 25 Apr · Saturday
- 1 May · Friday
- 4 Jun · Thursday
- 10 Jun · Wednesday
- 1 Jul · Wednesday
- 15 Aug · Saturday
- 5 Oct · Monday
- 1 Nov · Sunday
- 1 Dec · Tuesday
- 8 Dec · Tuesday
- 25 Dec · Friday
- 26 Dec · Saturday
Bridge days in Madeira
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 Madeira
What one, two or three days of leave get you:
School holidays in Madeira
Every holiday period with its dates and length.
- Christmas holidays21 days –
- Carnival holidays3 days –
- Easter holidays12 days –
- Christmas holidays16 days –