Public holidays in Portugal 2026
Portugal has 13 public holidays in 2026. 9 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 252 working days out of 365. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
13public holidays
9weekday days off
252working days in 2026
104weekend days
The dates listed are the national holidays. Each municipality adds one local holiday, and Carnival Tuesday is granted by many employers without being a legal holiday.
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | Good Friday | |
| Sunday weekend | Easter Sunday | |
| Saturday weekend | Freedom Day | |
| Friday | Labor Day | |
| Thursday | Corpus Christi | |
| Wednesday | Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities | |
| Saturday weekend | Assumption Day | |
| Monday | Republic Day | |
| Sunday weekend | All Saints' Day | |
| Tuesday | Restoration of Independence Day | |
| Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | |
| Friday | Christmas Day |
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Saturday and Sunday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 20 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 9 | 0 | 21 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 20 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 9 | 252 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysFri 3 to Sun 5 April 2026Good Friday, Easter Sunday
- 3 daysFri 1 to Sun 3 May 2026Labor Day
- 3 daysSat 3 to Mon 5 October 2026Republic Day
- 3 daysFri 25 to Sun 27 December 2026Christmas Day
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Friday 2 January 2026 for Thu 1 to Sun 4 January 2026New Year's Day
- 4 daysTake off Friday 5 June 2026 for Thu 4 to Sun 7 June 2026Corpus Christi
- 4 daysTake off Monday 30 November 2026 for Sat 28 November to Tue 1 December 2026Restoration of Independence Day
- 4 daysTake off Monday 7 December 2026 for Sat 5 to Tue 8 December 2026Immaculate Conception
Questions about 2026 in Portugal
- How many working days are there in Portugal in 2026?
- 252 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 9 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Portugal have in 2026?
- 13 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Easter Sunday (5 April 2026), Freedom Day (25 April 2026), Assumption Day (15 August 2026), All Saints' Day (1 November 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Portugal?
- Saturday and Sunday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Portugal 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Portugal has 13 public holidays and 252 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/portugal/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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