Portugal Holidays in 2026

List of public holidays in Portugal 2026 calendar

DateDayNameType
1st JanuaryThursdayNew Year's DayNational Holiday
14th FebruarySaturdayValentine's DayObservance
17th FebruaryTuesdayCarnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake DayOptional Holiday
19th MarchThursdaySt. Joseph's DayDistrict Holiday
19th MarchThursdayFathers' DayObservance
20th MarchFridayMarch EquinoxSeason
29th MarchSundayDaylight Saving Time startsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time
3rd AprilFridayGood FridayNational Holiday
5th AprilSundayEaster SundayNational Holiday
25th AprilSaturdayLiberty DayNational Holiday
1st MayFridayLabor Day / May DayNational Holiday
3rd MaySundayMothers' DayObservance
12th MayTuesdaySt. Joana's DayDistrict Holiday
14th MayThursdayAscension DayDistrict Holiday
22nd MayFridayLeiria DayDistrict Holiday
23rd MaySaturdayPortalegre DayDistrict Holiday
25th MayMondayAzores DayRegional Holiday
4th JuneThursdayCorpus ChristiNational Holiday
10th JuneWednesdayPortugal DayNational Holiday
13th JuneSaturdaySt. Anthony's DayDistrict Holiday
21st JuneSundayJune SolsticeSeason
24th JuneWednesdaySt. John's DayDistrict Holiday
29th JuneMondaySt. Peter's DayDistrict Holiday
1st JulyWednesdayMadeira DayRegional Holiday
4th JulySaturdaySt. Elizabeth's DayDistrict Holiday
15th AugustSaturdayAssumption of MaryNational Holiday
20th AugustThursdayOur Lady of SorrowsDistrict Holiday
22nd AugustSaturdayOur Lady of GracesDistrict Holiday
7th SeptemberMondayFaro DayDistrict Holiday
15th SeptemberTuesdayBirth of BocageDistrict Holiday
21st SeptemberMondaySt. Matthew's DayDistrict Holiday
23rd SeptemberWednesdaySeptember EquinoxSeason
5th OctoberMondayRepublic DayNational Holiday
25th OctoberSundayDaylight Saving Time endsClock Change/Daylight Saving Time
1st NovemberSundayAll Saints' DayNational Holiday
27th NovemberFridayForal of Sancho IDistrict Holiday
1st DecemberTuesdayRestoration of IndependenceNational Holiday
8th DecemberTuesdayFeast of the Immaculate ConceptionNational Holiday
21st DecemberMondayDecember SolsticeSeason
24th DecemberThursdayChristmas EveObservance
25th DecemberFridayChristmas DayNational Holiday
31st DecemberThursdayNew Year's EveObservance
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Portugal. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.

Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -

  1. Public Holidays
  2. Local Holidays
  3. Other Holidays

Frequently Asked Questions

How many holidays in Portugal this year in 2026?

There are 13 holidays in Portugal in 2026

How to retrieve the Portugal holidays list via API?

Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=PT&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Portugal holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.

// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays

import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';

const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'PT', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);
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