Holiday Overlap
🇵🇹 Portugal Public Holidays 2026
Use this Portugal public holiday calendar to plan around national holidays, travel windows, municipal observances, and Iberian business calendars.
Portugal Holiday Calendar 2026
The table below lists national public holidays for Portugal in 2026, including the observed date, weekday, and whether the date falls on a weekend. Use it as a first planning layer before checking regional, employer-specific, or legal requirements.
| Date | Holiday | Weekend? | Planning note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's Day (Ano Novo) | No | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Apr 3Friday | Good Friday (Sexta-feira Santa) | No | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Apr 5Sunday | Easter Sunday (Domingo de Páscoa) | Yes | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Apr 25Saturday | Freedom Day (Dia da Liberdade) | Yes | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| May 1Friday | Labour Day (Dia do Trabalhador) | No | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Jun 4Thursday | Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus) | No | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Jun 10Wednesday | National Day (Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas) | No | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Aug 15Saturday | Assumption Day (Assunção de Nossa Senhora) | Yes | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Oct 5Monday | Republic Day (Implantação da República) | No | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Nov 1Sunday | All Saints Day (Dia de Todos-os-Santos) | Yes | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Dec 1Tuesday | Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência) | No | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Dec 8Tuesday | Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição) | No | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
| Dec 25Friday | Christmas Day (Natal) | No | National public holiday listed for Portugal |
How to Use This Portugal Holiday Calendar
This page is designed for Iberian business planning, travel calendars, regional operations, and EU team scheduling. Start by marking the national public holidays above in your planning calendar, then compare Portugal with the countries where your colleagues, customers, vendors, or travel partners are located.
For travelers, public holidays can affect government offices, banks, museums, restaurants, transportation, and hotel demand. A holiday that creates a long weekend can be a great time to experience local celebrations, but it can also mean higher prices and reduced service availability.
For global teams, the most important distinction is between a holiday that only affects Portugal and an overlapping holiday that affects another country at the same time. Country-specific holidays create coverage gaps; overlapping holidays create organization-wide quiet periods that can be useful for maintenance windows or no-deadline weeks.
Regional and Observed-Date Notes
Portugal observes national public holidays and may also have municipal holidays. Local feast days can affect offices, banks, and transportation in specific cities even when the national calendar appears clear.
Observed dates can also shift when a holiday falls on a weekend or when a government announces a substitute day. For payroll, legal, banking, school, or travel decisions, verify the final date with an official local source or a qualified provider before acting.
Compare Portugal With Other Countries
Use these comparisons to see which Portugal public holidays overlap with another country and which dates are unique to one side of the calendar.
Holiday data is primarily sourced from the Nager.Date open-source holiday database and supplemented with official government calendar references where available. Always verify critical dates with official sources before making business, legal, payroll, or travel decisions.