Public Holidays in Portugal

A calendar of the Portuguese national vacation days, including bank holidays and the days when the general population of schools and businesses holiday. Also with links to holidays in the UK and US.

The Portuguese for public holiday is feriado público
A national holiday that falls on a Sunday is not taken the following Monday
The annual Mardi Gras (20 February in 2007) while not a national holiday is a widely celebrated carnival day

National Public Holidays in Portugal 2009

1 January	New Year's Day, Ano Novo (Thursday)
24 Feb	Carnival (Tuesday)
10 April	Good Friday, Sexta-feira Santa
12 April	Easter Sunday
25 April	Freedom Day, commemorating the 1974 Revolution, Dia 25 de Abril (Saturday)
1 May	Labour Day, Dia do Trabalhador (Friday)
10 June	National Day in Portugal, Camões (Wednesday)
11 June	Corpus Christi, Corpo de Deus (Thursday)
15 August	Assumption Day, Assunção de Nossa Senhora (Saturday)
5 October	Republic Day, Implantação da República (Monday)
1 November	All Saints' Day, Dia de Todos-os-Santos (Sunday)
1 December	Independence Restoration Day, commemorating independence from Spain in 1640, Dia da Restauração (Tuesday)
8 December	Immaculate Conception, Imaculada Conceição (Tuesday)
25 December	Christmas Day, Natal (Friday)

National Public Holidays in Portugal 2010

1 January
New Year's Day, Ano Novo (Friday)

16 February Carnival/Shrove Tuesday

1 April Maundy Thursday (banks, government offices afternoon only)

2 April
Good Friday, Sexta-feira Santa

4 April Easter Sunday

25 April
Liberation Day - 1974 Revolution, Dia 25 de Abril (Sunday)

1 May
Labour Day, Dia do Trabalhador (Saturday)

3 June
Corpus Christi, Corpo de Deus (Thursday)

10 June
National Day in Portugal, Dia de Portugal e de Camões (Thursday)

13 June Saint Anthony's Day (Lisbon only)

15 August
Assumption Day, Assunção de Nossa Senhora (Sunday)

5 October
Republic Day, Implantação da República (Tuesday)

1 November
All Saints' Day, Dia de Todos-os-Santos (Monday)

1 December
Independence Restoration Day, commemorating independence from Spain in 1640, Dia da Restauração (Wednesday)

8 December
Immaculate Conception, Imaculada Conceição (Wednesday)

24 December
Christmas Eve (banks, official offices only)

25 December
Christmas Day, Natal (Saturday)