Holidays and Observances in Portugal in 2023
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Sunday | New Year's Day | National Holiday | |
| Jan 6 | Friday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 14 | Tuesday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 21 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Optional Holiday | |
| Mar 19 | Sunday | Father’s Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Monday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 26 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 2 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 6 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 7 | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Apr 8 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 9 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Apr 10 | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 25 | Tuesday | Liberty Day | National Holiday | |
| May 1 | Monday | Labor Day | National Holiday | |
| May 7 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| May 28 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 29 | Monday | Azores Day | Regional Holiday | Azores |
| Jun 8 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Jun 10 | Saturday | Portugal Day | National Holiday | |
| Jun 21 | Wednesday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jul 1 | Saturday | Madeira Day | Regional Holiday | Madeira |
| Aug 15 | Tuesday | Assumption of Mary | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Sep 23 | Saturday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 5 | Thursday | Republic Day | National Holiday | |
| Oct 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 1 | Wednesday | All Saints' Day | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Thursday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 1 | Friday | Restoration of Independence | National Holiday | |
| Dec 8 | Friday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Dec 22 | Friday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Sunday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Monday | Christmas Day | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Dec 26 | Tuesday | 1st Octave | Regional Holiday | Madeira |
| Dec 31 | Sunday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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