Holidays and Observances in Portugal in 2026
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | National Holiday | |
| Jan 6 | Tuesday | Epiphany | Observance, Christian | |
| Feb 14 | Saturday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 17 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Optional Holiday | |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Father’s Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 2 | Thursday | Autonomy Day | Regional Holiday | Madeira |
| Apr 3 | Friday | Good Friday | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Apr 4 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Apr 6 | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance, Christian | |
| Apr 25 | Saturday | Liberty Day | National Holiday | |
| May 1 | Friday | Labor Day | National Holiday | |
| May 3 | Sunday | Mother’s Day | Observance | |
| May 24 | Sunday | Whit Sunday | Observance, Christian | |
| May 25 | Monday | Azores Day | Regional Holiday | Azores |
| Jun 4 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Jun 10 | Wednesday | Portugal Day | National Holiday | |
| Jun 21 | Sunday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jul 1 | Wednesday | Madeira Day | Regional Holiday | Madeira |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Sep 23 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 5 | Monday | Republic Day | National Holiday | |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock Change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Nov 2 | Monday | All Souls' Day | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 1 | Tuesday | Restoration of Independence | National Holiday | |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance, Christian | |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | National Holiday, Christian | |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | 1st Octave | Regional Holiday | Madeira |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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