Cape Verde

Cape Verde public holidays 2025

Cape Verde had 12 nationwide public holidays in 2025, and 13 to 14 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2025 had 253 working days.

Public holidays in Cape Verde in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 13Monday	Democracy and Freedom DayNationwide
Jan 15Wednesday	Tarrafal de Santiago Municipality DayTarrafal
Jan 17Friday	Santo Antão Island DayPaul, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande
Jan 20Monday	National Heroes DayNationwide
Jan 22Wednesday	São Vicente Municipality DaySão Vicente
Jan 31Friday	Ribeira Grande de Santiago Municipality DayRibeira Grande de Santiago
March
Mar 4Tuesday	Carnival TuesdaySão Vicente
Mar 5Wednesday	Ash WednesdayNationwide
Mar 13Thursday	São Domingos Municipality DaySão Domingos
April
Apr 18Friday	Good FridayNationwide
Apr 20Sunday	Easter SundayNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Worker's DayNationwide
May 1Thursday	São Filipe Municipality DaySão Filipe
May 7Wednesday	Ribeira Grande Municipality DayRibeira Grande
May 9Friday	São Lourenço dos Órgãos Municipality DaySão Lourenço dos Órgãos
May 19Monday	Praia Municipality DayPraia
June
Jun 1Sunday	International Children's DayNationwide
Jun 13Friday	Paúl Municipality DayPaul
Jun 24Tuesday	Brava Municipality DayBrava
July
Jul 4Friday	Boa Vista Municipality DayBoa Vista
Jul 5Saturday	National Independence DayNationwide
Jul 19Saturday	São Salvador do Mundo Municipality DaySão Salvador do Mundo
Jul 25Friday	Santa Cruz Municipality DaySanta Cruz
August
Aug 2Saturday	Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality DayTarrafal de São Nicolau
Aug 15Friday	Assumption DayNationwide
Aug 15Friday	Mosteiros Municipality DayMosteiros
September
Sep 2Tuesday	Porto Novo Municipality DayPorto Novo
Sep 8Monday	Maio Municipality DayMaio
Sep 15Monday	Sal Municipality DaySal
Sep 29Monday	São Miguel Municipality DaySão Miguel
November
Nov 1Saturday	All Saints' DayNationwide
Nov 25Tuesday	Santa Catarina de Santiago Municipality DaySanta Catarina
Nov 25Tuesday	Santa Catarina do Fogo Municipality DaySanta Catarina do Fogo
December
Dec 6Saturday	Ribeira Brava Municipality DayRibeira Brava
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 12public holidays
By region: 13–14across 22 regions
Working days: 253after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 4+2 with 1 day off

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

3 daysSat, Jan 11 – Mon, Jan 13 · Democracy and Freedom Day
3 daysSat, Jan 18 – Mon, Jan 20 · National Heroes Day4 days in Paul, Porto Novo and Ribeira Grande, with Santo Antão Island Day
3 daysFri, Apr 18 – Sun, Apr 20 · Good Friday, Easter Sunday
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Worker's DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17 · Assumption Day
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas DayTake Fri, Dec 26 off to join it up

Cape Verde public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Cape Verde in 2025?

12 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Democracy and Freedom Day (Jan 13); National Heroes Day (Jan 20); Ash Wednesday (Mar 5); Good Friday (Apr 18); Easter Sunday (Apr 20); Worker's Day (May 1); International Children's Day (Jun 1); National Independence Day (Jul 5); Assumption Day (Aug 15); All Saints' Day (Nov 1); Christmas Day (Dec 25). Regions add 24 more days between them.

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

January, with 3 nationwide public holidays. 3 months have none.

Which region has the most public holidays?

Paul, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande and São Vicente, with 14 in 2025, against 13 in the regions with the fewest. Use the filter above the list to see one region's days.

How many working days are there in 2025?

253 working days, counting Monday to Friday and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.