Portugal
Portugal public holidays 2028
Portugal has 13 nationwide public holidays in 2028, and 14 to 15 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2028 has 250 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Jan 1Saturday | New Year's DayNationwide |
| March | |
| Mar 19Sunday | Saint Joseph's DaySantarém |
| April | |
| Apr 14Friday | Good FridayNationwide |
| Apr 16Sunday | Easter SundayNationwide |
| Apr 25Tuesday | Freedom DayNationwide |
| May | |
| May 1Monday | Labor DayNationwide |
| May 2Tuesday | Feast of Our Lady of MércolesCastelo Branco |
| May 12Friday | Saint Joanna's DayAveiro |
| May 22Monday | Municipal Holiday of LeiriaLeiria |
| May 23Tuesday | Municipal Holiday of PortalegrePortalegre |
| May 25Thursday | Ascension DayBeja |
| June | |
| Jun 5Monday | Day of the Autonomous Region of the AzoresRegião Autónoma dos Açores |
| Jun 10Saturday | Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese CommunitiesNationwide |
| Jun 13Tuesday | Saint Anthony's DayLisboa, Vila Real |
| Jun 15Thursday | Corpus ChristiNationwide |
| Jun 24Saturday | Saint John's DayBraga, Porto |
| Jun 29Thursday | Saint Peter's DayÉvora |
| July | |
| Jul 1Saturday | Day of the Autonomous Region of Madeira and the Madeiran CommunitiesRegião Autónoma da Madeira |
| Jul 4Tuesday | Saint Elizabeth's DayCoimbra |
| August | |
| Aug 15Tuesday | Assumption DayNationwide |
| Aug 20Sunday | Feast of Our Lady of SorrowsViana do Castelo |
| Aug 22Tuesday | Feast of Our Lady of GracesBragança |
| September | |
| Sep 7Thursday | Municipal Holiday of FaroFaro |
| Sep 15Friday | Bocage DaySetúbal |
| Sep 21Thursday | Saint Matthew's DayViseu |
| October | |
| Oct 5Thursday | Republic DayNationwide |
| November | |
| Nov 1Wednesday | All Saints' DayNationwide |
| Nov 27Monday | Municipal Holiday of GuardaGuarda |
| December | |
| Dec 1Friday | Restoration of Independence DayNationwide |
| Dec 8Friday | Immaculate ConceptionNationwide |
| Dec 25Monday | Christmas DayNationwide |
| Dec 26Tuesday | 1st OctaveRegião Autónoma da Madeira |
- Nationwide
- 13public holidays
- By region
- 14–15across 20 regions
- Working days
- 250after nationwide days off
- Long weekends
- 5+4 with 1 day off
Long weekends in 2028
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 daysFri, Apr 14 – Sun, Apr 16 · Good Friday, Easter Sunday
- 4 daysSat, Apr 22 – Tue, Apr 25 · Freedom DayTake Mon, Apr 24 off to join it up
- 3 daysSat, Apr 29 – Mon, May 1 · Labor Day4 days in Castelo Branco, with Feast of Our Lady of Mércoles
- 4 daysThu, Jun 15 – Sun, Jun 18 · Corpus ChristiTake Fri, Jun 16 off to join it up
- 4 daysSat, Aug 12 – Tue, Aug 15 · Assumption DayTake Mon, Aug 14 off to join it up
- 4 daysThu, Oct 5 – Sun, Oct 8 · Republic DayTake Fri, Oct 6 off to join it up
- 3 daysFri, Dec 1 – Sun, Dec 3 · Restoration of Independence Day
- 3 daysFri, Dec 8 – Sun, Dec 10 · Immaculate Conception
- 3 daysSat, Dec 23 – Mon, Dec 25 · Christmas Day4 days in Região Autónoma da Madeira, with 1st Octave