Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe public holidays 2025

Sao Tome and Principe had 9 nationwide public holidays in 2025, and 9 to 12 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2025 had 252 working days.

Public holidays in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 3Friday	Day of King Amador Day off in lieuNationwide
Jan 4Saturday	Day of King AmadorNationwide
Jan 17Friday	Discovery of Príncipe IslandPríncipe
February
Feb 3Monday	Martyrs' DayNationwide
April
Apr 29Tuesday	Autonomy DayPríncipe
May
May 1Thursday	Worker's DayNationwide
July
Jul 11Friday	Independence Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Jul 12Saturday	Independence DayNationwide
August
Aug 15Friday	São Lourenço DayPríncipe
September
Sep 5Friday	Armed Forces Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Sep 6Saturday	Armed Forces DayNationwide
Sep 30Tuesday	Agricultural Reform DayNationwide
December
Dec 21Sunday	São Tomé DayNationwide
Dec 22Monday	São Tomé Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Dec 25Thursday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 9public holidays
By region: 9–12across 7 regions
Working days: 252after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 5+4 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.

5 daysWed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 · New Year's Day, Day of King AmadorTake Thu, Jan 2 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Jan 3 – Sun, Jan 5 · Day of King Amador
3 daysSat, Feb 1 – Mon, Feb 3 · Martyrs' Day
4 daysThu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 · Worker's DayTake Fri, May 2 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Jul 11 – Sun, Jul 13 · Independence Day
3 daysFri, Sep 5 – Sun, Sep 7 · Armed Forces Day
4 daysSat, Sep 27 – Tue, Sep 30 · Agricultural Reform DayTake Mon, Sep 29 off to join it up
3 daysSat, Dec 20 – Mon, Dec 22 · São Tomé Day
4 daysThu, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 28 · Christmas DayTake Fri, Dec 26 off to join it up

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Sao Tome and Principe in 2025?

9 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Day of King Amador (Jan 4); Martyrs' Day (Feb 3); Worker's Day (May 1); Independence Day (Jul 12); Armed Forces Day (Sep 6); Agricultural Reform Day (Sep 30); São Tomé Day (Dec 21); Christmas Day (Dec 25). Regions add 3 more days between them.

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

January and September and December, with 2 nationwide public holidays each. 6 months have none.

Which region has the most public holidays?

Príncipe, with 12 in 2025, against 9 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?

252 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.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.