Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe public holidays 2027
Sao Tome and Principe has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2027, and 9 to 12 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2027 has 251 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Jan 1Friday | New Year's DayNationwide |
| Jan 4Monday | Day of King AmadorNationwide |
| Jan 17Sunday | Discovery of Príncipe IslandPríncipe |
| Jan 18Monday | Discovery of Príncipe Island Day off in lieuPríncipe |
| February | |
| Feb 3Wednesday | Martyrs' DayNationwide |
| April | |
| Apr 29Thursday | Autonomy DayPríncipe |
| Apr 30Friday | Worker's Day Day off in lieuNationwide |
| May | |
| May 1Saturday | Worker's DayNationwide |
| July | |
| Jul 12Monday | Independence DayNationwide |
| August | |
| Aug 15Sunday | São Lourenço DayPríncipe |
| Aug 16Monday | São Lourenço Day Day off in lieuPríncipe |
| September | |
| Sep 6Monday | Armed Forces DayNationwide |
| Sep 30Thursday | Agricultural Reform DayNationwide |
| December | |
| Dec 21Tuesday | São Tomé DayNationwide |
| Dec 24Friday | Christmas Day Day off in lieuNationwide |
| Dec 25Saturday | Christmas DayNationwide |
| Dec 31Friday | New Year's Day Day off in lieuNationwide |
- Nationwide
- 9public holidays
- By region
- 9–12across 7 regions
- Working days
- 251after nationwide days off
- Long weekends
- 6+2 with 1 day off
Long weekends in 2027
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.
- 4 daysFri, Jan 1 – Mon, Jan 4 · New Year's Day, Day of King Amador
- 3 daysFri, Apr 30 – Sun, May 2 · Worker's Day4 days in Príncipe, with Autonomy Day
- 3 daysSat, Jul 10 – Mon, Jul 12 · Independence Day
- 3 daysSat, Sep 4 – Mon, Sep 6 · Armed Forces Day
- 4 daysThu, Sep 30 – Sun, Oct 3 · Agricultural Reform DayTake Fri, Oct 1 off to join it up
- 4 daysSat, Dec 18 – Tue, Dec 21 · São Tomé DayTake Mon, Dec 20 off to join it up
- 3 daysFri, Dec 24 – Sun, Dec 26 · Christmas Day
- 3 daysFri, Dec 31 – Sun, Jan 2, 2028 · New Year's Day