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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.

Public holidays in Sao Tome and Principe in 2027
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1FridayNew Year's DayNationwide
Jan 4MondayDay of King AmadorNationwide
Jan 17SundayDiscovery of Príncipe IslandPríncipe
Jan 18MondayDiscovery of Príncipe Island Day off in lieuPríncipe
February
Feb 3WednesdayMartyrs' DayNationwide
April
Apr 29ThursdayAutonomy DayPríncipe
Apr 30FridayWorker's Day Day off in lieuNationwide
May
May 1SaturdayWorker's DayNationwide
July
Jul 12MondayIndependence DayNationwide
August
Aug 15SundaySão Lourenço DayPríncipe
Aug 16MondaySão Lourenço Day Day off in lieuPríncipe
September
Sep 6MondayArmed Forces DayNationwide
Sep 30ThursdayAgricultural Reform DayNationwide
December
Dec 21TuesdaySão Tomé DayNationwide
Dec 24FridayChristmas Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Dec 25SaturdayChristmas DayNationwide
Dec 31FridayNew 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

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 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.

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Sao Tome and Principe in 2027?

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 5 more days between them.

How many working days are there in 2027?

251 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.