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Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe public holidays 2028

Sao Tome and Principe has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2028, and 9 to 12 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2028 has 252 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in Sao Tome and Principe in 2028
DateHoliday
January
Jan 1SaturdayNew Year's DayNationwide
Jan 4TuesdayDay of King AmadorNationwide
Jan 17MondayDiscovery of Príncipe IslandPríncipe
February
Feb 3ThursdayMartyrs' DayNationwide
April
Apr 28FridayAutonomy Day Day off in lieuPríncipe
Apr 29SaturdayAutonomy DayPríncipe
May
May 1MondayWorker's DayNationwide
July
Jul 12WednesdayIndependence DayNationwide
August
Aug 15TuesdaySão Lourenço DayPríncipe
September
Sep 6WednesdayArmed Forces DayNationwide
Sep 29FridayAgricultural Reform Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Sep 30SaturdayAgricultural Reform DayNationwide
December
Dec 21ThursdaySão Tomé DayNationwide
Dec 25MondayChristmas DayNationwide
Nationwide
9public holidays
By region
9–12across 7 regions
Working days
252after nationwide days off
Long weekends
3+3 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 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.

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Sao Tome and Principe in 2028?

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 4 more days between them.

How many working days are there in 2028?

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.