Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe public holidays 2030

Sao Tome and Principe has 9 nationwide public holidays in 2030, and 9 to 12 in total once regional days are added, depending on where you are. After them, 2030 has 252 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Tuesday, January 1, 2030.

Public holidays in Sao Tome and Principe in 2030
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Tuesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 4Friday	Day of King AmadorNationwide
Jan 17Thursday	Discovery of Príncipe IslandPríncipe
February
Feb 3Sunday	Martyrs' DayNationwide
Feb 4Monday	Martyrs' Day Day off in lieuNationwide
April
Apr 29Monday	Autonomy DayPríncipe
May
May 1Wednesday	Worker's DayNationwide
July
Jul 12Friday	Independence DayNationwide
August
Aug 15Thursday	São Lourenço DayPríncipe
September
Sep 6Friday	Armed Forces DayNationwide
Sep 30Monday	Agricultural Reform DayNationwide
December
Dec 20Friday	São Tomé Day Day off in lieuNationwide
Dec 21Saturday	São Tomé DayNationwide
Dec 25Wednesday	Christmas DayNationwide

Nationwide: 9public holidays
By region: 9–12across 7 regions
Working days: 252after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 6+1 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 2030

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 daysSat, Dec 29, 2029 – Tue, Jan 1 · New Year's DayTake Mon, Dec 31 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Jan 4 – Sun, Jan 6 · Day of King Amador
3 daysSat, Feb 2 – Mon, Feb 4 · Martyrs' Day
3 daysFri, Jul 12 – Sun, Jul 14 · Independence Day
3 daysFri, Sep 6 – Sun, Sep 8 · Armed Forces Day
3 daysSat, Sep 28 – Mon, Sep 30 · Agricultural Reform Day
3 daysFri, Dec 20 – Sun, Dec 22 · São Tomé Day

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Sao Tome and Principe in 2030?

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 2030?

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 2030, 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 2030?

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.