13 holiday dates in 2027; 8 of these 13 days fall on a weekday. The 13 compulsory public holidays of the Labour Code (article 234).
Portugal public holidays 2027
Date
Holiday
Friday 1 January
New Year's Day
Friday 26 March
Good Friday
Sunday 28 March
Easter Sunday
Sunday 25 April
Freedom Day
Saturday 1 May
Labor Day
Thursday 27 May
Corpus Christi
Thursday 10 June
Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities
Sunday 15 August
Assumption Day
Tuesday 5 October
Republic Day
Monday 1 November
All Saints' Day
Wednesday 1 December
Restoration of Independence Day
Wednesday 8 December
Immaculate Conception
Saturday 25 December
Christmas Day
The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Friday 1 January; the last is Christmas Day on Saturday 25 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the Portugal holidays page. Other years: 2026.
Long weekends in 2027
3 days: Friday 1 January – Sunday 3 January (New Year's Day)
3 days: Friday 26 March – Sunday 28 March (Good Friday, Easter Sunday)
3 days: Saturday 30 October – Monday 1 November (All Saints' Day)
Bridge days
Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:
Take Friday 28 May off → 4 days, Thursday 27 May – Sunday 30 May (Corpus Christi)
Take Friday 11 June off → 4 days, Thursday 10 June – Sunday 13 June (Day of Portugal, Camões, and the Portuguese Communities)
Take Monday 4 October off → 4 days, Saturday 2 October – Tuesday 5 October (Republic Day)
Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.
Calendar
Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.
For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: Diário da República — Labour Code, article 234. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.