Public Holidays in Portugal

Public holidays, or Bank Holidays, are far more frequent in Portugal than they are in the United Kingdom. It is useful to note apart from supermarkets, cafes and services stations most commercial businesses do not operate on these days.

If you are considering a viewing trip, or are already living in Portugal, take a note of these dates as it would be unlikely as you may save yourself time, money and effort visiting companies, which are 'fechado'.

Date (2010)	Event
1 January	New Year's Day
16 February	Carnival - Shrove Tuesday
26 March	Good Friday
2 April	Santa
25 April	Liberty Day
1 May	Labour Day
3 June	Corpus Christi
10 June	National Day
15 August	Assumption Day
5 October	Republic Day
1 November	All Saints' Day
28 November	Advent
1 December	Independence Day
8 December	Immaculate Conception of our Lady
25 December	Christmas Day
Note: 26 December, or Boxing Day, is not a holiday. Moveable Feasts: Good Friday and Corpus Christi, which is usually in June. Public holidays falling on a weekend are not moved forwards to the following Monday. Banks, post offices, offices and shops are all closed on Public Holidays. Each town and region also has its own special holidays in addition to those given above. The information given is correct to the best of our knowledge. gekkoportugal.com cannot be held responsible for any errors or for any changes to the details that are contained in it.