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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 (2008) Event
1 January New Year's Day
5 February Carnival - Shrove Tuesday
21 March Good Friday
23 March Revolution Day
25 April Liberty Day
1 May Labour Day
10 June National Day
10 June Corpus Christi
15 August Assumption Day
5 October Republic Day
1 November All Saints' Day
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.

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