Portugal public holidays 2027

Three of Portugal's 2027 holidays depend on Easter, March 28: Good Friday two days before (March 26), Corpus Christi 60 days after (Thursday, May 27) and, among the optional ones, Carnival Tuesday 47 days before (February 9). Easter Sunday itself is a mandatory holiday but always lands on a Sunday.

Apart from Easter, May 1 and December 25 fall on a Saturday; April 25 and August 15 fall on a Sunday in 2027. The Labour Code does not move them to Monday, so they give no extra day off to people who work Monday to Friday.

In 2027, December 1 and 8 both fall on a Wednesday.

The 13 mandatory holidays are listed in article 234 of the Código do Trabalho (Labour Code). Four of them, Corpus Christi, October 5, November 1 and December 1, were suspended from 2013 to 2015 (Lei 23/2012) and restored by Lei 8/2016; in 2027 they fall on a Thursday, a Tuesday, a Monday and a Wednesday, respectively.

Article 235 adds two optional holidays: Carnival Tuesday, which is February 9 in 2027, and the municipal holiday. They apply only if the employment contract or collective agreement provides for them, and can be swapped for another day agreed with the employer. In the civil service, Carnival depends on the government granting tolerância de ponto that year.

Good Friday (March 26 in 2027) may be observed on another day of local significance in the Easter period (art. 234, no. 2).

A long weekend is a holiday on Monday or Friday. A bridge (ponte) is a holiday on Tuesday or Thursday: one day of leave gives four days off. 2027 has three long weekends and three possible bridges.

Long weekends (no leave needed)

• Friday, January 1 to Sunday, January 3: 3 days · New Year's Day (Ano Novo)
• Friday, March 26 to Sunday, March 28: 3 days · Good Friday (Sexta-Feira Santa), Easter Sunday (Domingo de Páscoa)
• Saturday, October 30 to Monday, November 1: 3 days · All Saints' Day (Dia de Todos-os-Santos)

Bridge days (one day of leave, four days off)

• Thursday, May 27 to Sunday, May 30: 4 days · Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus) · take Friday, May 28 off
• Thursday, June 10 to Sunday, June 13: 4 days · Portugal Day (Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas) · take Friday, June 11 off
• Saturday, October 2 to Tuesday, October 5: 4 days · Republic Day (Implantação da República) · take Monday, October 4 off

Business days = Monday to Friday minus mandatory holidays that fall on a weekday. Carnival Tuesday and the municipal holiday are not subtracted. In 2027, the months with the fewest business days are January, February, May, and October (20 each), and the ones with the most are March, April, July, August, and September (22 each).

Portugal's 13 mandatory holidays in 2027 are highlighted; Carnival Tuesday is shaded grey. Weeks start on Monday, as Portuguese calendars do. Print with your browser's print command.

Each municipality (concelho) has its own holiday, usually its patron saint's day or a local anniversary, and the autonomous regions of the Azores and Madeira have regional holidays. In the largest municipalities, in 2027:

Lisboa: Santo António, June 13 (Sunday); Porto: São João, June 24 (Thursday); Braga: São João, June 24 (Thursday); Coimbra: Rainha Santa Isabel, July 4 (Sunday); Faro: Elevação a cidade, September 7 (Tuesday).

How many public holidays does Portugal have in 2027?

13 mandatory national holidays (article 234 of the Labour Code), 8 of them on weekdays. Carnival Tuesday (February 9) and the municipal holiday are optional.

Is Carnival a public holiday in Portugal in 2027?

Carnival Tuesday, February 9, 2027, is an optional holiday: it is a day off only if the contract or collective agreement says so, or the employer grants it. For civil servants it depends on the government's tolerância de ponto.

When is Corpus Christi in Portugal in 2027?

Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus) is Thursday, May 27, 2027, 60 days after Easter. It has been a mandatory holiday again since Lei 8/2016. Taking Friday, May 28, off gives four days in a row.

If a holiday falls on a weekend in Portugal, is it moved to Monday?

No. The Labour Code does not move holidays; article 234(3) would allow it only for specific holidays by separate law. In 2027, May 1 and December 25 fall on a Saturday; March 28, April 25, and August 15 fall on a Sunday, and those dates stay on the weekend.

How many working days are there in Portugal in 2027?

253 working days, counting Monday to Friday and subtracting the 8 mandatory holidays that fall on weekdays. The months with the fewest business days are January, February, May, and October (20 each), and the ones with the most are March, April, July, August, and September (22 each). Carnival and the municipal holiday are not subtracted.