Portugal public holidays 2028

Three of Portugal's 2028 holidays depend on Easter, April 16: Good Friday two days before (April 14), Corpus Christi 60 days after (Thursday, June 15) and, among the optional ones, Carnival Tuesday 47 days before (February 29). Easter Sunday itself is a mandatory holiday but always lands on a Sunday.

Apart from Easter, January 1 and June 10 fall on a Saturday in 2028. The Labour Code does not move them to Monday, so they give no extra day off to people who work Monday to Friday.

In 2028, December 1 and 8 both fall on a Friday, which makes two long weekends in a row.

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 2028 they fall on a Thursday, a Thursday, a Wednesday and a Friday, respectively.

Article 235 adds two optional holidays: Carnival Tuesday, which is February 29 in 2028, 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 (April 14 in 2028) 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. 2028 has five long weekends and four possible bridges.

Long weekends (no leave needed)

• Friday, April 14 to Sunday, April 16: 3 days · Good Friday (Sexta-Feira Santa), Easter Sunday (Domingo de Páscoa)
• Saturday, April 29 to Monday, May 1: 3 days · Labour Day (Dia do Trabalhador)
• Friday, December 1 to Sunday, December 3: 3 days · Restoration of Independence (Restauração da Independência)
• Friday, December 8 to Sunday, December 10: 3 days · Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição)
• Saturday, December 23 to Monday, December 25: 3 days · Christmas Day (Natal)

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

• Saturday, April 22 to Tuesday, April 25: 4 days · Freedom Day (Dia da Liberdade) · take Monday, April 24 off
• Thursday, June 15 to Sunday, June 18: 4 days · Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus) · take Friday, June 16 off
• Saturday, August 12 to Tuesday, August 15: 4 days · Assumption of Mary (Assunção de Nossa Senhora) · take Monday, August 14 off
• Thursday, October 5 to Sunday, October 8: 4 days · Republic Day (Implantação da República) · take Friday, October 6 off

Business days = Monday to Friday minus mandatory holidays that fall on a weekday. Carnival Tuesday and the municipal holiday are not subtracted. In 2028, the months with the fewest business days are April and December (18 each), and the one with the most is March (23).

Portugal's 13 mandatory holidays in 2028 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 2028:

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

How many public holidays does Portugal have in 2028?

13 mandatory national holidays (article 234 of the Labour Code), 10 of them on weekdays. Carnival Tuesday (February 29) and the municipal holiday are optional.

Is Carnival a public holiday in Portugal in 2028?

Carnival Tuesday, February 29, 2028, 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 2028?

Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus) is Thursday, June 15, 2028, 60 days after Easter. It has been a mandatory holiday again since Lei 8/2016. Taking Friday, June 16, 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 2028, January 1 and June 10 fall on a Saturday; April 16 falls on a Sunday, and those dates stay on the weekend.

How many working days are there in Portugal in 2028?

250 working days, counting Monday to Friday and subtracting the 10 mandatory holidays that fall on weekdays. The months with the fewest business days are April and December (18 each), and the one with the most is March (23). Carnival and the municipal holiday are not subtracted.