Public holidays in Portugal (2026)

Last reviewed: 7 November 2026

In short: Portugal has 13 mandatory holidays, including Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Corpus Christi. Employees are paid for them. Working on a holiday in a firm that need not close earns half the hours as rest or 50% extra pay.

RuleWhat applies
National public holidaysPublic holidaysMandatory holidays: 1 January, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, 25 April, 1 May, Corpus Christi, 10 June, 15 August, 5 October, 1 November, 1 December, 8 December and 25 December. The law does not give the 2026 dates of Good Friday, Easter Sunday and Corpus Christi. [1]
Number of national public holidaysPublic holidaysThere are 13 mandatory holidays. Collective agreements or contracts may add Shrove Tuesday and the municipal holiday of the town as optional ones. [1]
Working on a public holidayPublic holidaysEmployees are paid for the holiday. An employee who works normal hours on a holiday in a firm that need not close gets compensatory rest of half the hours worked or 50% extra pay, at the employer's choice. [2]
Shop opening on public holidaysPublic holidaysOn mandatory holidays, all activities that are not allowed on Sundays must close or suspend work. [1]
Holiday falling on a weekendPublic holidays⚠ Not yet verified

Notes

  • Article 234(3) of the Labour Code lets specific legislation move certain mandatory holidays to the following Monday. No general rule for holidays on a weekend was read.

Sources

  1. Procuradoria-Geral Distrital de Lisboa (legislation database): Lei n.º 7/2009, de 12 de Fevereiro (Código do Trabalho), artigos 234.º a 236.º (versão com a Lei n.º 32/2025) (consulted 7 November 2026) · all sources
  2. Procuradoria-Geral Distrital de Lisboa (legislation database): Lei n.º 7/2009, de 12 de Fevereiro (Código do Trabalho), artigo 269.º, Prestações relativas a dia feriado (consulted 7 November 2026) · all sources

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