Portugal Holidays 2021 and Observances 2021
Date |
Name |
Type |
1
January,
Friday |
New Year’s Day |
National Holiday |
14
February,
Sunday |
Valentine’s Day |
Observance |
16
February,
Tuesday |
Carnival / Shrove Tuesday |
Optional Holiday |
19
March,
Friday |
St. Joseph’s Day |
Santarem |
19
March,
Friday |
Father’s Day |
Observance |
2
April,
Friday |
Daylight Saving Time starts |
National Holiday |
4
April,
Sunday |
Easter Sunday |
National Holiday |
20
April,
Tuesday |
Our Lady of Mércoles |
Municipal Holiday |
25
April,
Sunday |
Liberty Day |
National Holiday |
1
May,
Saturday |
Labor Day / May Day |
National Holiday |
2
May,
Sunday |
Mother’s Day |
Observance |
12
May,
Wednesday |
St. Joana’s Day |
Municipal Holiday |
13
May,
Thursday |
Ascension Day |
Municipal Holiday |
22
May,
Saturday |
Leiria Day |
Municipal Holiday |
23
May,
Sunday |
Portalegre Day |
Municipal Holiday |
24
May,
Monday |
Azores Day |
Azores Day |
3
June,
Thursday |
Corpus Christi |
National Holiday |
10
June,
Thursday |
Portugal Day |
National Holiday |
13
June,
Sunday |
St. Anthony’s Day |
Municipal Holiday |
24
June,
Thursday |
St. John’s Day |
Municipal Holiday |
29
June,
Tuesday |
St. Peter’s Day |
Municipal Holiday |
4
July,
Sunday |
St. Elizabeth’s Day |
Municipal Holiday |
15
August,
Sunday |
Assumption of Mary |
National Holiday |
20
August,
Friday |
Our Lady of Sorrows |
Municipal Holiday |
22
August,
Sunday |
Our Lady of Graces |
Municipal Holiday |
7
September,
Tuesday |
Faro Day |
Municipal Holiday |
15
September,
Wednesday |
Birth of Bocage |
Municipal Holiday |
21
September,
Tuesday |
St. Matthew’s Day |
Municipal Holiday |
5
October,
Tuesday |
Republic Implantation |
National Holiday |
1
November,
Monday |
All Saint’s Day |
National Holiday |
27
November,
Saturday |
Foral of Sancho I |
Municipal Holiday |
1
December,
Wednesday |
Restoration of Independence |
National Holiday |
8
December,
Wednesday |
Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
National Holiday |
24
December,
Friday |
Christmas Eve |
Observance |
25
December,
Saturday |
Christmas Day |
National Holiday |
31
December,
Friday |
New Year’s Eve |
Observance |