Public holidays 2026 in Bahia
Bahia has 11 public holidays in 2026; 10 fall on a working day.
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All public holidays with date and weekday
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Universal Fraternization Day | Confraternização Universal | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Sexta-feira Santa | ||
| Tuesday | Tiradentes' Day | Tiradentes | ||
| Friday | Worker's Day | Dia do Trabalhador | ||
| Thursday | Bahia Independence Day | Independência da Bahia | ||
| Monday | Independence Day | Independência do Brasil | ||
| Monday | Our Lady of Aparecida | Nossa Senhora Aparecida | ||
| Monday | All Souls' Day | Finados | ||
| Sunday | Republic Proclamation Day | Proclamação da República | ||
| Friday | National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness | Dia Nacional de Zumbi e da Consciência Negra | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Natal |
Falling on a weekend in 2026: Republic Proclamation Day (Sunday, 15 Nov).
Not a public holiday in every state, but in Bahia: Bahia Independence Day.
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 10 (Mato Grosso) to 15 (Acre). Bahia lies in between with 11.
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Long weekends 2026
13 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Universal Fraternization Day |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Good Friday |
| Mon 20 Apr | 18 Apr – 21 Apr 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Tiradentes' Day |
| Wed 22 Apr, Thu 23 Apr, Fri 24 Apr | 21 Apr – 26 Apr 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Tiradentes' Day |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Worker's Day |
| Mon 29 Jun, Tue 30 Jun, Wed 1 Jul | 27 Jun – 2 Jul 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Bahia Independence Day |
| Fri 3 Jul | 2 Jul – 5 Jul 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Bahia Independence Day |
| Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep | 5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Independence Day |
| Tue 13 Oct, Wed 14 Oct, Thu 15 Oct, Fri 16 Oct | 10 Oct – 18 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Our Lady of Aparecida |
| Tue 3 Nov, Wed 4 Nov, Thu 5 Nov, Fri 6 Nov | 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | All Souls' Day |
| Mon 16 Nov, Tue 17 Nov, Wed 18 Nov, Thu 19 Nov | 14 Nov – 22 Nov 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Republic Proclamation Day, National Day of Zumbi and Black Awareness |
| Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | Christmas Day, Universal Fraternization Day |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code BR (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.brazilian) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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