Public holidays 2026 in Cape Verde

There are 12 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Another 24 apply only in some regions – the table shows where. The exact list for each region is on its own page.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameApplies inCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayAno Novonationwide
TuesdayDemocracy and Freedom DayDia da Liberdade e da Democracianationwide
ThursdayTarrafal de Santiago Municipality DayDia do Município do Tarrafal de SantiagoTarrafal
SaturdaySanto Antão Island DayDia da Ilha de Santo AntãoPaul, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande
TuesdayNational Heroes DayDia da Nacionalidade e dos Heróis Nacionaisnationwide
ThursdaySão Vicente Municipality DayDia do Município de São VicenteSão Vicente
SaturdayRibeira Grande de Santiago Municipality DayDia do Município de Ribeira Grande de SantiagoRibeira Grande de Santiago
TuesdayCarnival TuesdayTerça-feira de CarnavalSão Vicente
WednesdayAsh WednesdayQuarta-feira de Cinzasnationwide
FridaySão Domingos Municipality DayDia do Município de São DomingosSão Domingos
FridayGood FridaySexta-feira Santanationwide
SundayEaster SundayPáscoanationwide
FridayWorker's DayDia do Trabalhadornationwide
FridaySão Filipe Municipality DayDia do Município de São FilipeSão Filipe
ThursdayRibeira Grande Municipality DayDia do Município de Ribeira GrandeRibeira Grande
SaturdaySão Lourenço dos Órgãos Municipality DayDia do Município de São Lourenço dos ÓrgãosSão Lourenço dos Órgãos
TuesdayPraia Municipality DayDia do Município da PraiaPraia
MondayInternational Children's DayDia Mundial da Criançanationwide
SaturdayPaúl Municipality DayDia do Município do PaúlPaul
WednesdayBrava Municipality DayDia do Município da BravaBrava
SaturdayBoa Vista Municipality DayDia do Município da Boa VistaBoa Vista
SundayNational Independence DayDia da Independência Nacionalnationwide
SundaySão Salvador do Mundo Municipality DayDia do Município de São Salvador do MundoSão Salvador do Mundo
SaturdaySanta Cruz Municipality DayDia do Município de Santa CruzSanta Cruz
SundayTarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality DayDia do Município do Tarrafal de São NicolauTarrafal de São Nicolau
SaturdayAssumption DayDia da Assunçãonationwide
SaturdayMosteiros Municipality DayDia do Município dos MosteirosMosteiros
WednesdayPorto Novo Municipality DayDia do Município do Porto NovoPorto Novo
TuesdayMaio Municipality DayDia do Município do MaioMaio
TuesdaySal Municipality DayDia do Município do SalSal
TuesdaySão Miguel Municipality DayDia do Município de São MiguelSão Miguel
SundayAll Saints' DayDia de Todos os Santosnationwide
WednesdaySanta Catarina de Santiago Municipality DayDia do Município de Santa Catarina de SantiagoSanta Catarina
WednesdaySanta Catarina do Fogo Municipality DayDia do Município de Santa Catarina do FogoSanta Catarina do Fogo
SundayRibeira Brava Municipality DayDia do Município de Ribeira BravaRibeira Brava
FridayChristmas DayDia do Natalnationwide

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.

Public holidays by region

regionpublic holidayson Mon–Fri
Public holidays 2026 Boa Vista138
Public holidays 2026 Brava139
Public holidays 2026 Maio139
Public holidays 2026 Mosteiros138
Public holidays 2026 Paul148
Public holidays 2026 Porto Novo149
Public holidays 2026 Praia139
Public holidays 2026 Ribeira Brava138
Public holidays 2026 Ribeira Grande149
Public holidays 2026 Ribeira Grande de Santiago138
Public holidays 2026 Sal139
Public holidays 2026 Santa Catarina139
Public holidays 2026 Santa Catarina do Fogo139
Public holidays 2026 Santa Cruz138
Public holidays 2026 São Domingos139
Public holidays 2026 São Filipe139
Public holidays 2026 São Lourenço dos Órgãos138
Public holidays 2026 São Miguel139
Public holidays 2026 São Salvador do Mundo138
Public holidays 2026 São Vicente1410
Public holidays 2026 Tarrafal139
Public holidays 2026 Tarrafal de São Nicolau138

Long weekends 2026

12 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend: (nationwide)

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Fri 2 Jan1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026144New Year's Day
Mon 12 Jan10 Jan – 13 Jan 2026144Democracy and Freedom Day
Wed 14 Jan, Thu 15 Jan, Fri 16 Jan13 Jan – 18 Jan 2026362Democracy and Freedom Day
Mon 19 Jan17 Jan – 20 Jan 2026144National Heroes Day
Wed 21 Jan, Thu 22 Jan, Fri 23 Jan20 Jan – 25 Jan 2026362National Heroes Day
Mon 16 Feb, Tue 17 Feb14 Feb – 18 Feb 2026252.5Ash Wednesday
Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb18 Feb – 22 Feb 2026252.5Ash Wednesday
Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026492.3Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Worker's Day
Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun, Thu 4 Jun, Fri 5 Jun30 May – 7 Jun 2026492.3International Children's Day
Mon 21 Dec, Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026492.3Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 3 Jan 20274102.5Christmas Day, New Year's 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.

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.

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