Public holidays 2026 in São Vicente

São Vicente has 14 public holidays in 2026; 10 fall on a working day.

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DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's DayAno Novo
TuesdayDemocracy and Freedom DayDia da Liberdade e da Democracia
TuesdayNational Heroes DayDia da Nacionalidade e dos Heróis Nacionais
ThursdaySão Vicente Municipality DayDia do Município de São Vicente
TuesdayCarnival TuesdayTerça-feira de Carnaval
WednesdayAsh WednesdayQuarta-feira de Cinzas
FridayGood FridaySexta-feira Santa
SundayEaster SundayPáscoa
FridayWorker's DayDia do Trabalhador
MondayInternational Children's DayDia Mundial da Criança
SundayNational Independence DayDia da Independência Nacional
SaturdayAssumption DayDia da Assunção
SundayAll Saints' DayDia de Todos os Santos
FridayChristmas DayDia do Natal

Falling on a weekend in 2026: Easter Sunday (Sunday, 5 Apr), National Independence Day (Sunday, 5 Jul), Assumption Day (Saturday, 15 Aug) and All Saints' Day (Sunday, 1 Nov).

Not a public holiday in every region, but in São Vicente: São Vicente Municipality Day and Carnival Tuesday.

For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 13 (18 regions) to 14 (Paul, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande and São Vicente). São Vicente is among the regions with the most public holidays.

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 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 Jan20 Jan – 22 Jan 2026133National Heroes Day, São Vicente Municipality Day
Fri 23 Jan22 Jan – 25 Jan 2026144São Vicente Municipality Day
Mon 16 Feb14 Feb – 18 Feb 2026155Carnival Tuesday, Ash Wednesday
Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb17 Feb – 22 Feb 2026263Carnival Tuesday, Ash 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.

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