Public holidays 2026 in Tarrafal
Tarrafal has 13 public holidays in 2026; 9 fall on a working day.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Ano Novo | ||
| Tuesday | Democracy and Freedom Day | Dia da Liberdade e da Democracia | ||
| Thursday | Tarrafal de Santiago Municipality Day | Dia do Município do Tarrafal de Santiago | ||
| Tuesday | National Heroes Day | Dia da Nacionalidade e dos Heróis Nacionais | ||
| Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Quarta-feira de Cinzas | ||
| Friday | Good Friday | Sexta-feira Santa | ||
| Sunday | Easter Sunday | Páscoa | ||
| Friday | Worker's Day | Dia do Trabalhador | ||
| Monday | International Children's Day | Dia Mundial da Criança | ||
| Sunday | National Independence Day | Dia da Independência Nacional | ||
| Saturday | Assumption Day | Dia da Assunção | ||
| Sunday | All Saints' Day | Dia de Todos os Santos | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Dia 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 Tarrafal: Tarrafal de Santiago Municipality Day.
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 13 (18 regions) to 14 (Paul, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande and São Vicente). Tarrafal is among the regions with the fewest 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 leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 12 Jan | 10 Jan – 13 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Democracy and Freedom Day |
| Wed 14 Jan | 13 Jan – 15 Jan 2026 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Democracy and Freedom Day, Tarrafal de Santiago Municipality Day |
| Fri 16 Jan | 15 Jan – 18 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Tarrafal de Santiago Municipality Day |
| Mon 19 Jan | 17 Jan – 20 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | National Heroes Day |
| Wed 21 Jan, Thu 22 Jan, Fri 23 Jan | 20 Jan – 25 Jan 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | National Heroes Day |
| Mon 16 Feb, Tue 17 Feb | 14 Feb – 18 Feb 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Ash Wednesday |
| Thu 19 Feb, Fri 20 Feb | 18 Feb – 22 Feb 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Ash Wednesday |
| Mon 30 Mar, Tue 31 Mar, Wed 1 Apr, Thu 2 Apr | 28 Mar – 5 Apr 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Good Friday, Easter Sunday |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr | 25 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Worker's Day |
| Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun, Thu 4 Jun, Fri 5 Jun | 30 May – 7 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | International Children's Day |
| 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, 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code CV (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.cv) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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