Public holidays 2026 in São Tomé & Príncipe

There are 12 nationwide public holidays in 2026. Another 5 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
SundayDay of King AmadorDia do Rei Amadornationwide
MondayDay of King Amador (observed)Dia do Rei Amador (observado)nationwide
FridayDiscovery of Príncipe Island (observed)Descobrimento da Ilha do Príncipe (observado)Príncipe
SaturdayDiscovery of Príncipe IslandDescobrimento da Ilha do PríncipePríncipe
TuesdayMartyrs' DayDia dos Mártiresnationwide
WednesdayAutonomy DayDia da Autonomia do PríncipePríncipe
FridayWorker's DayDia do Trabalhadornationwide
SundayIndependence DayDia da Independêncianationwide
MondayIndependence Day (observed)Dia da Independência (observado)nationwide
FridaySão Lourenço Day (observed)Dia de São Lourenço (observado)Príncipe
SaturdaySão Lourenço DayDia de São LourençoPríncipe
SundayArmed Forces DayDia das Forças Armadasnationwide
MondayArmed Forces Day (observed)Dia das Forças Armadas (observado)nationwide
WednesdayAgricultural Reform DayDia da Reforma Agrárianationwide
MondaySão Tomé DayDia de São Toménationwide
FridayChristmas DayNatalnationwide

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 Água Grande129
Public holidays 2026 Cantagalo129
Public holidays 2026 Caué129
Public holidays 2026 Lembá129
Public holidays 2026 Lobata129
Public holidays 2026 Mé-Zóchi129
Public holidays 2026 Príncipe1712

Long weekends 2026

11 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 – 5 Jan 2026155New Year's Day, Day of King Amador, Day of King Amador (observed)
Tue 6 Jan, Wed 7 Jan, Thu 8 Jan, Fri 9 Jan3 Jan – 11 Jan 2026492.3Day of King Amador, Day of King Amador (observed)
Mon 2 Feb31 Jan – 3 Feb 2026144Martyrs' Day
Wed 4 Feb, Thu 5 Feb, Fri 6 Feb3 Feb – 8 Feb 2026362Martyrs' Day
Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr, Wed 29 Apr, Thu 30 Apr25 Apr – 3 May 2026492.3Worker's Day
Tue 14 Jul, Wed 15 Jul, Thu 16 Jul, Fri 17 Jul11 Jul – 19 Jul 2026492.3Independence Day, Independence Day (observed)
Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026492.3Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day (observed)
Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep26 Sep – 30 Sep 2026252.5Agricultural Reform Day
Thu 1 Oct, Fri 2 Oct30 Sep – 4 Oct 2026252.5Agricultural Reform Day
Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026393São Tomé Day, Christmas Day
Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec25 Dec – 4 Jan 20274112.8Christmas Day, New Year's Day, Day of King Amador

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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