Public holidays 2026 in Príncipe
Príncipe has 17 public holidays in 2026; 12 fall on a working day.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | Ano Novo | ||
| Sunday | Day of King Amador | Dia do Rei Amador | ||
| Monday | Day of King Amador (observed) | Dia do Rei Amador (observado) | ||
| Friday | Discovery of Príncipe Island (observed) | Descobrimento da Ilha do Príncipe (observado) | ||
| Saturday | Discovery of Príncipe Island | Descobrimento da Ilha do Príncipe | ||
| Tuesday | Martyrs' Day | Dia dos Mártires | ||
| Wednesday | Autonomy Day | Dia da Autonomia do Príncipe | ||
| Friday | Worker's Day | Dia do Trabalhador | ||
| Sunday | Independence Day | Dia da Independência | ||
| Monday | Independence Day (observed) | Dia da Independência (observado) | ||
| Friday | São Lourenço Day (observed) | Dia de São Lourenço (observado) | ||
| Saturday | São Lourenço Day | Dia de São Lourenço | ||
| Sunday | Armed Forces Day | Dia das Forças Armadas | ||
| Monday | Armed Forces Day (observed) | Dia das Forças Armadas (observado) | ||
| Wednesday | Agricultural Reform Day | Dia da Reforma Agrária | ||
| Monday | São Tomé Day | Dia de São Tomé | ||
| Friday | Christmas Day | Natal |
Falling on a weekend in 2026: Day of King Amador (Sunday, 4 Jan), Discovery of Príncipe Island (Saturday, 17 Jan), Independence Day (Sunday, 12 Jul), São Lourenço Day (Saturday, 15 Aug) and Armed Forces Day (Sunday, 6 Sep).
Not a public holiday in every region, but in Príncipe: Discovery of Príncipe Island (observed), Discovery of Príncipe Island, Autonomy Day, São Lourenço Day (observed) and São Lourenço Day.
For comparison: in 2026 the number of public holidays ranges from 12 (Água Grande, Cantagalo, Caué, Lembá, Lobata and Mé-Zóchi) to 17 (Príncipe). Príncipe 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
14 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 – 5 Jan 2026 | 1 | 5 | 5 | New Year's Day, Day of King Amador, Day of King Amador (observed) |
| Tue 6 Jan, Wed 7 Jan, Thu 8 Jan, Fri 9 Jan | 3 Jan – 11 Jan 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Day of King Amador, Day of King Amador (observed) |
| Mon 12 Jan, Tue 13 Jan, Wed 14 Jan, Thu 15 Jan | 10 Jan – 18 Jan 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Discovery of Príncipe Island (observed), Discovery of Príncipe Island |
| Mon 2 Feb | 31 Jan – 3 Feb 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Martyrs' Day |
| Wed 4 Feb, Thu 5 Feb, Fri 6 Feb | 3 Feb – 8 Feb 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Martyrs' Day |
| Mon 27 Apr, Tue 28 Apr | 25 Apr – 29 Apr 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Autonomy Day |
| Thu 30 Apr | 29 Apr – 3 May 2026 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Autonomy Day, Worker's Day |
| Tue 14 Jul, Wed 15 Jul, Thu 16 Jul, Fri 17 Jul | 11 Jul – 19 Jul 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Independence Day, Independence Day (observed) |
| Mon 10 Aug, Tue 11 Aug, Wed 12 Aug, Thu 13 Aug | 8 Aug – 16 Aug 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | São Lourenço Day (observed), São Lourenço Day |
| Tue 8 Sep, Wed 9 Sep, Thu 10 Sep, Fri 11 Sep | 5 Sep – 13 Sep 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day (observed) |
| Mon 28 Sep, Tue 29 Sep | 26 Sep – 30 Sep 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Agricultural Reform Day |
| Thu 1 Oct, Fri 2 Oct | 30 Sep – 4 Oct 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Agricultural Reform Day |
| Tue 22 Dec, Wed 23 Dec, Thu 24 Dec | 19 Dec – 27 Dec 2026 | 3 | 9 | 3 | São Tomé Day, Christmas Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 25 Dec – 4 Jan 2027 | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | Christmas 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.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code ST (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.st) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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