Public holidays in Cape Verde 2028

There are 12 nationwide public holidays in 2028. 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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12 national and 24 regional holidays in 2028

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameApplies inCountdown
SaturdayNew Year's DayAno Novonationwide
ThursdayDemocracy and Freedom DayDia da Liberdade e da Democracianationwide
SaturdayTarrafal de Santiago Municipality DayDia do Município do Tarrafal de SantiagoTarrafal
MondaySanto Antão Island DayDia da Ilha de Santo AntãoPaul, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande
ThursdayNational Heroes DayDia da Nacionalidade e dos Heróis Nacionaisnationwide
SaturdaySão Vicente Municipality DayDia do Município de São VicenteSão Vicente
MondayRibeira 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
MondaySão Domingos Municipality DayDia do Município de São DomingosSão Domingos
FridayGood FridaySexta-feira Santanationwide
SundayEaster SundayPáscoanationwide
MondayWorker's DayDia do Trabalhadornationwide
MondaySão Filipe Municipality DayDia do Município de São FilipeSão Filipe
SundayRibeira Grande Municipality DayDia do Município de Ribeira GrandeRibeira Grande
TuesdaySão Lourenço dos Órgãos Municipality DayDia do Município de São Lourenço dos ÓrgãosSão Lourenço dos Órgãos
FridayPraia Municipality DayDia do Município da PraiaPraia
ThursdayInternational Children's DayDia Mundial da Criançanationwide
TuesdayPaúl Municipality DayDia do Município do PaúlPaul
SaturdayBrava Municipality DayDia do Município da BravaBrava
TuesdayBoa Vista Municipality DayDia do Município da Boa VistaBoa Vista
WednesdayNational Independence DayDia da Independência Nacionalnationwide
WednesdaySão Salvador do Mundo Municipality DayDia do Município de São Salvador do MundoSão Salvador do Mundo
TuesdaySanta Cruz Municipality DayDia do Município de Santa CruzSanta Cruz
WednesdayTarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality DayDia do Município do Tarrafal de São NicolauTarrafal de São Nicolau
TuesdayAssumption DayDia da Assunçãonationwide
TuesdayMosteiros Municipality DayDia do Município dos MosteirosMosteiros
SaturdayPorto Novo Municipality DayDia do Município do Porto NovoPorto Novo
FridayMaio Municipality DayDia do Município do MaioMaio
FridaySal Municipality DayDia do Município do SalSal
FridaySão Miguel Municipality DayDia do Município de São MiguelSão Miguel
WednesdayAll Saints' DayDia de Todos os Santosnationwide
SaturdaySanta Catarina de Santiago Municipality DayDia do Município de Santa Catarina de SantiagoSanta Catarina
SaturdaySanta Catarina do Fogo Municipality DayDia do Município de Santa Catarina do FogoSanta Catarina do Fogo
WednesdayRibeira Brava Municipality DayDia do Município de Ribeira BravaRibeira Brava
MondayChristmas 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 2028 Boa Vista1311
Public holidays 2028 Brava1310
Public holidays 2028 Maio1311
Public holidays 2028 Mosteiros1311
Public holidays 2028 Paul1412
Public holidays 2028 Porto Novo1411
Public holidays 2028 Praia1311
Public holidays 2028 Ribeira Brava1311
Public holidays 2028 Ribeira Grande1411
Public holidays 2028 Ribeira Grande de Santiago1311
Public holidays 2028 Sal1311
Public holidays 2028 Santa Catarina1310
Public holidays 2028 Santa Catarina do Fogo1310
Public holidays 2028 Santa Cruz1311
Public holidays 2028 São Domingos1311
Public holidays 2028 São Filipe1311
Public holidays 2028 São Lourenço dos Órgãos1311
Public holidays 2028 São Miguel1311
Public holidays 2028 São Salvador do Mundo1311
Public holidays 2028 São Vicente1411
Public holidays 2028 Tarrafal1310
Public holidays 2028 Tarrafal de São Nicolau1311

Long weekends 2028

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

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Mon 10 Jan, Tue 11 Jan, Wed 12 Jan8 Jan – 13 Jan 2028362Democracy and Freedom Day
Fri 14 Jan13 Jan – 16 Jan 2028144Democracy and Freedom Day
Mon 17 Jan, Tue 18 Jan, Wed 19 Jan15 Jan – 20 Jan 2028362National Heroes Day
Fri 21 Jan20 Jan – 23 Jan 2028144National Heroes Day
Mon 28 Feb, Tue 29 Feb26 Feb – 1 Mar 2028252.5Ash Wednesday
Thu 2 Mar, Fri 3 Mar1 Mar – 5 Mar 2028252.5Ash Wednesday
Mon 10 Apr, Tue 11 Apr, Wed 12 Apr, Thu 13 Apr8 Apr – 16 Apr 2028492.3Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May29 Apr – 7 May 2028492.3Worker's Day
Mon 29 May, Tue 30 May, Wed 31 May27 May – 1 Jun 2028362International Children's Day
Fri 2 Jun1 Jun – 4 Jun 2028144International Children's Day
Mon 3 Jul, Tue 4 Jul1 Jul – 5 Jul 2028252.5National Independence Day
Thu 6 Jul, Fri 7 Jul5 Jul – 9 Jul 2028252.5National Independence Day
Mon 14 Aug12 Aug – 15 Aug 2028144Assumption Day
Wed 16 Aug, Thu 17 Aug, Fri 18 Aug15 Aug – 20 Aug 2028362Assumption Day
Mon 30 Oct, Tue 31 Oct28 Oct – 1 Nov 2028252.5All Saints' Day
Thu 2 Nov, Fri 3 Nov1 Nov – 5 Nov 2028252.5All Saints' Day
Tue 26 Dec, Wed 27 Dec, Thu 28 Dec, Fri 29 Dec23 Dec – 1 Jan 20294102.5Christmas 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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Cape Verde have in 2028?

12 nationwide holidays, plus 24 that apply only in some regions. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2028.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2028?

Democracy and Freedom Day: take 1 day of leave (14 Jan) and you get 4 days off in a row, 13 Jan – 16 Jan 2028.

Which region has the most public holidays in 2028?

Paul, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande and São Vicente with 14 each; 18 regions have the fewest with 13.

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