Public holidays in São Tomé & Príncipe 2028

There are 10 nationwide public holidays in 2028. Another 4 apply only in some regions – the table shows where. The exact list for each region is on its own page.

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10 national and 4 regional holidays in 2028

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameApplies inCountdown
SaturdayNew Year's DayAno Novonationwide
TuesdayDay of King AmadorDia do Rei Amadornationwide
MondayDiscovery of Príncipe IslandDescobrimento da Ilha do PríncipePríncipe
ThursdayMartyrs' DayDia dos Mártiresnationwide
FridayAutonomy Day (observed)Dia da Autonomia do Príncipe (observado)Príncipe
SaturdayAutonomy DayDia da Autonomia do PríncipePríncipe
MondayWorker's DayDia do Trabalhadornationwide
WednesdayIndependence DayDia da Independêncianationwide
TuesdaySão Lourenço DayDia de São LourençoPríncipe
WednesdayArmed Forces DayDia das Forças Armadasnationwide
FridayAgricultural Reform Day (observed)Dia da Reforma Agrária (observado)nationwide
SaturdayAgricultural Reform DayDia da Reforma Agrárianationwide
ThursdaySão Tomé DayDia de São Toménationwide
MondayChristmas 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 2028 Água Grande108
Public holidays 2028 Cantagalo108
Public holidays 2028 Caué108
Public holidays 2028 Lembá108
Public holidays 2028 Lobata108
Public holidays 2028 Mé-Zóchi108
Public holidays 2028 Príncipe1411

Long weekends 2028

13 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 3 Jan31 Dec – 4 Jan 2028155New Year's Day (observed), New Year's Day, Day of King Amador
Wed 5 Jan, Thu 6 Jan, Fri 7 Jan4 Jan – 9 Jan 2028362Day of King Amador
Mon 31 Jan, Tue 1 Feb, Wed 2 Feb29 Jan – 3 Feb 2028362Martyrs' Day
Fri 4 Feb3 Feb – 6 Feb 2028144Martyrs' Day
Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May, Thu 4 May, Fri 5 May29 Apr – 7 May 2028492.3Worker's Day
Mon 10 Jul, Tue 11 Jul8 Jul – 12 Jul 2028252.5Independence Day
Thu 13 Jul, Fri 14 Jul12 Jul – 16 Jul 2028252.5Independence Day
Mon 4 Sep, Tue 5 Sep2 Sep – 6 Sep 2028252.5Armed Forces Day
Thu 7 Sep, Fri 8 Sep6 Sep – 10 Sep 2028252.5Armed Forces Day
Mon 25 Sep, Tue 26 Sep, Wed 27 Sep, Thu 28 Sep23 Sep – 1 Oct 2028492.3Agricultural Reform Day (observed), Agricultural Reform Day
Mon 18 Dec, Tue 19 Dec, Wed 20 Dec16 Dec – 21 Dec 2028362São Tomé Day
Fri 22 Dec21 Dec – 25 Dec 2028155São Tomé Day, Christmas 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 São Tomé & Príncipe have in 2028?

10 nationwide holidays, plus 4 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?

New Year's Day (observed), New Year's Day, Day of King Amador: take 1 day of leave (3 Jan) and you get 5 days off in a row, 31 Dec – 4 Jan 2028.

Which region has the most public holidays in 2028?

Príncipe with 14; 6 regions have the fewest with 10.

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