National holidays of Portugal in 2018

This page contains a calendar of all 2018 public holidays for Portugal. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.

Day Date Holiday Notes
Monday Jan. 1, 2018 New Year's Day
Monday Jan. 1, 2018 New Year's Day
Tuesday Feb. 13, 2018 Carnival / Shrove Tuesday
Wednesday Feb. 14, 2018 Valentine's Day
Monday March 19, 2018 St. Joseph's Day
Monday March 19, 2018 Father's Day Celebrated on Saint Joseph's Day. Not a public holiday
Monday March 19, 2018 Father's Day
Tuesday March 20, 2018 March Equinox
Sunday March 25, 2018 Daylight Saving Time starts
Friday March 30, 2018 Good Friday
Friday March 30, 2018 Good Friday Friday before Easter Sunday
Sunday April 1, 2018 Easter
Sunday April 1, 2018 Easter Sunday
Tuesday April 17, 2018 Our Lady of Mércoles
Wednesday April 25, 2018 Freedom Day Liberation Day
Wednesday April 25, 2018 Liberty Day
Tuesday May 1, 2018 Labour Day May Day
Tuesday May 1, 2018 Labor Day / May Day
Sunday May 6, 2018 Mother's Day
Sunday May 6, 2018 Mother's Day 1st Sunday in May. Not a public holiday
Thursday May 10, 2018 Ascension Day
Saturday May 12, 2018 St. Joana's Day
Tuesday May 22, 2018 Leiria Day
Wednesday May 23, 2018 Portalegre Day
Thursday May 31, 2018 Corpus Christi second Thursday after Whitsun.
Sunday June 10, 2018 Portugal Day
Wednesday June 13, 2018 St. Anthony's Day
Wednesday June 13, 2018 Feast of St Anthony Lisbon only
Thursday June 21, 2018 June Solstice
Sunday June 24, 2018 St. John's Day
Sunday June 24, 2018 Feast of St John the Baptist Porto Only
Friday June 29, 2018 St. Peter's Day
Wednesday July 4, 2018 St. Elizabeth's Day
Wednesday Aug. 15, 2018 Assumption Day Assumption of Mary
Wednesday Aug. 15, 2018 Assumption of Mary
Monday Aug. 20, 2018 Our Lady of Sorrows
Wednesday Aug. 22, 2018 Our Lady of Graces
Friday Sept. 7, 2018 Faro Day
Saturday Sept. 15, 2018 Birth of Bocage
Friday Sept. 21, 2018 St. Matthew's Day
Sunday Sept. 23, 2018 September Equinox
Friday Oct. 5, 2018 Republic Day
Friday Oct. 5, 2018 Republic Implantation
Sunday Oct. 28, 2018 Daylight Saving Time ends
Thursday Nov. 1, 2018 All Saints' Day
Thursday Nov. 1, 2018 All Saints' Day
Tuesday Nov. 27, 2018 Foral of Sancho I
Saturday Dec. 1, 2018 Restoration of Independence
Saturday Dec. 8, 2018 Feast of the Immaculate Conception
Saturday Dec. 8, 2018 Immaculate Conception Day
Friday Dec. 21, 2018 December Solstice
Monday Dec. 24, 2018 Christmas Eve
Tuesday Dec. 25, 2018 Christmas Day
Tuesday Dec. 25, 2018 Christmas Day
Monday Dec. 31, 2018 New Year's Eve