Lisbon's Public Holidays
Which are the main public holidays in Lisbon and Portugal? When is the national holiday? Do they celebrate Christmas?
If you plan on traveling to Portugal, we recommend you check out the country’s bank holidays before you get there, so that you can plan your stay accordingly and check if the landmarks and museums are open, as well as enjoy the various holidays.
Public Holidays in Lisbon
- January 1st: New Year’s
- Shrove Tuesday (Martes de Carnaval): variable date
- Good Friday and Easter: variable date
- April 25th: Freedom Day (Dia de la Liberdade) celebrates the Carnation Revolution (Revolução dos Cravos), a military coup on April 25th, 1974, which provoked the fall of the Salazar dictatorship, which had been in effect since 1926.
- May 1st: Labour Day (Dia do Trabalhador)
- June 10th: Portugal Day commemorates the National Day (Dia de Portugal, de Camões e das Comunidades Portuguesas) and Corpus Christi (Corpo de Deus).
- June 13th: Saint Anthony’s Day (Dia de Santo António). In Portugal, it’s a tradition to ask San António for a boyfriend or a girlfriend if you're single. If you're not, you may also ask him to bless your marriage.
- August 15th: Assumption Day.
- October 5th: Republic Day (Implantação da República) commemorates the fall of the Monarchy and the beginning of the Republic in 1910.
- November 1st: All Saint’s Day (Todos os Santos).
- December 1st: Restoration of Independence Day (Restauração da Independência) celebrates the restoration of Portuguese Independence from Spain in 1640.
- December 8th: Immaculate Conception (Imaculada Conceição).
- December 25th: Christmas.
