Portuguese Public Holidays in April 2026
3 holidays in April 2026.
03
Good Friday
Friday, April 3
Sexta-feira Santa — Good Friday, the Friday before Western (Gregorian) Easter, marked in Portugal by solemn processions, most famously in Braga.
05
Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 5
Páscoa — Easter Sunday, computed on the Western (Gregorian) calendar. Portuguese families mark it with the folar, a sweet bread baked with a whole egg.
25
Freedom Day
Saturday, April 25
Dia da Liberdade — commemorates the Carnation Revolution of 25 April 1974, the near-bloodless military coup that ended the Estado Novo dictatorship and restored democracy. The red …
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