Holidays and Observances in Portugal in 2008
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Tuesday | New Year's Day | National holiday | |
| Feb 5 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Optional Holiday | |
| Feb 14 | Thursday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 19 | Wednesday | St. Joseph's Day | District Holiday | Santarém |
| Mar 19 | Wednesday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Thursday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 21 | Friday | Good Friday | National holiday | |
| Mar 23 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National holiday | |
| Mar 30 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 25 | Friday | Liberty Day | National holiday | |
| May 1 | Thursday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday | |
| May 1 | Thursday | Ascension Day | District Holiday | Beja |
| May 4 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| May 12 | Monday | St. Joana's Day | District Holiday | Aveiro |
| May 12 | Monday | Azores Day | Regional Holiday | Azores |
| May 22 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | National holiday | |
| May 22 | Thursday | Leiria Day | District Holiday | Leiria |
| May 23 | Friday | Portalegre Day | District Holiday | Portalegre |
| Jun 10 | Tuesday | Portugal Day | National holiday | |
| Jun 13 | Friday | St. Anthony's Day | District Holiday | Lisbon, Vila Real |
| Jun 21 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 24 | Tuesday | St. John's Day | District Holiday | Braga, Porto |
| Jun 29 | Sunday | St. Peter's Day | District Holiday | Évora |
| Jul 1 | Tuesday | Madeira Day | Regional Holiday | Madeira |
| Jul 4 | Friday | St. Elizabeth's Day | District Holiday | Coimbra |
| Aug 15 | Friday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday | |
| Aug 20 | Wednesday | Our Lady of Sorrows | District Holiday | Viana do Castelo |
| Aug 22 | Friday | Our Lady of Graces | District Holiday | Bragança |
| Sep 7 | Sunday | Faro Day | District Holiday | Faro |
| Sep 15 | Monday | Birth of Bocage | District Holiday | Setúbal |
| Sep 21 | Sunday | St. Matthew's Day | District Holiday | Viseu |
| Sep 22 | Monday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 5 | Sunday | Republic Day | National holiday | |
| Oct 26 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 1 | Saturday | All Saints' Day | National holiday | |
| Nov 27 | Thursday | Foral of Sancho I | District Holiday | Guarda |
| Dec 1 | Monday | Restoration of Independence | National holiday | |
| Dec 8 | Monday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | National holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Sunday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Wednesday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Thursday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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While we diligently research and update our holiday dates, some of the information in the table above may be preliminary. If you find an error, please let us know.
