Holidays and Observances in Portugal in 2022
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Saturday | New Year's Day | National holiday | |
| Feb 14 | Monday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 1 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday / Pancake Day | Optional Holiday | |
| Mar 19 | Saturday | St. Joseph's Day | District Holiday | Santarém |
| Mar 19 | Saturday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Sunday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 27 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 15 | Friday | Good Friday | National holiday | |
| Apr 17 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National holiday | |
| Apr 25 | Monday | Liberty Day | National holiday | |
| May 1 | Sunday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday | |
| May 1 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| May 3 | Tuesday | Our Lady of Mércoles | District Holiday | Castelo Branco |
| May 12 | Thursday | St. Joana's Day | District Holiday | Aveiro |
| May 22 | Sunday | Leiria Day | District Holiday | Leiria |
| May 23 | Monday | Portalegre Day | District Holiday | Portalegre |
| May 26 | Thursday | Ascension Day | District Holiday | Beja |
| Jun 6 | Monday | Azores Day | Regional Holiday | Azores |
| Jun 10 | Friday | Portugal Day | National holiday | |
| Jun 13 | Monday | St. Anthony's Day | District Holiday | Lisbon, Vila Real |
| Jun 16 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | National holiday | |
| Jun 21 | Tuesday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 24 | Friday | St. John's Day | District Holiday | Braga, Porto |
| Jun 29 | Wednesday | St. Peter's Day | District Holiday | Évora |
| Jul 1 | Friday | Madeira Day | Regional Holiday | Madeira |
| Jul 4 | Monday | St. Elizabeth's Day | District Holiday | Coimbra |
| Aug 15 | Monday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday | |
| Aug 20 | Saturday | Our Lady of Sorrows | District Holiday | Viana do Castelo |
| Aug 22 | Monday | Our Lady of Graces | District Holiday | Bragança |
| Sep 7 | Wednesday | Faro Day | District Holiday | Faro |
| Sep 15 | Thursday | Birth of Bocage | District Holiday | Setúbal |
| Sep 21 | Wednesday | St. Matthew's Day | District Holiday | Viseu |
| Sep 23 | Friday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 5 | Wednesday | Republic Day | National holiday | |
| Oct 30 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 1 | Tuesday | All Saints' Day | National holiday | |
| Nov 27 | Sunday | Foral of Sancho I | District Holiday | Guarda |
| Dec 1 | Thursday | Restoration of Independence | National holiday | |
| Dec 8 | Thursday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | National holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Wednesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Saturday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Sunday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Saturday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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