PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IN PORTUGAL 2022 - 2023

A list of public holidays in Portugal. From various sources!

Holidays are always observed on the day they fall and are not moved to a convenient Monday as in the UK.
Buses and trains run to Sunday/Holiday timetables on public holidays. They do run on Christmas Day and New Year's Day.

On Christmas Eve December 24^th and New Year's Eve December 31^st Businesses and shops close early, around 6 or 7pm. On Christmas Eve virtually everything closes early including bars and restaurants. Some late-evening buses and trains (especially long-distance services) will not run.
This information is announced in detail only about two weeks beforehand.

Major malls and supermarkets are usually open all day on public and religious holidays, except on Christmas Day and New Year's Day, when they remain closed.
Some may also close on Good Friday, Easter Sunday and May 1st. You will need to check locally and/or nearer the time.

In tourist areas, smaller shops usually stay open all day except some will close on Good Friday and / or Easter Sunday.
On Christmas Day and New Year's Day shops are closed. Many small shops in the villages and of course all post offices and banks observe the holidays strictly.

Local school terms 2022

Second school term ends Friday 8th April for Easter Holidays.

Schools are also closed 28th February and 1st March for the Carnaval holiday.
Third term begins Tuesday 19th April and ends on various dates in June according to age.
In general the school year ends on 15th June.
The 2022 / 2023 school year will generally begin on Monday 12th September.

Buses marked in the timetables as 'SCH' (Schooldays) only operate during those periods, except obviously not on public holidays.

Sunday 1st January - New Year's Day
Tuesday 22nd February - Carnaval /Shrove Tuesday. Not an official holiday but observed on most railway and bus routes, which run to Sunday times.
Friday 7th April - Good Friday
Sunday 9th April - Easter Sunday ('Easter Monday' is not a holiday in Portugal)
Tuesday 25th April - Liberation Day
Monday 1st May - Labour Day
Thursday 8th June - Corpus Christi
Saturday 10th June - National or Portugal Day
Tuesday 15th August - Assumption
Thursday 5th October - Republic Day
Wednesday 1st November - All Saints
Friday 1st December - Restoration of Independence Day
Friday 8th December - Immaculate Conception
Monday 25th December - Christmas Day
(26th December is not a holiday in Portugal.)

Local holidays

In addition to the national holidays, many cities and towns have a local or municipal holiday. The 'Festa São João' is a big local event in Lisbon and Porto, around the 23rd June each year. These events can affect local transport.

SPANISH PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

Cross border travel may be affected as may local travel in Spain. Do check before making firm plans. In particular, some of the cross border buses (coaches) between Seville, the Algarve region and Lisbon do NOT operate on December 25th and January 1st. They do operate on most other major holidays.

Spanish Public Holidays 2022 and 2023

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