We start the year on a Wednesday, which means the first Wednesday of the year is a holiday and consequently most workers will only have two more days of work until the weekend. After that, we will have to wait a little longer, that is, until the middle of April to have a holiday, Good Friday.

Here is a detailed list of all public holidays in Portugal (Mainland and Archipelagos) in 2025:

National holidays (mandatory)

January 1st: New Year's Day

April 18th: Good Friday

April 20th: Easter Sunday

April 25th: Freedom Day or the Carnation Revolution

May 1st: Labour Day

June 10th: Portugal, Camões and Portuguese Communities Day.

June 19th: Corpus Christi day

August 15th: the day of the Assumption of Our Lady

October 5th: Republic Day

November 1st: All Saints' Day

December 1st: Independence Restoration Day

December 8th: The day of the Immaculate Conception

December 25th: Christmas Day.

Optional holiday

March 4th: like every year, Carnival Tuesday is not considered an official holiday and is therefore optional.