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Sao Tome and Principe 2027 Public Holidays

16 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 2 holidays
February 2 holidays
March
April 1 holidays
May 1 holidays
June 1 holidays
July 1 holidays
August
September 2 holidays
October
November 2 holidays
December 4 holidays

2027 Holiday List · Sao Tome and Principe

16 public holidays · regional, limited, and observance days included

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Friday New Year Public holiday 1 January.
Jan 4 Monday Day of King Amador Public holiday
Feb 3 Wednesday Commemoration of the Batepá Massacre Public holiday
Feb 10 Wednesday Ash Wednesday Public holiday 46 days before Easter Sunday — the Wednesday after Carnival.
Apr 30 Friday Day off for Labour Day Public holiday
May 1 Saturday Labour Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries.
Jun 1 Tuesday Children's Day Public holiday 1 June across the post-Soviet states and much of Asia; other dates elsewhere.
Jul 12 Monday Independence Day Public holiday The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.
Sep 6 Monday Armed Forces Day Public holiday Varies by country.
Sep 30 Thursday Nationalization of the Roças Public holiday
Nov 2 Tuesday All Souls' Day Public holiday 2 November.
Nov 26 Friday Day of the Signing of the Argel Accord Public holiday
Dec 21 Tuesday São Tomé Day Public holiday
Dec 24 Friday Day off for Christmas Day Public holiday The next available weekday when 25 December falls on a weekend.
Dec 25 Saturday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Dec 31 Friday Day off for New Year Public holiday
Show 4 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Mar 20 Saturday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Jun 21 Monday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 23 Thursday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Dec 22 Wednesday December Solstice Observance Around 21 December.

About these holidays

New Year

1 January.

The start of the Gregorian calendar year. Some sources list this alongside a separate New Year's Day entry when a country grants more than one day off around the turn of the year.

Ash Wednesday

46 days before Easter Sunday — the Wednesday after Carnival.

The first day of Lent in Western Christianity, marked by the imposition of ashes. Rarely a full public holiday; in much of Latin America and southern Europe it is a half day closing out Carnival.

Labour Day

1 May in most countries.

International Workers' Day, commemorating the 1886 Haymarket affair in Chicago, and a public holiday in most of the world. The United States and Canada are the notable exceptions, holding their Labor Day in September instead.

Children's Day

1 June across the post-Soviet states and much of Asia; other dates elsewhere.

Honours children. A public holiday in a number of countries, and in China a day off for children under thirteen rather than for everyone.

Independence Day

The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.

The national day of a country that gained independence from another state, and typically its most important secular holiday. Over a hundred countries observe one, on dates ranging across the whole calendar.

Armed Forces Day

Varies by country.

Honours a country's armed forces, usually on the anniversary of their founding.

All Souls' Day

2 November.

Commemorates the departed, the day after All Saints'. A public holiday in Brazil, Mexico, Portugal's former colonies and several Central European countries.

Day off for Christmas Day

The next available weekday when 25 December falls on a weekend.

A substitute day off. Most countries that guarantee a fixed number of public holidays move the day off to the following weekday when the holiday itself lands on a weekend — the substitute day is a genuine day off, not a formality.

Christmas Day

25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.

The most widely observed public holiday after New Year's Day, a day off in the great majority of countries including many with no Christian majority, where it functions as a secular end-of-year holiday. Orthodox churches following the Julian calendar keep it on 7 January instead.

Official source: Google Calendar official holidays · timeanddate.com