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Sao Tome and Principe 2026 Public Holidays

16 public holidays

  • Public holiday — A nationwide day off.
January 3 holidays
February 2 holidays
March
April
May 1 holidays
June 1 holidays
July 2 holidays
August
September 3 holidays
October
November 2 holidays
December 2 holidays

2026 Holiday List · Sao Tome and Principe

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

Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Jan 1 Thursday New Year Public holiday 1 January.
Jan 4 Sunday Day of King Amador Public holiday
Jan 5 Monday Day off for Day of King Amador Public holiday
Feb 3 Tuesday Commemoration of the Batepá Massacre Public holiday
Feb 18 Wednesday Ash Wednesday Public holiday 46 days before Easter Sunday — the Wednesday after Carnival.
May 1 Friday Labour Day Public holiday 1 May in most countries.
Jun 1 Monday Children's Day Public holiday 1 June across the post-Soviet states and much of Asia; other dates elsewhere.
Jul 12 Sunday Independence Day Public holiday The anniversary of the country's independence — a different date in every country.
Jul 13 Monday Day off for Independence Day Public holiday The next available weekday when the national day falls on a weekend.
Sep 6 Sunday Armed Forces Day Public holiday Varies by country.
Sep 7 Monday Day off for Armed Forces' Day Public holiday
Sep 30 Wednesday Nationalization of the Roças Public holiday
Nov 2 Monday All Souls' Day Public holiday 2 November.
Nov 26 Thursday Day of the Signing of the Argel Accord Public holiday
Dec 21 Monday São Tomé Day Public holiday
Dec 25 Friday Christmas Day Public holiday 25 December. The day off moves to the following weekday when it falls on a weekend.
Show 4 observances and other marked dates
Date Day Holiday Type Notes
Mar 20 Friday March Equinox Observance Around 20 March.
Jun 21 Sunday June Solstice Observance Around 21 June.
Sep 23 Wednesday September Equinox Observance Around 22 September.
Dec 21 Monday 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.

Day off for Independence Day

The next available weekday when the national day falls on a weekend.

The substitute day for a country's independence day.

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.

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