Holidays and Observances in Portugal in 2021
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Friday | New Year's Day | National holiday | |
| Feb 14 | Sunday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 16 | Tuesday | Carnival / Shrove Tuesday | Optional Holiday | |
| Mar 19 | Friday | St. Joseph's Day | Municipal Holiday | Santarém |
| Mar 19 | Friday | Father's Day | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Saturday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 28 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 2 | Friday | Good Friday | National holiday | |
| Apr 4 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | National holiday | |
| Apr 20 | Tuesday | Our Lady of Mércoles | Municipal Holiday | Castelo Branco |
| Apr 25 | Sunday | Liberty Day | National holiday | |
| May 1 | Saturday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday | |
| May 2 | Sunday | Mother's Day | Observance | |
| May 12 | Wednesday | St. Joana's Day | Municipal Holiday | Aveiro |
| May 13 | Thursday | Ascension Day | Municipal Holiday | Beja |
| May 22 | Saturday | Leiria Day | Municipal Holiday | Leiria |
| May 23 | Sunday | Portalegre Day | Municipal Holiday | Portalegre |
| May 24 | Monday | Azores Day | Regional Holiday | Azores |
| Jun 3 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | National holiday | |
| Jun 10 | Thursday | Portugal Day | National holiday | |
| Jun 13 | Sunday | St. Anthony's Day | Municipal Holiday | Lisbon, Vila Real |
| Jun 21 | Monday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 24 | Thursday | St. John's Day | Municipal Holiday | Braga, Porto |
| Jun 29 | Tuesday | St. Peter's Day | Municipal Holiday | Évora |
| Jul 4 | Sunday | St. Elizabeth's Day | Municipal Holiday | Coimbra |
| Aug 15 | Sunday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday | |
| Aug 20 | Friday | Our Lady of Sorrows | Municipal Holiday | Viana do Castelo |
| Aug 22 | Sunday | Our Lady of Graces | Municipal Holiday | Bragança |
| Sep 7 | Tuesday | Faro Day | Municipal Holiday | Faro |
| Sep 15 | Wednesday | Birth of Bocage | Municipal Holiday | Setúbal |
| Sep 21 | Tuesday | St. Matthew's Day | Municipal Holiday | Viseu |
| Sep 22 | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 5 | Tuesday | Republic Implantation | National holiday | |
| Oct 31 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 1 | Monday | All Saints' Day | National holiday | |
| Nov 27 | Saturday | Foral of Sancho I | Municipal Holiday | Guarda |
| Dec 1 | Wednesday | Restoration of Independence | National holiday | |
| Dec 8 | Wednesday | Feast of the Immaculate Conception | National holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Tuesday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Friday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Saturday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 31 | Friday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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