Long weekends in Portugal, 2028
Portugal's calendar gives 5 natural long weekends in 2028 — three or more consecutive free days without taking leave — and 4 more open up with bridge days. The best value is Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr: 3 days off for free.
Which days, 2028
Every day of the year, with each long weekend outlined as one block. Filled squares are public holidays, pale ones weekends, and an underlined square is a working day you would have to take off to join the run.
| Dates | Days off | Costs | Built on |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr | 3 | free | Sexta-Feira Santa |
| Sat 22 Apr – Tue 25 Apr | 4 | 1 day | Dia da Liberdade · bridge: Mon 24 Apr |
| Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May | 3 | free | Dia do trabalhador |
| Thu 15 Jun – Sun 18 Jun | 4 | 1 day | Corpo de Deus · bridge: Fri 16 Jun |
| Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug | 4 | 1 day | Assunção de Maria · bridge: Mon 14 Aug |
| Thu 5 Oct – Sun 8 Oct | 4 | 1 day | Implantação da República · bridge: Fri 6 Oct |
| Fri 1 Dec – Sun 3 Dec | 3 | free | Restauração da Independência |
| Fri 8 Dec – Sun 10 Dec | 3 | free | Imaculada Conceição |
| Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec | 3 | free | Natal |
Sources and last check
Times, offsets and sun positions on this page are computed live from the IANA timezone database and the NOAA solar algorithm, so they do not depend on the review dates below.
- Public holidays for 120 countries, 2025-2028
- Source: date-holidays, generated by scripts/build-holidays.mjs. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:Public holidays only, including statutory substitute days; regional and observance days are excluded. 21 of our countries are not in the dataset and have no calendar. Regenerate on every date-holidays upgrade: the 25 July build silently lacked Korea's substitute days because the installed package predated them. Known upstream gap: El Salvador — the source lists 8 public days where Nager.Date confirms ~20, and files New Year's Day as an observance; we publish what the source holds rather than invent, and the weekly Nager run tracks the gap. - Working hours and weekend days for 55 countries
- Source: Published national labour conventions and government working-hours guidance. Last checked, reviewed every 12 months.
Not covered:A national convention, not any given employer. Countries not listed fall back to a nine-to-five, Monday to Friday default, and pages say so rather than implying we checked.
FAQ
How many long weekends does Portugal have in 2028?
5 without taking any leave, and 4 more that need one or two bridge days. The table lists every one with its dates.
What is the best bridge day in Portugal in 2028?
Fri 14 Apr – Sun 16 Apr — 3 consecutive days off, no leave needed, built around Sexta-Feira Santa.
What counts as a long weekend here?
Three or more consecutive free days involving at least one public holiday. Plain two-day weekends are not listed, and a stretch is only 'bridged' when a single working day sits between free days on both sides.
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