Public holidays in Cape Verde in 2026

13 nationwide public holidays

Date Holiday
New Year's Day
Democracy Day
Heroes' Day
Shrove Tuesday
Ash Wednesday
Good Friday
Labour Day
Children's Day
Independence Day
Assumption
National Day
All Saints' Day
Christmas Day
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Only nationwide holidays are listed; states and regions add their own. Holidays set by a lunar calendar can move by a day, so check the official announcement closer to the date.

Working days in Cape Verde in 2026

Weekdays minus the public holidays above, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend.

Month Working days
January 19
February 18
March 22
April 21
May 20
June 21
July 23
August 21
September 22
October 22
November 21
December 22
Total 252

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Holiday data from the open-source date-holidays project (CC BY 3.0).