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Public holidays in São Tomé & Príncipe in 2026
São Tomé & Príncipe has 10 public holidays in 2026, 8 of them on working days, leaving 253 working days. 5 fall on a Monday or Friday, giving a long weekend automatically.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2026 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 3 Feb 2026 | Tuesday | Martyrs' Day |
| 1 May 2026 | Friday | Labour Day |
| 12 Jul 2026 | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 13 Jul 2026 | Monday | Independence Day (substitute day) |
| 6 Sept 2026 | Sunday | Armed Forces Day |
| 7 Sept 2026 | Monday | Armed Forces Day (substitute day) |
| 30 Sept 2026 | Wednesday | Agricultural Reform Day |
| 21 Dec 2026 | Monday | São Tomé Day |
| 25 Dec 2026 | Friday | Christmas Day |
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Long weekends in São Tomé & Príncipe, 2026
Take one day of leave to turn these holidays into four-day (or longer) weekends:
- 1 Jan 2026 – 4 Jan 2026: book Friday 2 Jan 2026 (New Year's Day)
- 31 Jan 2026 – 3 Feb 2026: book Monday 2 Feb 2026 (Martyrs' Day)
- 30 Apr 2026 – 3 May 2026: book Thursday 30 Apr 2026 (Labour Day)
- 10 Jul 2026 – 13 Jul 2026: book Friday 10 Jul 2026 (Independence Day, Independence Day (substitute day))
- 4 Sept 2026 – 7 Sept 2026: book Friday 4 Sept 2026 (Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day (substitute day))
- 29 Sept 2026 – 30 Sept 2026: book Tuesday 29 Sept 2026 (Agricultural Reform Day)
- 18 Dec 2026 – 21 Dec 2026: book Friday 18 Dec 2026 (São Tomé Day)
- 24 Dec 2026 – 27 Dec 2026: book Thursday 24 Dec 2026 (Christmas Day)
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