Home › Cape Verde › 2026 CV Cape Verde public holidays 2026: 13 holidays, 0 long weekends In 2026, Cape Verde has 13 public holidays: 9 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 0 long weekends. Shrove Tuesday falls on February 17, 2026, and January is the busiest month.
Year at a glance 13 Public holidays 9 On weekdays 252 Working days in year 9 Longest break (days) January Busiest month Public holidays in 2026 Date Weekday Holiday Substitute day January 1, 2026 Thursday New Year's Day — January 13, 2026 Tuesday Democracy Day — January 20, 2026 Tuesday Heroes' Day — February 17, 2026 Tuesday Shrove Tuesday — February 18, 2026 Wednesday Ash Wednesday — April 3, 2026 Friday Good Friday — May 1, 2026 Friday Labour Day — June 1, 2026 Monday Children's Day — July 5, 2026 Sunday Independence Day — August 15, 2026 Saturday Assumption — September 12, 2026 Saturday National Day — November 1, 2026 Sunday All Saints' Day — December 25, 2026 Friday Christmas Day —
2026 calendar January 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
February 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
March 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
April 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
May 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
June 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
July 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
August 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
September 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
October 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
November 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
December 2026 M T W T F S S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Holidays on weekend days Holiday Date Weekday / Substitute day Independence Day July 5, 2026 Sunday Assumption August 15, 2026 Saturday National Day September 12, 2026 Saturday All Saints' Day November 1, 2026 Sunday
Long weekends and bridge days Date Days off vacation days Holiday January 1, 2026 – January 4, 2026 4 1 New Year's Day January 10, 2026 – January 13, 2026 4 1 Democracy Day February 14, 2026 – February 18, 2026 5 1 Shrove Tuesday, Ash Wednesday
Moving holidays Holiday Date Moving holidays Shrove Tuesday February 17, 2026 15 earlier Ash Wednesday February 18, 2026 15 earlier Good Friday April 3, 2026 15 earlier
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