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São Tomé & Príncipe public holidays 2027: 8 holidays, 3 long weekends

In 2027, São Tomé & Príncipe has 8 public holidays: 6 fall on working days, and the calendar offers 3 long weekends. New Year's Day falls on January 1, 2027, and December is the busiest month.

Year at a glance

8Public holidays
6On weekdays
252Working days in year
9Longest break (days)
DecemberBusiest month

Public holidays in 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Substitute day
January 1, 2027	Friday	New Year's Day	—
February 3, 2027	Wednesday	Martyrs' Day	—
April 30, 2027	Friday	Labour Day (substitute day)	Substitute day
May 1, 2027	Saturday	Labour Day	—
July 12, 2027	Monday	Independence Day	—
September 6, 2027	Monday	Armed Forces Day	—
September 30, 2027	Thursday	Agricultural Reform Day	—
December 21, 2027	Tuesday	São Tomé Day	—
December 24, 2027	Friday	Christmas Day (substitute day)	Substitute day
December 25, 2027	Saturday	Christmas Day	—
December 31, 2027	Friday	New Year's Day (substitute day)	Substitute day

2027 calendar

Holiday
Weekend
Substitute day

Holidays on weekend days

Holiday	Date	Weekday / Substitute day
Labour Day	May 1, 2027	Saturday / April 30, 2027
Christmas Day	December 25, 2027	Saturday / December 24, 2027

Long weekends and bridge days

Date	Days off	vacation days	Holiday
January 1, 2027 – January 3, 2027	3	No leave needed	New Year's Day
January 30, 2027 – February 3, 2027	5	2	Martyrs' Day
April 30, 2027 – May 2, 2027	3	No leave needed	Labour Day (substitute day), Labour Day
April 24, 2027 – May 2, 2027	9	4	Labour Day (substitute day), Labour Day
July 10, 2027 – July 12, 2027	3	No leave needed	Independence Day
July 10, 2027 – July 18, 2027	9	4	Independence Day

Moving holidays

No moving holiday dates changed from the previous year.

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