Public Holidays
The following public holidays will be observed by the British Embassy and Consulates in Portugal in 2009:
- Thursday 1 January New Year
- Friday 2 January New Year
- Tuesday 24 February Carnival
- Friday 10 April Good Friday
- Monday 13 April Easter Monday
- Friday 1 May Labour Day
- Monday 18 May Ponta Delgada Day (Azores only)
- Wednesday 10 June National Day
- Thursday 11 June Corpus Christi
- Wednesday 24 June Saint John's Day (Porto only)
- Friday 21 August Funchal Day (Funchal only)
- Monday 5 October Republic Day
- Tuesday 1 December Independence Day
- Tuesday 8 December Immaculate Conception
- Friday 11 December Portimão Day (Portimao only)
- Thursday 24 December Christmas Eve
- Friday 25 December Christmas Day
- Monday 28 December Boxing Day
The following public holidays were observed by the British Embassy and Consulates in Portugal in 2008:
- Tuesday 1 January New Year
- Tuesday 5 February Carnival
- Friday 21 March Good Friday
- Monday 24 March Easter Monday
- Monday 28 April Ponta Delgada Day (Azores only)
- Friday 25 April Revolution Day
- Thursday 1 May Labour Day
- Thursday 22 May Corpus Christi
- Tuesday 10 June National Day
- Friday 13 June Saint Anthony's Days (Lisbon only)
- Thursday 24 June Saint John's Day (Porto only)
- Friday 15 August Assumption Day
- Thursday 21 August Funchal Day (Funchal only)
- Monday 1 December Independence Day
- Monday 8 December Immaculate Conception
- Thursday 11 December Portimão Day (Portimao only)
- Thursday 25 December Christmas Day
- Friday 26 December Boxing Day
