Saturday, 25 December 2027
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Christmas Day, Dia de Natal, is a compulsory national holiday in Portugal on 25 December.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Friday, 25 December 2026 · Confirmed — source checked
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official public holiday law or calendar
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-27
Portugal’s national mandatory holidays are shown. Municipal holidays and the autonomous regions’ local observances are outside this nationwide calendar.
Public offices and most businesses close; essential services and selected restaurants or hotels operate.
Banks are closed to customers, and interbank settlement pauses for the holiday.
Students are within the Christmas school break, with return dates governed by the academic calendar.
The Christian feast has centuries of Portuguese religious and family tradition. Statutory law names 25 December as a mandatory holiday.
Christmas centres on family reunion, worship, hospitality and regional food traditions.
Families share Consoada on Christmas Eve, attend Missa do Galo, exchange gifts and serve dishes such as bacalhau and bolo-rei.
Long-distance travel is busiest before Christmas. On the day itself, public transport and visitor attractions may be sharply reduced.
It is 25 December.
It is the traditional Portuguese Christmas Eve family meal.
Most close, although essential and some hospitality services operate.
View all Portugal public holidays 2027