Public holidays in Cabo Verde 2024

12 nationwide public holidays and 24 regional or local holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Cabo Verde

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day Ano Novo	Ano Novo
13 January Saturday	Saturday	Democracy and Freedom Day National day Dia da Liberdade e da Democracia	Dia da Liberdade e da Democracia
20 January Saturday	Saturday	National Heroes Day National day Dia da Nacionalidade e dos Heróis Nacionais	Dia da Nacionalidade e dos Heróis Nacionais
14 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday Religious Quarta-feira de Cinzas	Quarta-feira de Cinzas
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday Religious Sexta-feira Santa	Sexta-feira Santa
31 March Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday Religious Páscoa	Páscoa
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Worker's Day Dia do Trabalhador	Dia do Trabalhador
1 June Saturday	Saturday	International Children's Day Dia Mundial da Criança	Dia Mundial da Criança
5 July Friday	Friday	National Independence Day National day Dia da Independência Nacional	Dia da Independência Nacional
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Assumption Day Religious Dia da Assunção	Dia da Assunção
1 November Friday	Friday	All Saints' Day Religious Dia de Todos os Santos	Dia de Todos os Santos
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day Religious Dia do Natal	Dia do Natal

Regional and local holidays 2024

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
15 January Monday	Monday	Tarrafal de Santiago Municipality Day Dia do Município do Tarrafal de Santiago	Tarrafal
17 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Santo Antão Island Day Dia da Ilha de Santo Antão	Paul, Porto Novo, Ribeira Grande
22 January Monday	Monday	São Vicente Municipality Day Dia do Município de São Vicente	São Vicente
31 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Ribeira Grande de Santiago Municipality Day Dia do Município de Ribeira Grande de Santiago	Ribeira Grande de Santiago
13 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Tuesday Terça-feira de Carnaval	São Vicente
13 March Wednesday	Wednesday	São Domingos Municipality Day Dia do Município de São Domingos	São Domingos
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	São Filipe Municipality Day Dia do Município de São Filipe	São Filipe
7 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Ribeira Grande Municipality Day Dia do Município de Ribeira Grande	Ribeira Grande
9 May Thursday	Thursday	São Lourenço dos Órgãos Municipality Day Dia do Município de São Lourenço dos Órgãos	São Lourenço dos Órgãos
19 May Sunday	Sunday	Praia Municipality Day Dia do Município da Praia	Praia
13 June Thursday	Thursday	Paúl Municipality Day Dia do Município do Paúl	Paul
24 June Monday	Monday	Brava Municipality Day Dia do Município da Brava	Brava
4 July Thursday	Thursday	Boa Vista Municipality Day Dia do Município da Boa Vista	Boa Vista
19 July Friday	Friday	São Salvador do Mundo Municipality Day Dia do Município de São Salvador do Mundo	São Salvador do Mundo
25 July Thursday	Thursday	Santa Cruz Municipality Day Dia do Município de Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz
2 August Friday	Friday	Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality Day Dia do Município do Tarrafal de São Nicolau	Tarrafal de São Nicolau
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Mosteiros Municipality Day Dia do Município dos Mosteiros	Mosteiros
2 September Monday	Monday	Porto Novo Municipality Day Dia do Município do Porto Novo	Porto Novo
8 September Sunday	Sunday	Maio Municipality Day Dia do Município do Maio	Maio
15 September Sunday	Sunday	Sal Municipality Day Dia do Município do Sal	Sal
29 September Sunday	Sunday	São Miguel Municipality Day Dia do Município de São Miguel	São Miguel
25 November Monday	Monday	Santa Catarina de Santiago Municipality Day Dia do Município de Santa Catarina de Santiago	Santa Catarina
25 November Monday	Monday	Santa Catarina do Fogo Municipality Day Dia do Município de Santa Catarina do Fogo	Santa Catarina do Fogo
6 December Friday	Friday	Ribeira Brava Municipality Day Dia do Município de Ribeira Brava	Ribeira Brava

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day	Nationwide
13 January Saturday	Saturday	Democracy and Freedom Day	Nationwide
15 January Monday	Monday	Tarrafal de Santiago Municipality Day	Regional
17 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Santo Antão Island Day	Regional
20 January Saturday	Saturday	National Heroes Day	Nationwide
22 January Monday	Monday	São Vicente Municipality Day	Regional
31 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Ribeira Grande de Santiago Municipality Day	Regional
13 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Carnival Tuesday	Regional
14 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Ash Wednesday	Nationwide
13 March Wednesday	Wednesday	São Domingos Municipality Day	Regional
29 March Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Nationwide
31 March Sunday	Sunday	Easter Sunday	Nationwide
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Worker's Day	Nationwide
1 May Wednesday	Wednesday	São Filipe Municipality Day	Regional
7 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Ribeira Grande Municipality Day	Regional
9 May Thursday	Thursday	São Lourenço dos Órgãos Municipality Day	Regional
19 May Sunday	Sunday	Praia Municipality Day	Regional
1 June Saturday	Saturday	International Children's Day	Nationwide
13 June Thursday	Thursday	Paúl Municipality Day	Regional
24 June Monday	Monday	Brava Municipality Day	Regional
4 July Thursday	Thursday	Boa Vista Municipality Day	Regional
5 July Friday	Friday	National Independence Day	Nationwide
19 July Friday	Friday	São Salvador do Mundo Municipality Day	Regional
25 July Thursday	Thursday	Santa Cruz Municipality Day	Regional
2 August Friday	Friday	Tarrafal de São Nicolau Municipality Day	Regional
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Assumption Day	Nationwide
15 August Thursday	Thursday	Mosteiros Municipality Day	Regional
2 September Monday	Monday	Porto Novo Municipality Day	Regional
8 September Sunday	Sunday	Maio Municipality Day	Regional
15 September Sunday	Sunday	Sal Municipality Day	Regional
29 September Sunday	Sunday	São Miguel Municipality Day	Regional
1 November Friday	Friday	All Saints' Day	Nationwide
25 November Monday	Monday	Santa Catarina de Santiago Municipality Day	Regional
25 November Monday	Monday	Santa Catarina do Fogo Municipality Day	Regional
6 December Friday	Friday	Ribeira Brava Municipality Day	Regional
25 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Christmas Day	Nationwide

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Cabo Verde (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Praia: high 25°C (77°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 6% of days
Fri 29 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · 3 days off
Good Friday, Easter Sunday
Typically in Praia: high 23°C (73°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 5 Jul – Sun 7 Jul · 3 days off
National Independence Day
Typically in Praia: high 26°C (79°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 1 Nov – Sun 3 Nov · 3 days off
All Saints' Day
Typically in Praia: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 26% of days

Bridge days

Fri 16 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Praia: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 40% of days

Leave planner 2024

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 9 Feb – Wed 14 Feb — 6 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 9 Feb, Mon 12 Feb, Tue 13 Feb).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 12 Jan) get 3 days in a rowFri 12 Jan – Sun 14 Jan · Democracy and Freedom DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 19 Jan) get 3 days in a rowFri 19 Jan – Sun 21 Jan · National Heroes DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 28 Mar – Sun 31 Mar · Good Friday, Easter SundayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 Jul – Sun 7 Jul · National Independence DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 16 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 Aug – Sun 18 Aug · Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 31 Oct – Sun 3 Nov · All Saints' DayShow on calendar ↓