As we say goodbye to 2025 and enter 2026, it’s time to start looking carefully at the calendar to make the most of your days off without spending too much on vacations.
One of the main highlights is the month of June, one of Porto ‘s favorites, or it wouldn’t be the season of popular festivals, particularly São João.
However, you don’t need to ‘waste time’ on this, because at Porto Secreto we’ve done the math for you. We’ve looked for the bridges, the long weekends and those days when, with a little cunning, you can turn a day off into a week’s vacation. Want to know more? Get your diary ready, because rest starts here and now!
January
January 1st – New Year’s Eve (Thursday)
February
February 17 – Carnival (optional day off; not a public holiday; Tuesday)
April
April 3 – Good Friday (long weekend)
May
May 1 – Labor Day (Friday; long weekend)
June
June 4 – Corpus Christi (Thursday; possibility to enjoy a long weekend using only one day of vacation)
June 10 – Portugal Day (Wednesday)
June 24 – St. John’s Day (Porto’s municipal holiday; Wednesday)
October
October 5 – Implantation of the Republic (Monday; long weekend)
December
December 1 – Restoration of Independence (Tuesday; possibility of a bridge if you take Monday off)
December 8 – Immaculate Conception (Tuesday; possibility of a bridge if you take Monday off)
December 25 – Christmas (Friday; long weekend)
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