Public holidays in Cape Verde 2026
13 national public holidays in Cape Verde in 2026. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday. Next: All Saints' Day on 1 November (Sunday).
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| 13 January | Tuesday | Democracy Day |
| 20 January | Tuesday | Heroes' Day |
| 17 February | Tuesday | Shrove Tuesday |
| 18 February | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday |
| 3 April | Friday | Good Friday |
| 1 May | Friday | Labour Day |
| 1 June | Monday | Children's Day |
| 5 July | Sunday | Independence Day |
| 15 August | Saturday | Assumption |
| 12 September | Saturday | National Day |
| 1 November | Sunday | All Saints' Day |
| 25 December | Friday | Christmas Day |
Other observances
Bank holidays, optional and observance days. Most are not days off for everyone.
- 5 April · Easter Sunday (observance)
Regional holidays
Some holidays apply only in parts of Cape Verde. The API returns them with the region parameter, e.g. region=S for Sotavento Islands. Regions: Sotavento Islands.
Source: date-holidays rules v3.26.5 (ISC (data: CC BY-SA 3.0)). About our data
Get this data from the API
Get these dates as JSON, check whether a date is a working day in Cape Verde, or add working days that skip weekends and holidays.
curl "https://apistack.online/api/data/public-holidays/v1?country=CV&year=2026" \
-H "x-api-key: $APISTACK_API_KEY"