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Cape Verde holidays 2026 and 2027

Every public holiday, religious day and popular observance in Cape Verde, with local names. Holidoodle uses this calendar to greet visitors from Cape Verde on your website, on the right day, in their language.

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Cape Verde holidays 2026

DateHolidayType
Thu, January 1 2 daysAno NovoNew Year's Daycelebrate
Tue, January 13Dia da DemocraciaDemocracy Daycelebrate
Tue, January 20Dia dos Heróis NacionaisHeroes' Daycelebrate
Sat, February 14Dia dos NamoradosValentine's Daycelebrate
Tue, February 17CarnavalShrove Tuesdaycelebrate
Wed, February 18Quarta-feira de CinzasAsh Wednesdayremembrance
Fri, April 3Sexta-Feira SantaGood Fridayremembrance
Sun, April 5 2 daysPáscoaEastercelebrate
Fri, May 1Dia do trabalhadorLabour Daycelebrate
Mon, June 1Dia das CriançasChildren's Daycelebrate
Sun, July 5Dia da IndependênciaIndependence Daycelebrate
Sat, August 15Dia da Padroeira NacionalAssumptionobservance
Sat, September 12Dia NacionalNational Daycelebrate
Sun, November 1Todos os santosAll Saints' Dayobservance
Tue, December 1 23 daysNatalChristmas Seasoncelebrate
Fri, December 25 2 daysNatalChristmascelebrate
Thu, December 31RéveillonNew Year's Evecelebrate

Cape Verde holidays 2027

DateHolidayType
Fri, January 1 2 daysAno NovoNew Year's Daycelebrate
Wed, January 13Dia da DemocraciaDemocracy Daycelebrate
Wed, January 20Dia dos Heróis NacionaisHeroes' Daycelebrate
Tue, February 9CarnavalShrove Tuesdaycelebrate
Wed, February 10Quarta-feira de CinzasAsh Wednesdayremembrance
Sun, February 14Dia dos NamoradosValentine's Daycelebrate
Fri, March 26Sexta-Feira SantaGood Fridayremembrance
Sun, March 28 2 daysPáscoaEastercelebrate
Sat, May 1Dia do trabalhadorLabour Daycelebrate
Tue, June 1Dia das CriançasChildren's Daycelebrate
Mon, July 5Dia da IndependênciaIndependence Daycelebrate
Sun, August 15Dia da Padroeira NacionalAssumptionobservance
Sun, September 12Dia NacionalNational Daycelebrate
Mon, November 1Todos os santosAll Saints' Dayobservance
Wed, December 1 23 daysNatalChristmas Seasoncelebrate
Sat, December 25 2 daysNatalChristmascelebrate
Fri, December 31RéveillonNew Year's Evecelebrate

Questions

How many holidays does Cape Verde have in 2026?

Holidoodle tracks 17 public holidays, religious days and popular observances in Cape Verde for 2026.

What language are visitors from Cape Verde greeted in?

In Portuguese, the country's main language, unless their browser uses another official language of Cape Verde.

Are days of remembrance celebrated?

No. 2 days in Cape Verde are days of remembrance. On those days visitors see a quiet, respectful card without confetti.

Sources: official public holiday rules (date-holidays, CC BY 3.0), and Holidoodle research. Lunar dates can shift by a day depending on moon sighting.