Current Date And Time In Praia, Cabo Verde
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
10:55:01 CVT
Capital: Praia
Currency: Cape Verdean Escudo (CVE)
Timezone: UTC -01:00 (CVT)
Area: 102.60 km²
State Code: PR
Planning business schedules or travel in Praia, Cabo Verde? Here is the complete public holiday reference for Praia, detailing official statutory observances and bank non-working days.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Praia align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Praia, statutory fixed-date public holidays (including Dia da Independência Nacional on July 5) mandate official non-working status for banks and government departments.
This is Cabo Verde's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Cabo Verde's country-level holiday page — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply uniformly across Praia and the rest of Cabo Verde, not a separate Praia-specific calendar.
◀ Showing upcoming public holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar toolbar to browse earlier dates this year.
These are Cabo Verde's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Cabo Verde's country holiday page — mandated by national labor law and applicable across every state and city in Cabo Verde, including Praia. These non-working days apply to government administrative offices, commercial banking institutions, and schools statewide.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dia da Independência Nacional | July 5 | National Holiday | Full National Closure | www.governo.cv |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Dia da Independência Nacional | Mon, Jul 5, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Public holiday schedules in Praia combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Praia observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
If a statutory holiday lands on a Saturday or Sunday in Praia, the following Monday is commonly declared a substitute non-working day by official gazette — check the live calendar above for the specific year-by-year date.
As Praia's own capital, Praia observes the identical statutory calendar — there's no separate capital-city holiday list distinct from the rest of Praia.