
Get up-to-date public holiday dates for Santa Cruz, Cabo Verde. Track official statutory days off, bank closures, and upcoming holiday schedules across Santa Cruz.
Corporate offices, banks, and public services throughout Santa Cruz align operating hours with official statutory non-working day notifications. In Santa Cruz, 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 Santa Cruz and the rest of Cabo Verde, not a separate Santa Cruz-specific calendar.
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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 Santa Cruz. 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 Santa Cruz combine statutory nationwide non-working days with regional observances. Commercial banks, government offices, and educational institutions in Santa Cruz observe mandatory statutory closures on national days.
A statutory holiday falling on a weekend in Santa Cruz doesn't simply disappear — Cabo Verde's gazette process typically shifts the observed non-working day to the nearest Monday.