Public holidays and opening hours in Madeira
Madeira’s public holidays for 2026 and 2027, including the regional holidays, plus normal opening hours for shops, restaurants, museums and pharmacies.
Madeira has two regional holidays on top of Portugal’s national ones: 1 July and 26 December.
Madeira follows Portugal’s national holidays, plus two regional holidays and a municipal holiday in each town. On holidays most shops close, buses run a Sunday timetable, and restaurants, cafés and attractions often stay open.
Public holidays
2026
- 1 December: Restoration of Independence
- 8 December: Immaculate Conception
- 25 December: Christmas Day
- 26 December: regional holiday in Madeira
2027
- 1 January: New Year’s Day
- 26 March: Good Friday
- 28 March: Easter Sunday
- 25 April: Freedom Day
- 1 May: Labour Day
- 27 May: Corpus Christi
- 10 June: Portugal Day
- 1 July: Madeira Day, regional holiday
- 15 August: Assumption, the Festa do Monte
- 21 August: Funchal city day (Funchal only)
- 5 October: Republic Day
- 1 November: All Saints’ Day
- 1 December: Restoration of Independence
- 8 December: Immaculate Conception
- 25 December: Christmas Day
- 26 December: regional holiday in Madeira
Each municipality also has its own holiday on its patron saint’s day. Carnival Tuesday is not an official holiday, but many businesses close.
Opening hours
- Shops: usually 9:00 to 19:00 on weekdays and Saturday mornings; small shops may close for lunch and on Saturday afternoons and Sundays.
- Shopping centres: every day, from mid-morning to late evening.
- Supermarkets: every day, often until 21:00 or later.
- Restaurants: lunch about 12:00 to 15:00, dinner from 19:00. Many local places close one day a week.
- Cafés: from early morning, often all day.
- Museums and attractions: many close one day a week, often Monday, and on some holidays.
- Banks: weekday mornings and afternoons.
- Pharmacies: weekday business hours, with a duty pharmacy open at night and on Sundays.
Planning tips
- Check opening days for museums before you plan a day around them.
- On 25 December and 1 January almost everything is closed except some restaurants and hotels.
- Use our My trip planner to see which holidays fall during your stay.