Father's Day (Dia do Pai) – Portugal

The next Father's Day (Dia do Pai) is on Friday, March 19, 2027 – in 185 days.

In Portugal it's an observance, which means plenty of people mark it but nobody gets the day off work or school.

When is it? Father's Day (Dia do Pai) falls on the same date every year, March 19. The date itself never changes, but the day of the week does, and that decides whether you get a long weekend out of it. Next time round is Friday, March 19, 2027, 185 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Across the eleven years in the table, Father's Day (Dia do Pai) lands twice on a Wednesday, twice on a Monday, twice on a Sunday and twice on a Friday. In four of those it sits next to a weekend, turning it into a three-day break. Those are the years to book early. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Nothing closes. Shops, offices, schools and transport all run as normal, because this is a day people mark rather than a day they get off. That said, restaurants, florists and retailers often build around it, so booking ahead is sensible if you're planning to go out. In 2027 it falls in March, which also holds Good Friday (Sexta-feira Santa) on the 26th, Easter Sunday on the 28th and Summer Time starts (clocks forward) on the 28th. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Father's Day (Dia do Pai) for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Father's Day (Dia do Pai) is marked in United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Italy, Netherlands and Belgium as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Father's Day (Dia do Pai) dates 2026–2036