Rei Amador Day
Season or date: January 4
Celebration honoring "Rei Amador," leader of slave uprising
Festivals in São Tomé and Príncipe
Discover traditional festivals and celebrations of this country
Festivals
Carnival
Season or date: Just before Easter
Traditional Portuguese-style event with music and costume parades filling the streets
Independence Day
Season or date: July 12
All-day military parades and cultural events celebrating independence
São Tomé City Day
Season or date: April 22
Local festival celebrating the founding of the capital
Tree Planting Day
Season or date: November
Environmental event where schools and residents plant seedlings in national parks
Public holidays
- New Year's Day
- Rei Amador Day
- Liberation Martyrs Day
- Carnival
- Easter
- May Day
- Independence Day
- Armed Forces Day
- Nationalization Day
- All Souls' Day
- Agreement Day
- Christmas