Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally, including patronal festivals.
If one of the "national holidays" happens to fall on a Sunday the regional governments — the autonomous communities of Spain — can choose an alternate holiday or they can allow local authorities to choose. In practice, except for holidays falling on a Sunday, the regional governments can choose up to three holidays per year; or they can choose fewer to allow for more options at the local level.
Since 2010, Ceuta and Melilla, both autonomous cities of Spain, have declared the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice, as an official public holiday. It was the first time a non-Christian religious festival has been officially celebrated in Spain since the Reconquista.
When a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday some workers take a day off (the Monday or the Friday) to make a four-day long weekend known as a ("bridge").
Spanish holidays 2026 The following table lists the holidays for the year 2026:
Autonomous communities Autonomous cities Date English name Native name Notes 1 January New Year's Day Año Nuevo 6 January Epiphany Epifanía del Señor 17 FebruaryShrove TuesdayMartes de Carnaval 28 February Andalusia Day Día de Andalucía 1 March Day of the Balearic Islands Dia de las Islas Baleares 19 March Saint Joseph's Day San José 20 MarchEid al-FitrRuptura del AyunoVariable Islamic 2 April Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo 3 April Good Friday Viernes Santo 6 April Easter Monday Lunes de Pascua 23 April National Day of Aragon Día de San Jorge o Diya Nazional d’Aragón Patronage festivity Castile and León Day Día de Castilla y León Historical account 1 May Labour Day Día del Trabajador 2 May Madrid Day Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid 17 May Galician Literature Day Día de las Letras Gallegas 27 May Eid al-Adha Celebración del Sacrificio Variable Islamic 30 May Day of the Canary Islands Día de Canarias 31 May Castilla-La Mancha Day Día de Castilla-La Mancha 4 JuneFeast of Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi 9 June Regional Day Día de la Región de Murcia Statute-of-Autonomy commemoration Día de La Rioja 13 June St. Anthony's Day San Antonio 24 June John the Baptist San Juan 25 July National Day of Galicia Santiago Apóstol o Día da Patria Galega Patronage festivity 28 JulyCantabria Institutions DayDía de las Instituciones de Cantabria 5 August Santa Maria of Africa Santa María de África 15 August Assumption Asunción 16 August San Roque San Roque 2 September Ceuta Day Día de Ceuta 8 September Regional Day Día de Asturias Patronage festivity Día de Extremadura 11 September National Day of Catalonia Diada Nacional de Catalunya Historical account 15 September Our Lady of the “Bien Aparecida” La Bien Aparecida Customs-and-traditions exaltation 17 September Municipal Day Día de Melilla Historical account 9 October Day of the Valencian Community Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana 12 October National Day Fiesta Nacional de Espana 25 October Basque National Day Euskadi Eguna Statute-of-Autonomy commemoration 1 November All Saints' Day Día de todos los Santos 6 December Constitution Day Dia de la Constitucion Espanola 8 December Immaculate Conception Inmaculada Concepción 20 December Aragon Justice Day Día del Justicia de Aragón Tribute to the historical figure of Juan de Lanuza y Urrea, who was beheaded for defending the rights and freedoms of the Aragonese people 25 December Christmas Day Navidad 26 December Saint Stephen's Day Sant Esteve Total holidays 13 14 13 13 12 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 16 14
References
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