Public Holidays in Spain [2026]

Are you living in Spain or going on holiday there? Here’s a full guide to the public holidays you need to know in 2026, plus the currently available national dates for 2027 and 2028.

Whether you live in Spain or are just visiting, it is worth checking the holiday calendar early. Spain does not have one identical holiday schedule for the whole country. The official labour calendar is published each year by the Ministry of Labour, and it combines national holidays with autonomous-community holidays, plus up to two local municipal holidays. The total cannot normally exceed 14 paid, non-recoverable holidays per year, of which two are local.

Public Holidays in Spain

How many public holidays are there in Spain?

Spain’s official labour calendar allows up to 14 paid, non-recoverable holidays each year, including 2 local holidays set by municipalities. The national framework is then completed by the autonomous communities, which can replace some transferable national holidays with their own traditional dates.

For 2026, the clearest way to read the calendar is to separate nationwide holidays observed everywhere from regional holidays that apply only in certain autonomous communities or in Ceuta and Melilla. The official 2026 resolution and the government’s labour-calendar portal both use that structure.

The most important public holidays in Spain

The holidays observed across all of Spain in 2026 are New Year’s Day, Epiphany, Good Friday, Labour Day, Assumption, Spain’s National Day, Immaculate Conception, and Christmas Day. These are the core nationwide dates that appear in the official 2026 labour calendar for all autonomous communities.

Spain also has highly visible regional dates such as Maundy Thursday in most communities, Easter Monday in parts of the country, Andalusia Day, St Joseph’s Day in several regions, Catalonia’s National Day, and community holidays in places such as Madrid, Murcia, La Rioja, Cantabria, Galicia, Aragón, and Castilla y León.

Public Holidays in Spain in 2026

The table below focuses on the holidays that apply nationwide, followed by the most important regional dates already fixed in the official 2026 labour calendar.

DateDayHolidaySpanish nameApplies inIs it usually a day off work?
1 January 2026ThursdayNew Year’s DayAño NuevoNationwideYes
6 January 2026TuesdayEpiphanyEpifanía del Señor / Día de ReyesNationwideYes
2 April 2026ThursdayMaundy ThursdayJueves SantoMost regions, not allYes where observed
3 April 2026FridayGood FridayViernes SantoNationwideYes
6 April 2026MondayEaster MondayLunes de PascuaSelected regions onlyYes where observed
1 May 2026FridayLabour DayFiesta del TrabajoNationwideYes
15 August 2026SaturdayAssumptionAsunción de la VirgenNationwideYes
12 October 2026MondayNational Day of SpainFiesta Nacional de EspañaNationwideYes
8 December 2026TuesdayImmaculate ConceptionInmaculada ConcepciónNationwideYes
25 December 2026FridayChristmas DayNavidadNationwideYes

These nationwide dates are fixed in the official 2026 labour calendar. Maundy Thursday is a holiday in most autonomous communities in 2026, while Easter Monday applies only in the Balearic Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, the Basque Country, La Rioja, Navarre, and the Valencian Community.

Important regional holidays in Spain in 2026

Spain’s 2026 labour calendar also includes many regional holidays. Some of the most visible ones are the following.

DateDayHolidaySpanish nameRegion
2 March 2026MondayDay off after Balearic Islands DayLunes siguiente al Día de les Illes BalearsBalearic Islands
19 March 2026ThursdaySt Joseph’s DaySan JoséGalicia, Murcia, Basque Country, Navarre, Valencian Community
20 March 2026FridayEid al-FitrFiesta del Eid FitrMelilla
23 April 2026ThursdayAragón DaySan Jorge / Día de AragónAragón
23 April 2026ThursdayCastile and León DayFiesta de Castilla y LeónCastile and León
2 May 2026SaturdayMadrid Community DayFiesta de la Comunidad de MadridMadrid
27 May 2026WednesdayEid al-AdhaFiesta del SacrificioCeuta and Melilla
30 May 2026SaturdayCanary Islands DayDía de CanariasCanary Islands
4 June 2026ThursdayCorpus ChristiCorpus ChristiCastilla-La Mancha
9 June 2026TuesdayMurcia Region DayDía de la Región de MurciaMurcia
9 June 2026TuesdayLa Rioja DayDía de La RiojaLa Rioja
24 June 2026WednesdaySt John’s DaySan JuanCatalonia, Galicia, Valencian Community
25 July 2026SaturdaySt James / Galicia National DaySantiago Apóstol / Día Nacional de GaliciaGalicia, Basque Country
28 July 2026TuesdayInstitutions of Cantabria DayDía de las Instituciones de CantabriaCantabria
8 September 2026TuesdayAsturias DayDía de AsturiasAsturias
8 September 2026TuesdayExtremadura DayDía de ExtremaduraExtremadura
11 September 2026FridayNational Day of CataloniaDiada Nacional de CatalunyaCatalonia
15 September 2026TuesdayLa Bien AparecidaLa Bien AparecidaCantabria
9 October 2026FridayValencian Community DayDía de la Comunitat ValencianaValencian Community
2 November 2026MondayDay off for All Saints’ DayTraslado de Todos los SantosSeveral regions
7 December 2026MondayDay off for Constitution DayTraslado del Día de la ConstituciónSeveral regions

These dates come directly from the official 2026 BOE resolution. The same resolution also notes special island-level holidays in the Canary Islands and a special 2026 substitution in Arán, where 26 December is replaced by 17 June.

What are the public holidays in Spain?

New Year’s Day

New Year’s Day on 1 January is a nationwide public holiday in Spain.

Epiphany

Epiphany on 6 January is also observed nationwide and remains one of the most important family holiday dates in the Spanish calendar.

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday

Good Friday is observed across the whole country in 2026, while Maundy Thursday is observed in most, but not all, autonomous communities.

Easter Monday

Easter Monday is not a nationwide holiday in Spain. In 2026 it is observed only in selected regions, including Catalonia, the Balearic Islands, the Basque Country, Navarre, La Rioja, Castilla-La Mancha, and the Valencian Community.

Labour Day

Labour Day on 1 May is a nationwide public holiday in Spain.

Assumption

Assumption on 15 August is one of the nationwide public holidays in 2026, even though it falls on a Saturday.

National Day of Spain

Spain’s National Day is celebrated on 12 October and is observed nationwide. In 2026 it falls on a Monday.

Immaculate Conception

Immaculate Conception on 8 December is a nationwide public holiday.

Christmas Day

Christmas Day on 25 December is one of the nationwide public holidays that every autonomous community must respect.

Public Holidays in Spain in 2027

The official 2027 BOE labour calendar was not yet in the sources I found, so the table below uses the currently published national dates shown in holiday listings. These dates are useful for planning, but the final official regional calendar is still published later by the Spanish authorities.

DateDayHolidaySpanish nameScope
1 January 2027FridayNew Year’s DayAño NuevoNationwide
6 January 2027WednesdayEpiphanyEpifanía del SeñorNationwide
26 March 2027FridayGood FridayViernes SantoNationwide
1 May 2027SaturdayLabour DayFiesta del TrabajoNationwide
15 August 2027SundayAssumptionAsunciónNationwide
12 October 2027TuesdayNational Day of SpainFiesta Nacional de EspañaNationwide
1 November 2027MondayAll Saints’ DayDía de Todos los SantosNationwide
6 December 2027MondayConstitution DayDía de la ConstituciónNationwide
8 December 2027WednesdayImmaculate ConceptionInmaculada ConcepciónNationwide
25 December 2027SaturdayChristmas DayNavidadNationwide

Public Holidays in Spain in 2028

As with 2027, the official full regional labour calendar was not yet in the sources I found, so this table uses the currently published national dates shown in holiday listings and should be treated as provisional until Spain publishes the official calendar for that year.

DateDayHolidaySpanish nameScope
1 January 2028SaturdayNew Year’s DayAño NuevoNationwide
6 January 2028ThursdayEpiphanyEpifanía del SeñorNationwide
14 April 2028FridayGood FridayViernes SantoNationwide
1 May 2028MondayLabour DayFiesta del TrabajoNationwide
15 August 2028TuesdayAssumptionAsunciónNationwide
12 October 2028ThursdayNational Day of SpainFiesta Nacional de EspañaNationwide
1 November 2028WednesdayAll Saints’ DayDía de Todos los SantosNationwide
6 December 2028WednesdayConstitution DayDía de la ConstituciónNationwide
8 December 2028FridayImmaculate ConceptionInmaculada ConcepciónNationwide
25 December 2028MondayChristmas DayNavidadNationwide

Conclusion

Spain’s holiday calendar is easy to read once you separate nationwide holidays from regional and local ones. For 2026, the nationwide public holidays are clear, but important extra days such as Maundy Thursday, Easter Monday, community holidays, and substitute dates depend on where in Spain you live or travel.

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Last Updated on 05/14/2026

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