Public holidays in Spain

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.[1][2][3]

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 puente ("bridge").

Current Spanish holidays

The following table lists the holidays for the year 2023:[4]

Autonomous communitiesAutonomous cities
DateEnglish nameNative nameNotesAndalusiaAragonCastile and LeónCastilla–La ManchaCanary IslandsCataloniaExtremaduraGalicia (Spain)Balearic IslandsLa RiojaCommunity of MadridRegion of MurciaNavarreAsturiasBasque Country (autonomous community)CantabriaValencian CommunityCeutaMelilla
1 JanuaryNew Year's DayAño NuevoIt is not a public holiday in 2023 because it is Sunday.
2 January Monday following New Year's Day Lunes siguiente a Año Nuevo checkY checkY checkY checkY checkY
6 JanuaryEpiphanyEpifanía del SeñorcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
21 February Shrove Tuesday Martes de Carnaval checkY
28 FebruaryAndalusia DayDía de AndalucíacheckY
1 MarchDay of the Balearic IslandsDia de las Islas Baleares checkY
20 MarchMonday following St. Joseph's DayLunes siguiente a San José[5]checkY
6 AprilMaundy ThursdayJueves SantocheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
7 April Good FridayViernes SantocheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
10 April Easter MondayLunes de PascuacheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
21 April Eid al-Fitr Ruptura del Ayuno checkY
23 AprilAragon National Day San Jorge o Diya d’AragónPatronage festivitycheckY
1 MayLabour DayDía del TrabajadorcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
2 MayMadrid DayFiesta de la Comunidad de MadridcheckY
17 MayGalician Literature DayDía de las Letras GallegascheckY
30 MayDay of the Canary IslandsDía de CanariascheckY
31 MayCastilla-La Mancha DayDía de Castilla-La ManchacheckY
8 June Feast of Corpus Christi Corpus Christi checkY
9 JuneRegional DayDía de la Región de MurciaStatute-of-Autonomy commemorationcheckY
Día de La RiojacheckY
13 JuneSt. Anthony's DaySan AntoniocheckY
24 JuneJohn the BaptistSan JuancheckYcheckY
25 JulyGalician National DaySantiago Apóstol o Día da Patria GalegaPatronage festivitycheckY
28 July Cantabria Institutions Day Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria checkY
5 AugustSanta Maria of AfricaSanta María de ÁfricacheckY
15 AugustAssumptionAsuncióncheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
22 AugustFeast of the Sacrifice or Eid al-AdhaCelebración del SacrificioVariable IslamiccheckYcheckY
2 SeptemberCeuta DayDía de CeutacheckY
8 SeptemberRegional DayDía de AsturiasPatronage festivitycheckY
Día de ExtremaduracheckY
11 SeptemberNational Day of CataloniaDiada Nacional de CatalunyaHistorical accountcheckY
15 SeptemberOur Lady of the “Bien Aparecida”La Bien AparecidaCustoms-and-traditions exaltationcheckY
17 SeptemberMunicipal DayDía de MelillaHistorical accountcheckY
9 OctoberDay of the Valencian CommunityDia de la Comunitat ValencianacheckY
12 OctoberNational DayFiesta Nacional de EspañacheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
25 OctoberBasque National DayEuskadi Eguna[6]Statute-of-Autonomy commemorationcheckY
1 NovemberAll Saints' DayDía de todos los SantoscheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
6 DecemberConstitution DayDia de la Constitucion EspanolacheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
8 DecemberImmaculate ConceptionInmaculada ConcepcióncheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
20 DecemberAragon Ombudsman DayDía del Justicia de Aragón[7]Tribute to the historical figure of Juan de Lanuza y Urrea, who was beheaded for defending the rights and freedoms of the Aragonese peoplecheckY
25 DecemberChristmas DayNavidadcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckYcheckY
26 DecemberSt. Stephen's DaySant EstevecheckY
Total holidays12121212121212121212121212121212121614

References
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  2. "Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Spain". Qppstudio.net. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 3 September 2011.
  3. Internet, Unidad Editorial. "La fiesta grande de los musulmanes, oficial por primera vez en España - España - elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es.
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  5. El Mundo (19 March 2018). "Este año San José es sólo festivo en la Comunidad Valenciana y Murcia | España". Elmundo.es. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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