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.

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.

A puente (bridge) is sometimes made between weekends and holidays that fall on Tuesday or Thursday. The puente will then create a long weekend.

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]

Current Spanish holidays

The following table is updated to 2019.[4]

Autonomous communitiesAutonomous cities
DateEnglish nameNative nameNotes
January 1New Year's DayAño NuevoYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
January 6EpiphanyDía de Reyes / Epifanía del SeñorThe military also celebrates the Pascua MilitarYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
February 28Andalusian National DayDía de AndalucíaStatute-of-Autonomy commemorationY
March 1Balearic National DayDia de les Illes BalearsY
March 19St. Joseph's DaySan José[5]YY
March or AprilMaundy ThursdayJueves SantoYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Good FridayViernes SantoYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Easter MondayLunes de PascuaYYYYY
April 23Aragonese National DaySan Jorge o Diya d’AragónPatronage festivityY
Regional DayDía de Castilla y LeónHistorical accountY
May 1Labour DayDía del TrabajadorYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
May 2Regional DayFiesta de la Comunidad de MadridHistorical accountY
May 17Galician Literature DayDía das Letras GalegasY
May 30Day of the Canary IslandsDía de CanariasAnniversary of the first session of the Parliament of the Canary IslandsY
May 31Regional DayDía de la Región Castilla-La ManchaRegional constitution commemorationY
June 9Regional DayDía de la Región de MurciaStatute-of-Autonomy commemorationY
Día de La RiojaY
June 13St. Anthony's DaySan AntonioY
June 24John the BaptistSan JuanY
July 25Galician National DaySantiago Apóstol o Día da Patria GalegaPatronage festivityY
August 6Santa Maria of AfricaSanta María de ÁfricaY
August 15AssumptionAsunciónYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
August 22Feast of the Sacrifice or Eid al-AdhaCelebración del SacrificioVariable IslamicYY
September 2Ceuta DayDía de CeutaY
September 8Regional DayDía de AsturiasPatronage festivityY
Día de ExtremaduraY
September 11National Day of CataloniaDiada Nacional de CatalunyaHistorical accountY
September 15Regional DayDía de Cantabria o Día de La MontañaCustoms-and-traditions exaltationY
September 17Municipal DayDía de MelillaHistorical accountY
October 9Valencian National DayDia de la Comunitat ValencianaY
October 12National DayFiesta Nacional de EspañaYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
October 25Basque National DayEuskadi Eguna[6]Statute-of-Autonomy commemorationY
November 1All Saints DayDía de todos los SantosYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
December 6Constitution DayDía de la ConstituciónYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
December 8Immaculate ConceptionInmaculada ConcepciónYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
December 20Aragon 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 peopleY
December 25Christmas DayNavidadYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
December 26St. Stephen's DaySant EsteveY
Total holidays12131212121312131312121312121312131614

References
  1. "Muslim Holiday in Ceuta and Melilla". Spainforvisitors.com. Archived from the original on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  2. "Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Spain". Qppstudio.net. Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
  3. Internet, Unidad Editorial. "La fiesta grande de los musulmanes, oficial por primera vez en España - España - elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es.
  4. CEF, El. "Calendario de fiestas laborales estatal, comunidades autónomas y fiestas locales". www.laboral-social.com/.
  5. El Mundo. "Este año San José es sólo festivo en la Comunidad Valenciana y Murcia | España". Elmundo.es. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
  6. Correo, El. "La fiesta del Día de Euskadi nace con división. El Correo". www.elcorreodigital.com.
  7. Heraldo de Aragón, El. "El Justicia conmemora este jueves el 427 aniversario de la ejecución de Juan de Lanuza V. El Heraldo de Aragón". www.heraldo.es.
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