Fiesta guides
Spanish holidays, explained
Explore the meaning, history, and observance of Spain’s public holidays. Holiday status can vary by year and place; each guide describes that distinction.
National and Christian feasts
Spain-wide public holidays and major religious feasts.
- New Year's DayNew Year’s Day (Año Nuevo) on 1 January is a Spain-wide paid public holiday marking the start of the civil year and a day of rest after New Year’s Eve.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
- EpiphanyEpiphany (Epifanía del Señor / Día de Reyes) on 6 January is a Christian feast of the Magi and a Spain-wide public holiday, famous for gift-giving and Three Kings parades.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
- Good FridayGood Friday (Viernes Santo) is the Christian day of the Crucifixion and a Spain-wide public holiday within Holy Week.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
- Assumption of MaryThe Assumption of Mary (Asunción de la Virgen) on 15 August is a Catholic solemnity and a Spain-wide public holiday in the summer calendar.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
- Labour DayLabour Day (Fiesta del Trabajo) on 1 May is a Spain-wide paid holiday and the Spanish expression of International Workers’ Day.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
- Spain's National DaySpain’s National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España) on 12 October is the statutory national holiday established by Law 18/1987 and a paid labour holiday nationwide.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
- Immaculate ConceptionThe Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción) on 8 December is a Catholic solemnity about Mary’s conception free from original sin and a Spain-wide public holiday.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
- Christmas DayChristmas Day (Natividad del Señor) on 25 December is the Christian feast of Jesus’s birth and a Spain-wide paid national holiday.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
Regional civic holidays
Community days rooted in autonomy, institutions, and regional identity.
- Day of the Balearic IslandsThe Day of the Balearic Islands on 1 March commemorates the 1983 Statute of Autonomy; in some years the public holiday is observed on the following Monday.Calendar: Balearic Islands public holidays 2026
- Andalusia DayAndalusia Day on 28 February commemorates the 1980 autonomy referendum and Andalusia’s path to full self-government.Calendar: Andalusia public holidays 2026
- St George's Day / Day of AragonDay of Aragon on 23 April is both St George’s feast and the autonomous community’s official day.Calendar: Aragon public holidays 2026
- Castile and León DayCastile and León Day on 23 April remembers the 1521 Battle of Villalar and the community’s official feast.Calendar: Castile and León public holidays 2026
- Community of Madrid DayCommunity of Madrid Day on 2 May commemorates the 1808 Dos de Mayo uprising against French occupation.Calendar: Madrid public holidays 2026
- Canary Islands DayCanary Islands Day on 30 May commemorates the first session of the Parliament of the Canary Islands in 1983.Calendar: Canary Islands public holidays 2026
- Region of Murcia DayRegion of Murcia Day on 9 June commemorates the 1982 Statute of Autonomy.Calendar: Murcia public holidays 2026
- La Rioja DayLa Rioja Day on 9 June marks the 1982 sanction of the region’s Statute of Autonomy.Calendar: La Rioja public holidays 2026
- Day of the Institutions of CantabriaThe Day of the Institutions of Cantabria on 28 July recalls the 1778 assembly at Puente San Miguel that shaped Cantabrian self-organisation.Calendar: Cantabria public holidays 2026
- St James's Day / National Day of GaliciaOn 25 July Galicia observes St James’s Day and its National Day, centred on Santiago de Compostela.Calendar: Galicia public holidays 2026
- Ceuta DayCeuta Day on 2 September commemorates the 1415 appointment of Pedro de Meneses as first governor of Ceuta.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
- Asturias DayAsturias Day on 8 September is the Principality’s regional holiday, tied to Our Lady of Covadonga and modern self-government.Calendar: Asturias public holidays 2026
- Extremadura DayExtremadura Day on 8 September is the community’s official holiday, tied to Our Lady of Guadalupe.Calendar: Extremadura public holidays 2026
- National Day of CataloniaCatalonia’s National Day on 11 September remembers the 1714 fall of Barcelona and Catalan institutional identity.Calendar: Catalonia public holidays 2026
- Our Lady of La Bien AparecidaOn 15 September Cantabria honours Our Lady of La Bien Aparecida, the region’s patroness, at her sanctuary in Ampuero.Calendar: Cantabria public holidays 2026
- Valencian Community DayValencian Community Day on 9 October marks James I’s 1238 entry into Valencia and the community’s modern autonomy.Calendar: Valencian Community public holidays 2026
Holy Week and seasonal traditions
Movable feasts and local traditions whose public-holiday coverage varies by community.
- St Joseph's DaySt Joseph’s Day (San José) on 19 March honours Mary’s spouse; it is a public holiday in several Spanish communities, not nationwide.Calendar: Galicia public holidays 2026Murcia public holidays 2026Navarre public holidays 2026Basque Country public holidays 2026Valencian Community public holidays 2026
- Maundy ThursdayMaundy Thursday (Jueves Santo) commemorates the Last Supper and opens the Paschal Triduum; in Spain it is a major Holy Week day and a public holiday in many—but not all—communities.Calendar: Andalusia public holidays 2026Aragon public holidays 2026Asturias public holidays 2026Balearic Islands public holidays 2026Canary Islands public holidays 2026Cantabria public holidays 2026Castile and León public holidays 2026Castilla-La Mancha public holidays 2026Extremadura public holidays 2026Galicia public holidays 2026Murcia public holidays 2026Navarre public holidays 2026Basque Country public holidays 2026La Rioja public holidays 2026Valencian Community public holidays 2026
- Easter MondayEaster Monday (Lunes de Pascua) is the day after Easter Sunday and a public holiday in several Spanish autonomous communities, not nationwide.Calendar: Balearic Islands public holidays 2026Castilla-La Mancha public holidays 2026Catalonia public holidays 2026Navarre public holidays 2026Basque Country public holidays 2026La Rioja public holidays 2026Valencian Community public holidays 2026
- Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi honours the Eucharist with processions of the Blessed Sacrament; in 2026 it is a public holiday in Castilla-La Mancha, with Toledo’s celebration especially famous.Calendar: Castilla-La Mancha public holidays 2026
- St John's DaySt John’s Day (San Juan) on 24 June marks the nativity of John the Baptist and midsummer bonfire culture; it is a public holiday in Catalonia, Galicia, and Valencia in 2026.Calendar: Catalonia public holidays 2026
- All Saints' DayAll Saints’ Day (Todos los Santos) falls on 1 November; in 2026 several Spanish communities take the following Monday (2 November) as the public holiday under the title “Día siguiente a Todos los Santos.”Calendar: Andalusia public holidays 2026Aragon public holidays 2026Asturias public holidays 2026Balearic Islands public holidays 2026Canary Islands public holidays 2026Cantabria public holidays 2026Castile and León public holidays 2026Castilla-La Mancha public holidays 2026Catalonia public holidays 2026Extremadura public holidays 2026Galicia public holidays 2026Madrid public holidays 2026Murcia public holidays 2026Navarre public holidays 2026Basque Country public holidays 2026La Rioja public holidays 2026Valencian Community public holidays 2026
- Spanish Constitution DaySpanish Constitution Day remembers the 6 December 1978 referendum; in 2026 several communities take Monday 7 December as the public holiday under a “Monday after” title.Calendar: Andalusia public holidays 2026Aragon public holidays 2026Asturias public holidays 2026Balearic Islands public holidays 2026Canary Islands public holidays 2026Cantabria public holidays 2026Castile and León public holidays 2026Castilla-La Mancha public holidays 2026Catalonia public holidays 2026Extremadura public holidays 2026Galicia public holidays 2026Madrid public holidays 2026Murcia public holidays 2026Navarre public holidays 2026Basque Country public holidays 2026La Rioja public holidays 2026Valencian Community public holidays 2026
- St Stephen's DaySt Stephen’s Day (San Esteban / Sant Esteve) on 26 December honours the first Christian martyr and is a public holiday in Catalonia and the Balearic Islands.Calendar: Balearic Islands public holidays 2026Catalonia public holidays 2026
Ceuta and Melilla
Public holidays and religious observances specific to Spain's autonomous cities.
- Eid al-AdhaEid al-Adha, the Festival of Sacrifice, is an official public holiday in Ceuta and Melilla—published in the BOE, Spain’s official state gazette, under two Spanish spellings—marking one of Islam’s two great feasts.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
- Eid al-FitrEid al-Fitr ends the Ramaḍān fast and is a public holiday in Melilla, published in the BOE (Spain’s official state gazette) as Fiesta del Eid Fitr.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026
- Our Lady of AfricaOur Lady of Africa is Ceuta’s patron saint; her 5 August feast is an official public holiday in the autonomous city.Calendar: Spain public holidays 2026