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.
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]
Some workers take a day off to join a weekend and a holiday into a long weekend. This is known as puente in Spanish.
The following table is updated to 2023.[4]
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1 January | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | ![]() |
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6 January | Epiphany | Día de Reyes / Epifanía del Señor | The military also celebrates the Pascua Militar | ![]() |
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28 February | Andalusia Day | Día de Andalucía | Statute-of-Autonomy commemoration | ![]() |
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1 March | Day of the Balearic Islands | Dia de les Illes Balears | ![]() |
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19 March | St. Joseph's Day | San José[5] | ![]() |
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March or April | Maundy Thursday | Jueves Santo | ![]() |
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Good Friday | Viernes Santo | ![]() |
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Easter Monday | Lunes de Pascua | ![]() |
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23 April | Aragon National Day | San Jorge o Diya d’Aragón | Patronage festivity | ![]() |
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Regional Day | Día de Castilla y León | Historical account | ![]() |
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1 May | Labour Day | Día del Trabajador | ![]() |
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2 May | Regional Day | Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid | Historical account | ![]() |
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17 May | Galician Literature Day | Día das Letras Galegas | ![]() |
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30 May | Day of the Canary Islands | Día de Canarias | Anniversary of the first session of the Parliament of the Canary Islands | ![]() |
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31 May | Regional Day | Día de la Región Castilla-La Mancha | Regional constitution commemoration | ![]() |
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9 June | Regional Day | Día de la Región de Murcia | Statute-of-Autonomy commemoration | ![]() |
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13 June | St. Anthony's Day | San Antonio | ![]() |
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24 June | John the Baptist | San Juan | ![]() |
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25 July | Galician National Day | Santiago Apóstol o Día da Patria Galega | Patronage festivity | ![]() |
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28 July | Cantabria Institutions Day | Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria | ![]() |
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5 August | Santa Maria of Africa | Santa María de África | ![]() |
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15 August | Assumption | Asunción | ![]() |
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22 August | Feast of the Sacrifice or Eid al-Adha | Celebración del Sacrificio | Variable Islamic | ![]() |
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2 September | Ceuta Day | Día de Ceuta | ![]() |
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8 September | Regional Day | Día de Asturias | Patronage festivity | ![]() |
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11 September | National Day of Catalonia | Diada Nacional de Catalunya | Historical account | ![]() |
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15 September | Our Lady of the “Bien Aparecida” | La Bien Aparecida | Customs-and-traditions exaltation | ![]() |
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17 September | Municipal Day | Día de Melilla | Historical account | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
9 October | Day of the Valencian Community | Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana | ![]() |
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12 October | National Day | Fiesta Nacional de Espana | ![]() |
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25 October | Basque National Day | Euskadi Eguna[6] | Statute-of-Autonomy commemoration | ![]() |
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1 November | All Saints' Day | Día de todos los Santos | ![]() |
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6 December | Constitution Day | Dia de la Constitucion Espanola | ![]() |
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8 December | Immaculate Conception | Inmaculada Concepción | ![]() |
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20 December | Aragon Ombudsman Day | Día 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 people | ![]() |
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25 December | Christmas Day | Navidad | ![]() |
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26 December | St. Stephen's Day | Sant Esteve | ![]() |
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Total holidays | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 |