Published on January 17, 2026 · updated on
Spain Public Holidays 2026 by Region (BOE)
Spain 2026 public holidays from the official BOE list: the 7 national holidays plus a full table by region and how local holidays work. Updated Oct 2026.
National public holidays in Spain 2026 (common to all regions)
According to the Directorate-General for Labour resolution published in the BOE on 28 October 2025, these are the 7 public holidays in 2026 common to every autonomous community:
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| April 3 | Friday | Good Friday |
| May 1 | Friday | Labour Day |
| August 15 | Saturday | Assumption |
| October 12 | Monday | National Day of Spain |
| December 8 | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception |
| December 25 | Friday | Christmas Day |
In 2026, 1 November (All Saints' Day) and 6 December (Constitution Day) fall on a Sunday, so many regions move them to the following Monday or replace them with their own holidays. The rest (Epiphany, Maundy Thursday, St Joseph's Day, Easter Monday, etc.) depends on the region: see the table below.
The Workers' Statute caps public holidays at 14 a year, 2 of them local (art. 37.2): 12 set by the national and regional calendar and 2 by each town.
Planning next year? The 2027 work calendar by region is now published in the BOE.
Public holidays 2026 by autonomous community (full table)
On top of the 7 common holidays, each region has the following holidays in 2026 (national holidays it has not replaced plus its own regional days). The last column shows the total of national and regional holidays; each town then adds its 2 local holidays.
| Region | Other holidays 2026 | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Andalusia | January 6 (Epiphany); February 28 (Andalusia Day); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); November 2 (Day after All Saints' Day); December 7 (Monday after Constitution Day) | 12 |
| Aragon | January 6 (Epiphany); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); April 23 (St George's Day / Aragon Day); November 2 (Day after All Saints' Day); December 7 (Monday after Constitution Day) | 12 |
| Asturias | January 6 (Epiphany); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); September 8 (Asturias Day); November 2 (Day after All Saints' Day); December 7 (Monday after Constitution Day) | 12 |
| Balearic Islands | January 6 (Epiphany); March 2 (Monday after Balearic Islands Day); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); April 6 (Easter Monday); December 26 (St Stephen's Day) | 12 |
| Canary Islands | January 6 (Epiphany); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); May 30 (Canary Islands Day); November 2 (Day after All Saints' Day) | 11 |
| Cantabria | January 6 (Epiphany); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); July 28 (Cantabria Institutions Day); September 15 (La Bien Aparecida); December 7 (Monday after Constitution Day) | 12 |
| Castilla-La Mancha | January 6 (Epiphany); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); April 6 (Easter Monday); June 4 (Corpus Christi); November 2 (Day after All Saints' Day) | 12 |
| Castile and León | January 6 (Epiphany); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); April 23 (Castile and León Day); November 2 (Day after All Saints' Day); December 7 (Monday after Constitution Day) | 12 |
| Catalonia | January 6 (Epiphany); April 6 (Easter Monday); June 24 (St John's Day); September 11 (Catalonia National Day); December 26 (St Stephen's Day) | 12 |
| Extremadura | January 6 (Epiphany); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); September 8 (Extremadura Day); November 2 (Day after All Saints' Day); December 7 (Monday after Constitution Day) | 12 |
| Galicia | January 6 (Epiphany); March 19 (St Joseph's Day); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); June 24 (St John's Day); July 25 (St James / Galicia Day) | 12 |
| Madrid (region) | January 6 (Epiphany); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); May 2 (Madrid Region Day); November 2 (Day after All Saints' Day); December 7 (Monday after Constitution Day) | 12 |
| Murcia | January 6 (Epiphany); March 19 (St Joseph's Day); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); June 9 (Murcia Day); December 7 (Monday after Constitution Day) | 12 |
| Navarre | January 6 (Epiphany); March 19 (St Joseph's Day); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); April 6 (Easter Monday); November 2 (Day after All Saints' Day) | 12 |
| Basque Country | January 6 (Epiphany); March 19 (St Joseph's Day); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); April 6 (Easter Monday); July 25 (St James / Galicia Day) | 12 |
| La Rioja | January 6 (Epiphany); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); April 6 (Easter Monday); June 9 (La Rioja Day); December 7 (Monday after Constitution Day) | 12 |
| Valencian Community | January 6 (Epiphany); March 19 (St Joseph's Day); April 6 (Easter Monday); June 24 (St John's Day); October 9 (Valencian Community Day) | 12 |
| Ceuta | January 6 (Epiphany); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); May 27 (Eid al-Adha); August 5 (Our Lady of Africa); September 2 (Ceuta Day) | 12 |
| Melilla | January 6 (Epiphany); March 20 (Eid al-Fitr); April 2 (Maundy Thursday); May 27 (Eid al-Adha); December 7 (Monday after Constitution Day) | 12 |
In the Canary Islands each island also has its own island holiday (for example 2 February in Tenerife or 8 September in Gran Canaria). In the Val d'Aran, 26 December is replaced by 17 June. Source: BOE-A-2025-21667.
If you have staff in several regions you need a different calendar per site: a holiday mistake ends up as unplanned overtime or wrong payroll deductions.
Local holidays 2026: how to check them
Each town sets 2 local holidays a year, published in its region's or province's official bulletin. For example, in the city of Madrid the 2026 local holidays are 15 May (San Isidro) and 9 November (Our Lady of La Almudena), according to the Madrid City Council official calendar.
For other towns, check your region's official bulletin or your town hall's website. Managing these by hand in companies with several sites is a constant source of mistakes.
How to set up the work calendar in your company
Ficha.Work includes pre-configured work calendars for every autonomous community. Start from your region's template, add your town's local holidays and assign the calendar to each worker or site.
Public holidays are taken into account in working-time totals and vacation balances. With several sites, you create one calendar per location, which helps most in sectors that work on public holidays, such as hospitality (see time tracking for hospitality) or retail (time tracking for retail). More on the work calendars page.
Labour changes and the 2027 calendar
- 37.5-hour week: the bill was rejected by Congress on 10 September 2025, so the legal maximum working week has not changed.
- Digital time registration: the Ministry of Labour is preparing a royal decree that would require digital time records; as of October 2026 it has not been published in the BOE. See the current status in when Spain's time-tracking law applies.
- Record retention: working-time records are kept for four years (art. 34.9 of the Workers' Statute).
- 2027 holidays: already published in the BOE (resolution of 8 October 2026).
Getting calendars right from January saves trouble all year. Ficha.Work costs €1/user/month + VAT and you can try it free for 14 days (payment method required, nothing charged until day 15) with your region's calendars pre-configured.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Spain in 2026?
Up to 14 a year (art. 37.2 of the Workers' Statute): 12 national and regional, plus 2 local. Of those, 7 are common to all of Spain in 2026; the rest depend on each autonomous community.
Which public holidays are common to all of Spain in 2026?
1 January, 3 April (Good Friday), 1 May, 15 August, 12 October, 8 December and 25 December, according to the resolution published in the BOE on 28 October 2025.
What are the local holidays in Madrid in 2026?
In the city of Madrid, 15 May (San Isidro) and 9 November (Our Lady of La Almudena). On top of those come the Madrid region's holidays, such as 2 May.
Where are Spain's public holidays published each year?
National and regional holidays, in an annual resolution of the Directorate-General for Labour published in the BOE. Local holidays, in each region's or province's official bulletin.
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