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Spain Public Holidays 2026: 9 National Dates, 17 Regional Calendars

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title: "Spain Public Holidays 2026: 9 National Dates, 17 Regional Calendars"
description: "Spanish public holidays have no single national list: 9 dates nationwide, plus regional holidays per autonomous community. The full 2026 calendar with the best puente bridge-day combinations."
tags: [public holidays, spain, travel, calendar]

canonical_url: https://public-holidays.shop/en/blog/guide/spain-public-holidays-regional-fiestas

Spanish public holidays break the usual pattern: there is no single national list. Nine dates apply everywhere, and the 17 autonomous communities each add their own. The same date can be a working day in Madrid and a holiday in Barcelona. Here is the 2026 breakdown.

The 9 national holidays

  • New Year's Day (Jan 1, Thursday), Epiphany (Jan 6, Tuesday), Good Friday (Apr 3, Friday), Labour Day (May 1, Friday), Assumption (Aug 15, Saturday), National Day (Oct 12, Monday), All Saints' Day (Nov 1, Sunday), Constitution Day (Dec 6, Sunday), Christmas (Dec 25, Friday)

Two holidays fall on weekends this year (Aug 15, Nov 1), so office workers effectively lose them. The real total per person lands between 12 and 14 days depending on the region.

The regional layer

Each community adds up to two local holidays. Catalonia gets Sant Jordi (Apr 23) and La Mercè (Sep 24). Andalusia gets Feb 28. Madrid marks May 2. Valencia puts a holiday around the Fallas festival (San José, Mar 19). Basque Country observes Maundy Thursday in several places.

Best bridge-day (puente) moves in 2026

Take Jan 5 off and Epiphany becomes a four-day weekend. Oct 12 already falls on a Monday, a free three-day weekend. Christmas on a Friday gives you another. May is the real prize: two Fridays (May 1 and May 8) mean three days off in between turns into nine.

Full calendar with per-region details: https://public-holidays.shop/en/blog/guide/spain-public-holidays-regional-fiestas

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