If you’re already planning ahead to 2026, here are all the official public holidays and some key tips to help you maximise the amount of time you take off from work.
It doesn’t seem possible that the end of the year is only two months a bit away, but it is. For some people, that means thinking to the year ahead and beginning to plan trips away, holidays and events or asking for time off work.
Spain’s Official State Gazette (BOE) has now released the official list of public holidays in Spain for 2026 so you can get yourself organised.
These holidays will include:
Thursday, January 1st (New Year’s Day)
Tuesday, January 6th (Three Kings Day)
Friday, April 3rd (Good Friday)
Friday, May 1st (Labour Day)
Saturday, August 15th (Assumption of the Virgin Mary)
Monday, October 12th (Spanish National Holiday)
Sunday, November 1st (All Saints’ Day)
Tuesday, December 8th (Immaculate Conception Day)
Friday, December 25th (Christmas)
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Other holidays, such as Maundy Thursday on April 2nd, vary by region. For example, it will be a holiday everywhere in Spain, except in Catalonia and the Valencia.
Each region also has the authority to move certain national holidays that fall on Sundays to the following Monday or to incorporate other traditional holidays such as Saint Joseph’s Day (March 19th) or Saint James the Apostle’s Day (July 25th).
For example, Thursday September 11th will be a holiday in Catalonia in order to celebrate La Diada or Catalan National Day.
And in Andalusia, they will hold an extra holiday on February 28th for the Día de Andalucía. They will move All Saints’ Day to the following Monday November 2nd as next year it falls on a Sunday.
Valencia will have a holiday on March 19th, to celebrate St. Joseph’s Day, which also coincides with their annual Las Fallas Festival. They will also have another day off on April 6th to celebrate Easter Monday.
In Madrid, they will also move All Saints’ Day to the following Monday November 2nd and also move Constitution Day (which falls on Sunday December 6th) to Monday the 7th.
READ ALSO: How Spain celebrates All Saints’ Day
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The year 2026 will allow for at least four long weekends in all regions, thanks to holidays such as Good Friday, Labour Day, Spain’s National Day, and Christmas.
In total, there will be 14 public holidays, including two local holidays determined by each municipality.
In 2026, some workers in Spain will be able to enjoy up to 58 calendar days of vacation, if they plan their time off carefully (This includes some of the above public holidays too), according to website Holiday Guru.
For example, in January if you ask for the 2nd and the 5th off, you could have a 6-day break.
Then in April, if you ask for the 1st and 2nd off, you could have another 5-day break.
And finally in December 2026, if you ask for the 7th, 9th, 10th and 11th off work, you could have a whopping nine days of vacation.
It’s all about planning and asking for time off in advance making sure your holidays combine with public holidays, weekends and other festivals.
As soon as all of Spain’s autonomous communities have published all their regional festivos for 2026, we will share them with our readers, so stay tuned!
