The Spain public holidays in 2026 at national level number nine — but that is only the beginning. Spain’s autonomous communities each add their own regional fiestas, so the real count in most places is around fourteen. This guide gives you the nine nationwide days for 2026, then explains how the regional layer works.
National public holidays in Spain, 2026
- Thursday, 1 January — New Year’s Day (Año Nuevo)
- Tuesday, 6 January — Epiphany (Día de Reyes)
- Friday, 3 April — Good Friday (Viernes Santo)
- Friday, 1 May — Labour Day (Fiesta del Trabajo)
- Saturday, 15 August — Assumption Day (Asunción de la Virgen)
- Monday, 12 October — National Day of Spain (Fiesta Nacional)
- Sunday, 1 November — All Saints’ Day (Todos los Santos)
- Tuesday, 8 December — Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción)
- Friday, 25 December — Christmas Day (Navidad)
How regional holidays work
Each autonomous community adds roughly five of its own holidays — think La Mercè in Catalonia, San Isidro in Madrid, or Las Fallas week in Valencia — and municipalities add two more local days. The result: where you live determines your true total. Constitution Day (6 December) falls on a Sunday in 2026, so each region substitutes its own alternative. Always check your comunidad autónoma’s official calendar alongside this national list.
Puentes: Spain’s long weekends
Spaniards love the puente — the bridge. In 2026, Epiphany on Tuesday 6 January invites a Monday bridge for a four-day start to the year, and the Immaculate Conception on Tuesday 8 December does the same in December. The National Day on Monday 12 October is a ready-made long weekend. Easter week (Semana Santa) is the year’s great travel period even where only Good Friday is a national holiday, as many regions add Maundy Thursday.
What to expect on the day
On national holidays, banks, government offices and most shops close; in August, many smaller businesses are already on summer hours. The 12 October National Day brings a military parade in Madrid. All Saints’ Day (1 November) is a solemn family day when cemeteries are visited across the country. And 6 January — Epiphany — is traditionally the bigger gift-giving day for children, with the spectacular Cabalgata parades on the evening of the 5th.
Semana Santa 2026: the week’s rhythm
Holy Week deserves special attention, because in Spain it eclipses the official calendar. Only Good Friday (3 April) is a national holiday, but Maundy Thursday (2 April) is a holiday in most autonomous communities, and the entire week is the year’s biggest domestic travel period. Seville’s processions — hooded penitents, elaborate floats, brass bands — draw hundreds of thousands; Málaga, Valladolid and Zamora host equally famous celebrations. If you are travelling, book months ahead: Seville in Semana Santa sells out. If you prefer quiet, the week is also when Spain’s cities empty — an oddly peaceful time to visit Madrid’s museums.
Practically, expect Thursday 2 April to feel like a national holiday even where it technically isn’t one: banks and many businesses close, transport runs holiday schedules, and the atmosphere is festive nationwide. Pair it with Good Friday for a four-day weekend with zero leave spent — one of 2026’s easiest wins.
Planning tips
Dates and rules can change, so treat any calendar as a planning aid and confirm important details with the official government or employer notice before you book travel, schedule deliveries or arrange time off. If a date falls close to a weekend, check whether a substitute day applies, because many countries move the observance to the nearest working day.
Use this guide as a starting point, compare it with the official source for your location and check again closer to the date, since announcements and local arrangements can change. Sharing the dates early with family, colleagues and customers also avoids last-minute surprises.