# Public holidays in Spain

National holidays published each year in the Boletín Oficial del Estado. Is today a holiday, what is on this week, and when is the next day off — worked out for Europe/Madrid time.

## Spain public holidays at a glance

Spain has 8 public holiday dates in 2026: the first is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January and the last is Christmas Day on Friday 25 December. The same data for 2020–2030 is available as JSON from `/api/holidays?country=ES&year=2026`.

## About holidays in Spain

Spain publishes its holiday calendar every autumn for the following year. Regions may swap some national days for their own, and each town adds two local holidays, so a Madrid calendar and a Barcelona calendar never match exactly. This list keeps to the days shared nationally.

## All Spain public holidays in 2026

| Date | Holiday |
| --- | --- |
| Thursday 1 January | New Year's Day |
| Tuesday 6 January | Epiphany |
| Friday 3 April | Good Friday |
| Friday 1 May | Labor Day |
| Saturday 15 August | Assumption Day |
| Monday 12 October | National Day |
| Tuesday 8 December | Immaculate Conception |
| Friday 25 December | Christmas Day |

Full month-by-month calendars: [2026 calendar](https://whathappen.today/holidays/spain/2026/) · [2027 calendar](https://whathappen.today/holidays/spain/2027/).

## Sources

- [Boletín Oficial del Estado — 2026 holiday calendar (resolution of 17 October 2025)](https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2025-21667) — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
- [vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence)](https://github.com/vacanza/holidays) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10)

## Questions and answers

How many public holidays does Spain have in 2026?

This list has 8 holiday dates in 2026. It covers national holidays published each year in the Boletín Oficial del Estado.

Which Spain holidays fall on a weekend in 2026?

Assumption Day (Saturday 15 August).

Which dates could still change?

None of the 2026 dates depend on a moon sighting, but governments can still add one-off holidays during the year.

Which time zone does “today” use on this page?

Europe/Madrid. Spain has more than one time zone, so near midnight the date can differ in other parts of the country. The status box at the top is worked out in your browser from your device clock.

Where are the official dates published?

[Boletín Oficial del Estado — 2026 holiday calendar (resolution of 17 October 2025)](https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2025-21667). When this page and the official source disagree, the official source is right.

For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: [Boletín Oficial del Estado — 2026 holiday calendar (resolution of 17 October 2025)](https://www.boe.es/diario_boe/txt.php?id=BOE-A-2025-21667). Data: the open-source `holidays` library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.

Last updated: 15 October 2026

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