Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally, includingpatronal festivals.
If one of the "national holidays" happens to fall on a Sunday the regional governments — theautonomous communities of Spain — can choose an alternate holiday or they can allow local authorities to choose. In practice, except for holidays falling on a Sunday, the regional governments can choose up to three holidays per year; or they can choose fewer to allow for more options at the local level.
Since 2010,Ceuta andMelilla, bothautonomous cities of Spain, have declared theMuslim holiday ofEid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice, as an official public holiday. It was the first time a non-Christianreligious festival has been officially celebrated in Spain since theReconquista.[1][2][3]
When a holiday falls on a Tuesday or Thursday some workers take a day off (the Monday or the Friday) to make a four-daylong weekend known as apuente ("bridge").
The following table lists the holidays for the year 2023:[4]
| Autonomous communities | Autonomous cities | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | English name | Native name | Notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |
| 1 January | New Year's Day | Año Nuevo | It is not a public holiday in 2023 because it is Sunday. |  Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |
| 2 January | Monday followingNew Year's Day | Lunes siguiente a Año Nuevo | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 January | Epiphany | Epifanía del Señor | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 21 February | Shrove Tuesday | Martes de Carnaval | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 28 February | Andalusia Day | Día de Andalucía | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 March | Day of the Balearic Islands | Dia de las Islas Baleares | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 March | Monday followingSaint Joseph's Day | Lunes siguiente a San José[5] | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 April | Maundy Thursday | Jueves Santo | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||||
| 7 April | Good Friday | Viernes Santo | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 10 April | Easter Monday | Lunes de Pascua | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||
| 21 April | Eid al-Fitr | Ruptura del Ayuno | Variable Islamic | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
| 23 April | National Day of Aragon | Día de San Jorge o Diya Nazional d’Aragón | Patronage festivity | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
| Castile and León Day | Día de Castilla y León | Historical account | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 May | Labour Day | Día del Trabajador | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 2 May | Madrid Day | Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 May | Galician Literature Day | Día de las Letras Gallegas | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 May | Day of the Canary Islands | Día de Canarias | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 31 May | Castilla-La Mancha Day | Día de Castilla-La Mancha | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 June | Feast of Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 June | Regional Day | Día de la Región de Murcia | Statute-of-Autonomy commemoration | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
| Día de La Rioja | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 June | St. Anthony's Day | San Antonio | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 June | John the Baptist | San Juan | Y | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||||
| 25 July | National Day of Galicia | Santiago Apóstol o Día da Patria Galega | Patronage festivity | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
| 28 July | Cantabria Institutions Day | Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 August | Santa Maria of Africa | Santa María de África | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 August | Assumption | Asunción | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 16 August | San Roque | San Roque | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 August | Eid al-Adha | Celebración del Sacrificio | Variable Islamic | Y | Y | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 September | Ceuta Day | Día de Ceuta | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 September | Regional Day | Día de Asturias | Patronage festivity | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
| Día de Extremadura | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 September | National Day of Catalonia | Diada Nacional de Catalunya | Historical account | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15 September | Our Lady of the “Bien Aparecida” | La Bien Aparecida | Customs-and-traditions exaltation | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
| 17 September | Municipal Day | Día de Melilla | Historical account | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 October | Day of the Valencian Community | Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 October | National Day | Fiesta Nacional de España | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 25 October | Basque National Day | Euskadi Eguna[6] | Statute-of-Autonomy commemoration | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1 November | All Saints' Day | Día de todos los Santos | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 6 December | Constitution Day | Dia de la Constitucion Espanola | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 8 December | Immaculate Conception | Inmaculada Concepción | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 20 December | Aragon Ombudsman Day | Día del Justicia de Aragón[7] | Tribute to the historical figure of Juan de Lanuza y Urrea, who was beheaded for defending the rights and freedoms of the Aragonese people | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
| 25 December | Christmas Day | Navidad | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | ||
| 26 December | Saint Stephen's Day | Sant Esteve | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total holidays | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 14 | ||||