Public holidays in Spain in 2025

Whether you’re living in Spain or just visiting, it’s important to note the dates of Spain’s public holidays (known as dias festivos or vacaciones) and key dates. That’s because businesses and public offices will likely be closed or have reduced hours on these days.

For travelers and expats, holidays also require some financial planning. Whether you’re budgeting for festival attendance, purchasing gifts, or planning getaways, managing your money across borders can be challenging. Using services like Wise can offer competitive exchange rates and transparent fees for currency conversion.

Here’s what you need to know:

An overview of Spanish public holidays

The government in Spain sets the national holidays each year, although vacation days differ between each of the regions. Unlike national celebrations, local governments choose when the regional holidays are.

Spanish national holidays are busy periods. Employees frequently take a a puente (bridge) holiday of four days if a holiday falls on a Thursday or Tuesday. Vacations that fall on weekends are sometimes replaced with alternate days (usually on the following Monday) if the regional government so chooses. This is not the case for every company, however.

Many of the public holidays are national, although some are only celebrated in certain regions. If you’re planning to attend these celebrations, it’s worth preparing financially, especially if you’re traveling from abroad. Using the Wise account to convert your currency at the mid-market exchange rate can help you avoid the inflated tourist rates often found at airport kiosks and local exchange offices during busy holiday periods.

Oftentimes, regional holidays will coincide with large local festivals. This is a great opportunity to visit a new city and try authentic traditional food. Keep in mind that many Spanish festivals are world-famous, meaning accommodation fills up quickly. As a result, it’s important to book early if your trip overlaps with a public holiday.

When are Spain’s public holidays in 2025?

Unlike regional holidays, these holidays are celebrated across the whole of Spain:

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January 2025	Wed	New Year’s Day
6 January 2025	Mon	Epiphany
18 April 2025	Fri	Good Friday
1 May 2025	Thu	Labor Day (also referred to as Worker’s Day)
15 August 2025	Fri	Assumption of Mary
12 October 2025 Some regions observe on Monday, 13 September, day off	Sun	Spain’s National Day (also referred to as Hispanic Day)
1 November 2025	Sat	All Saints’ Day
6 December 2025	Sat	Constitution Day
8 December 2025	Mon	Day of Immaculate Conception
25 December 2025	Wed	Christmas Day

Local (religious) holidays in 2025

These religious holidays are only celebrated in certain Spanish regions, unlike the holidays listed above:

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Where celebrated
19 March 2025	Wed	San Jose	Murcia and Valencia
31 March 2025	Mon	Eid al-Fitr	Melilla
17 April 2025	Thu	Maundy Thursday	All regions except Catalonia and Valencia
1 April 2025	Mon	Easter Monday	Basque Country, Catalonia, La Rioja, Navarre, and Valencia
6 June 2025	Fri	Eid al-Adha	Ceuta and Melilla
19 June 2025	Thu	Corpus Christi	Castile-La Mancha
24 June 2025	Tue	Saint John the Baptist Day	Catalonia and Valencia
25 July 2025	Thu	Feast of Saint James the Apostle	Basque Country, Galicia, Madrid, and Navarre
5 August 2025	Tue	Day of Our Lady of Africa	Ceuta
15 September 2025	Mon	Nuestra Señora de la Bien Aparecida	Cantabria
26 December 2025	Thu	Saint Stephen’s Day	Balearic Islands and Catalonia

Local (cultural) holidays in 2025

Some regions also have their own cultural holidays:

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Where celebrated
28 February 2025	Thu	Day of Andalusía	Andalusía
1 March 2025	Sat	Day of Balearic Islands	Balearic Islands
23 April 2025	Wed	Day of Aragón	Aragon
23 April 2025	Wed	Castile and León Day	Castile y Léon
2 May 2025	Fri	Day of Madrid	Madrid
17 May 2025	Sat	Galicia Literature Day	Galicia
30 May 2025	Fri	Day of the Canary Islands​	Canary Islands​
31 May 2025	Sat	Day of Castile-La Mancha	Castile-La Mancha
9 June 2025	Mon	Day of La Rioja	La Rioja
9 June 2025	Mon	Day of Murcia	Murcia
28 July 2025	Mon	Day of the Institutions	Cantabria
8 September 2025	Mon	Day of Asturias	Asturias
8 September 2025	Mon	Day of Extremadura	Extremadura
11 September 2025	Thu	National Day of Catalonia	Catalonia
9 October 2025	Wed	Day of Valencia	Valencia
3 December 2025	Wed	Day of Navarre	Navarre

Other important dates in 2025

Alongside national and local holidays, you’ll want to make note of these other prominent dates in Spain:

Date	Weekday	Occasion
19 March 2025	Wed	Father’s Day
4 May 2025	Sun	Mother’s Day
31 December 2025	Wed	New Year’s Eve

When are Spain’s public holidays in 2026?

Unlike regional holidays, these holidays are celebrated across the whole of Spain:

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January 2026	Thu	New Year’s Day
6 January 2026	Tue	Epiphany
3 April 2026	Fri	Good Friday
1 May 2026	Fri	Labor Day (also referred to as Worker’s Day)
15 August 2026	Sat	Assumption of Mary
12 October 2026	Mon	Spain’s National Day (also referred to as Hispanic Day)
1 November 2026 Observed on Monday, 2 November, day off	Sun	All Saints’ Day
6 December 2026 Observed on Monday, 7 December, day off	Sun	Constitution Day
8 December 2026	Tue	Day of Immaculate Conception
25 December 2026	Fri	Christmas Day

Local (religious) holidays in 2026

These religious holidays are only celebrated in certain Spanish regions, unlike the holidays listed above:

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Where celebrated
19 March 2026	Thu	San Jose	Murcia and Valencia
20 March 2026	Fri	Eid al-Fitr	Melilla
2 April 2026	Thu	Maundy Thursday	All regions except Catalonia and Valencia
6 April 2026	Mon	Easter Monday	Balearic Islands‎, Basque Country, Catalonia, La Rioja, Navarre, and Valencia
27 May 2026	Wed	Eid al-Adha	Ceuta and Melilla
4 June 2026	Thu	Corpus Christi	Castile-La Mancha
13 June 2026	Sat	Saint Anthony of Padua	Ceuta
24 June 2026	Wed	Saint John the Baptist Day	Catalonia and Valencia
25 July 2026	Fri	Feast of Saint James the Apostle	Basque Country, Galicia, Madrid, and Navarre
5 August 2026	Wed	Day of Our Lady of Africa	Ceuta
8 September 2026	Tue	Virgin of the Victory	Melilla
15 September 2026	Tue	Nuestra Señora de la Bien Aparecida	Cantabria
26 December 2026	Sat	Saint Stephen’s Day	Catalonia

Local (cultural) holidays in 2026

Some regions also have their own cultural holidays:

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Where celebrated
28 February 2026	Fri	Day of Andalusía	Andalusía
1 March 2026	Sun	Day of Balearic Islands	Balearic Islands
23 April 2026	Thu	Day of Aragón	Aragon
23 April 2026	Thu	Castile and León Day	Castile y Léon
2 May 2026	Sat	Day of Madrid	Madrid
17 May 2026	Sun	Galicia Literature Day	Galicia
30 May 2026	Sat	Day of the Canary Islands​	Canary Islands​
31 May 2026	Sun	Day of Castile-La Mancha	Castile-La Mancha
9 June 2026	Tue	Day of La Rioja	La Rioja
9 June 2026	Tue	Day of Murcia	Murcia
28 July 2026	Tue	Day of the Institutions	Cantabria
2 September 2026	Wed	Day of the Independent City of Ceuta	Ceuta
8 September 2026	Tue	Day of Asturias	Asturias
8 September 2026	Tue	Day of Extremadura	Extremadura
11 September 2026	Fri	National Day of Catalonia	Catalonia
9 October 2026	Thu	Day of Valencia	Valencia
3 December 2026	Thu	Day of Navarre	Navarre

Other important dates in 2026

Alongside national and local holidays, you’ll want to make note of these other prominent dates in Spain:

Date	Weekday	Occasion
19 March 2026	Thu	Father’s Day
3 May 2026	Sun	Mother’s Day
31 December 2026	Thu	New Year’s Eve

When were Spain’s public holidays in 2024?

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 January 2024	Mon	New Year’s Day
6 January 2024	Sat	Epiphany
29 March 2024	Fri	Good Friday
1 May 2024	Wed	Labor Day (also referred to as Worker’s Day)
15 August 2024	Thu	Assumption of Mary
12 October 2024	Sat	Spain’s National Day (also referred to as Hispanic Day)
1 November 2024	Fri	All Saints’ Day
6 December 2024	Fri	Constitution Day
8 December 2024 Observed on Monday, 9 December, day off	Sun	Day of Immaculate Conception
25 December 2024	Wed	Christmas Day

Local (religious) holidays in 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Where celebrated
13 February 2024	Tue	Carnival Tuesday	Extremadura
19 March 2024	Tue	San Jose	Murcia and Valencia
28 March 2024	Thu	Maundy Thursday	All regions except Catalonia and Valencia
1 April 2024	Mon	Easter Monday	Balearic Islands, Basque Country, Catalonia, La Rioja, Navarre, and Valencia
30 May 2024	Thu	Corpus Christi	Castile-La Mancha
17 June 2024	Mon	Eid al-Adha	Ceuta and Melilla
24 June 2024	Mon	Saint John the Baptist Day	Catalonia and Valencia
25 July 2024	Thu	Feast of Saint James the Apostle	Basque Country, Cantabria, Galicia, Madrid, and Navarre
5 August 2024	Mon	Day of Our Lady of Africa	Ceuta
15 September 2024	Sun	Nuestra Señora de la Bien Aparecida	Cantabria
26 December 2024	Thu	Saint Stephen’s Day	Catalonia

Local (cultural) holidays in 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Where celebrated
28 February 2024	Wed	Day of Andalusía	Andalusía
1 March 2024	Fri	Day of Balearic Islands	Balearic Islands
23 April 2024	Tue	Day of Aragón	Aragon
23 April 2024	Tue	Castile and León Day	Castile y Léon
2 May 2024	Thu	Day of Madrid	Madrid
17 May 2024	Fri	Galicia Literature Day	Galicia
30 May 2024	Thu	Day of the Canary Islands​	Canary Islands​
31 May 2024	Fri	Day of Castile-La Mancha	Castile-La Mancha
9 June 2024 Observed on Monday, 10 June, day off	Sun	Day of La Rioja	La Rioja
28 July 2024	Sun	Day of the Institutions	Cantabria
11 August 2024	Sun	The Day of Cantabria	Cantabria
2 September 2024	Mon	Day of Ceuta	Ceuta
8 September 2024 Observed on Monday, 9 September, day off	Sun	Day of Asturias	Asturias
11 September 2024	Wed	National Day of Catalonia	Catalonia
17 September 2024	Tue	Day of Melilla	Melilla
9 October 2024	Wed	Day of Valencia	Valencia

Other important dates in 2024

Date	Weekday	Occasion
19 March 2024	Tue	Father’s Day
5 May 2024	Sun	Mother’s Day
31 December 2024	Tue	New Year’s Eve

When are the school holidays in Spain?

Many days off for Spanish schools also align with the public holidays. Wondering when they are? Read more in our article on school holidays in Spain.

Practical tips for Spanish holiday travel

Managing your money

Proper financial planning ensures a trip without stress. Avoid the expensive currency exchange counters at airports and tourist areas that offer unfavorable exchange rates. With Wise, you can hold and convert money in multiple currencies, spend abroad with the Wise card, and enjoy lower fees when compared to banks. For example, when transferring 5,000 USD to EUR, you could save 86 EUR for using Wise compared to using a bank transfer*, helping your holiday budget go further.

^{*The calculation is from the comparison tool from the Wise website on the 9th of Sept of 2025 that compares USD transfers to EUR via Wise, multiple international money transfer providers and banks in the US.}

Cultural considerations

Embracing Spanish cultural rhythms will greatly enhance your travel experience, particularly around meal times and daily schedules. Spaniards eat breakfast lightly between 8-10 AM, enjoy their main meal at lunch from 2-4 PM, and dine late with dinner typically served from 9-11 PM, with many restaurants closing between 4-8 PM. The traditional siesta means many shops close from 2-5 PM, especially in smaller towns, so plan your sightseeing accordingly, though larger cities and tourist areas are less affected by this practice.

Food and drink

Spanish cuisine varies dramatically by region, making culinary exploration an essential part of any visit to the country. Embrace the opportunity to try regional specialties wherever you travel, visit local markets for fresh produce and authentic atmosphere, and make restaurant reservations, especially for the late dinner service. The tapas culture of sharing small plates creates wonderful social dining experiences, and you absolutely shouldn’t miss iconic dishes like jamón ibérico, authentic paella in Valencia, and the incredible variety of local wines that pair perfectly with regional cuisines.

Conclusion

Spanish holidays offer a rich opportunity to experience the country’s culture, traditions, and hospitality. By planning ahead—knowing both national and local holiday dates, understanding transportation, and preparing financially—you can fully immerse yourself in these special celebrations.

For international visitors and expats, smart money management is a key part of holiday planning. Setting up a Wise account before traveling to Spain can give you access to competitive currency exchange rates, and a debit card to spend like a local. This financial preparation allows you to focus on what really matters—enjoying Spain’s vibrant holiday traditions and creating lasting memories.