Spain layers three calendars: national days, regional days set by each autonomous community, and two local days per municipality. Fourteen holidays a year is the legal maximum, and no two provinces end up with the same fourteen.

How people take the days

The puente — bridging a Tuesday or Thursday holiday — is close to an institution, and when two dates fall in the same week people talk about an acueducto. Early December, with 6 and 8 December together, is the most reliable long break of the year outside August.

If you're visiting

Bars and restaurants stay open, often busier than usual; shops and banks close. Local fiesta days can shut a single town while the next one trades normally, so check the municipal calendar, not just the national one.

If you live here

Your holiday list depends on where you are registered, not where your employer is based. Regional governments publish the following year's calendar in the autumn — that's the document that actually governs your days off.

What these days actually mean

Observance, business closures and transport impact for the next few dates.

Day of the Valencian Community

9 Oct 2026

Regional

Observance: Officially recognised as a public holiday, so most people have the day off work. It applies only in certain regions rather than nationwide.
Business: Expect offices, banks and the majority of shops to be closed.
Transport: Public transport usually runs a Sunday or holiday timetable.

General guidance based on this day's official classification, not country-specific reporting.

National Day of Spain

12 Oct 2026

Public

Observance: Fiesta Nacional on 12 October marks Columbus's landfall in 1492 and is centred on the military parade past the royal family in Madrid. Reception varies sharply between regions.
Business: Banks and most shops close nationwide; bars and restaurants open.
Transport: Sunday metro service in Madrid with extensive closures around the Paseo de la Castellana parade route.

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All Saints Day

1 Nov 2026

Public

Observance: Families visit cemeteries with flowers and candles. Quiet and reflective rather than festive.
Business: Banks and most shops closed in Catholic-majority countries; florists do their busiest day of the year.
Transport: Extra services to cemeteries; heavy intercity travel over the weekend.

Constitution Day

6 Dec 2026

Public

Observance: Marks the 1978 referendum that ratified the democratic constitution. Paired with the Immaculate Conception two days later, it produces the puente de diciembre, the biggest domestic travel weekend of the Spanish winter.
Business: Banks and public offices close; shops may open under a legal exception for the December period.
Transport: Heavily booked trains and flights across the 6 to 8 December window — book well ahead.

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ESSpain · 2026

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How the holiday year works in Spain

The calendar

How people take the days

If you're visiting

If you live here

What these days actually mean

Day of the Valencian Community

National Day of Spain

All Saints Day

Constitution Day

Spain · 2026