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Good Friday
Friday, 3 Apr 2026 · Spain · Nationwide · Public holiday
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Falls on a Friday, so it makes a three-day weekend with no leave needed.
What the day is for
The high point of Semana Santa, with brotherhood processions that run through the night in Seville, Málaga and Valladolid. Streets in old towns are impassable for hours.
Do shops and banks close?
Banks and most shops close; bars along procession routes do their best trade of the year.
Getting around
Extensive city-centre closures and altered bus routes across procession days, not just Friday.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Friday · 18 Apr 20253-day break
2026Friday · 3 Apr 20263-day break
2027Friday · 26 Mar 20273-day break
2028Friday · 14 Apr 20283-day break
2029Friday · 30 Mar 20293-day break
See the full Spain holiday calendar or count the working days.