School holidays in Spain, 2026
Term breaks region by region, taken from the published education calendars. Schools add their own staff-training and free-choice days on top, so confirm the exact first and last day with your school.
School holiday dates 2026
Spain has seventeen school calendars, one per autonomous community, published each spring for the following course. Dates below cover the 2026/27 course and the start of 2027/28. Each school adds a handful of días de libre disposición chosen locally, and local patron-saint days close individual towns.
Community of Madrid
Christmas
Starts: 20 Dec 2025
Ends: 7 Jan 2026
19 days
Easter week
Starts: 27 Mar 2026
Ends: 6 Apr 2026
11 days
Summer
Infant and primary finish on 23 June; secondary a day or two earlier.
Starts: 24 Jun 2026
Ends: 7 Sep 2026
76 days
Christmas
Starts: 23 Dec 2026
Ends: 7 Jan 2027
16 days
Andalusia
Christmas
Starts: 23 Dec 2025
Ends: 7 Jan 2026
16 days
Easter week
Starts: 30 Mar 2026
Ends: 6 Apr 2026
8 days
Summer
Málaga and some provinces also take a semana blanca at the end of February.
Starts: 24 Jun 2026
Ends: 9 Sep 2026
78 days
Christmas
Starts: 23 Dec 2026
Ends: 7 Jan 2027
16 days
Catalonia
Christmas
Starts: 20 Dec 2025
Ends: 7 Jan 2026
19 days
Easter week
Starts: 28 Mar 2026
Ends: 6 Apr 2026
10 days
Summer
Catalonia starts and finishes the course earlier than most of Spain.
Starts: 20 Jun 2026
Ends: 6 Sep 2026
79 days
Christmas
Starts: 22 Dec 2026
Ends: 7 Jan 2027
17 days
Valencian Community
Christmas
Starts: 20 Dec 2025
Ends: 6 Jan 2026
18 days
Easter fortnight
The Valencian break runs past Easter to Sant Vicent Ferrer on 13 April.
Starts: 1 Apr 2026
Ends: 13 Apr 2026
13 days
Summer
Starts: 19 Jun 2026
Ends: 7 Sep 2026
81 days
Christmas
Starts: 22 Dec 2026
Ends: 6 Jan 2027
16 days
Basque Country
Christmas
Starts: 20 Dec 2025
Ends: 7 Jan 2026
19 days
Easter week
Starts: 28 Mar 2026
Ends: 6 Apr 2026
10 days
Summer
Starts: 19 Jun 2026
Ends: 7 Sep 2026
81 days
Christmas
Starts: 22 Dec 2026
Ends: 7 Jan 2027
17 days
Galicia
Christmas
Starts: 20 Dec 2025
Ends: 7 Jan 2026
19 days
Carnival (Entroido)
Starts: 16 Feb 2026
Ends: 18 Feb 2026
3 days
Easter week
Starts: 28 Mar 2026
Ends: 6 Apr 2026
10 days
Summer
Starts: 20 Jun 2026
Ends: 9 Sep 2026
82 days
Christmas
Starts: 22 Dec 2026
Ends: 7 Jan 2027
17 days
Castile and León
Christmas
Starts: 20 Dec 2025
Ends: 7 Jan 2026
19 days
Carnival
Starts: 16 Feb 2026
Ends: 17 Feb 2026
2 days
Easter week
Starts: 28 Mar 2026
Ends: 6 Apr 2026
10 days
Summer
Starts: 20 Jun 2026
Ends: 9 Sep 2026
82 days
Christmas
Starts: 22 Dec 2026
Ends: 7 Jan 2027
17 days
Canary Islands
Christmas
Starts: 20 Dec 2025
Ends: 7 Jan 2026
19 days
Carnival
Carnival dates differ between islands.
Starts: 16 Feb 2026
Ends: 17 Feb 2026
2 days
Easter week
Starts: 30 Mar 2026
Ends: 6 Apr 2026
8 days
Summer
Starts: 24 Jun 2026
Ends: 9 Sep 2026
78 days
Christmas
Starts: 23 Dec 2026
Ends: 7 Jan 2027
16 days
Dates published by: Each autonomous community's education department. Official source
Public holidays that close schools anyway
Año Nuevo
New Year's Day · Nationwide
Día de Reyes / Epifanía del Señor
Epiphany · Nationwide
Día de Andalucía
Day of Andalucía · Regional · ES-AN
Dia de les Illes Balears
Day of the Balearic Islands · Regional · ES-IB
Jueves Santo
Maundy Thursday · Regional · ES-AN, ES-AR, ES-CL, ES-CM, ES-CN, ES-EX, ES-GA, ES-IB, ES-RI, ES-MD, ES-MC, ES-NC, ES-AS, ES-PV, ES-CB
Viernes Santo
Good Friday · Nationwide
Lunes de Pascua
Easter Monday · Regional · ES-CT, ES-IB, ES-RI, ES-NC, ES-PV, ES-VC
Día de Castilla y León
Castile and León Day · Regional · ES-CL
San Jorge (Día de Aragón)
Day of Aragón · Regional · ES-AR
Fiesta del trabajo
Labour Day · Nationwide
Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid
Day of Madrid · Regional · ES-MD
Día das Letras Galegas
Galician Literature Day · Regional · ES-GA
Día de Canarias
Day of the Canary Islands · Regional · ES-CN
Día de la Región Castilla-La Mancha
Day of Castilla-La Mancha · Regional · ES-CM
Corpus Christi
Regional · ES-CM
Día de La Rioja
Day of La Rioja · Regional · ES-RI
Día de la Región de Murcia
Day of Murcia · Regional · ES-MC
Sant Joan
St. John's Day · Regional · ES-CT, ES-VC
Santiago Apóstol
Regional · ES-GA, ES-PV
Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria
Day of the Cantabrian Institutions · Regional · ES-CB
Asunción
Assumption · Nationwide
Día de Asturias
Day of Asturias · Regional · ES-AS
Día de Extremadura
Day of Extremadura · Regional · ES-EX
Diada Nacional de Catalunya
National Day of Catalonia · Regional · ES-CT
Festividad de la Bien Aparecida
Feast of Our Lady of Bien Aparecida · Regional · ES-CB
Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana
Day of the Valencian Community · Regional · ES-VC
Fiesta Nacional de España
National Day of Spain · Nationwide
Día de todos los Santos
All Saints Day · Nationwide
Día de la Constitución
Constitution Day · Nationwide
Inmaculada Concepción
Immaculate Conception · Nationwide
Navidad
Christmas Day · Nationwide
Feast of Saint Stephen
St. Stephen's Day · Regional · ES-CT