Public holidays in Spain 2023

9 nationwide public holidays and 34 regional or local holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Spain

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
6 January Friday	Friday	Epiphany Epifanía del Señor	Epifanía del Señor
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day Fiesta del Trabajo	Fiesta del Trabajo
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day Asunción de la Virgen	Asunción de la Virgen
12 October Thursday	Thursday	National Day Fiesta Nacional de España	Fiesta Nacional de España
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day Todos los Santos	Todos los Santos
6 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Constitution Day Día de la Constitución Española	Día de la Constitución Española
8 December Friday	Friday	Immaculate Conception Inmaculada Concepción	Inmaculada Concepción
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Natividad del Señor	Natividad del Señor

Regional and local holidays 2023

Some holidays apply only in certain regions or municipalities. Local and municipal holidays may be incomplete; official local announcements take precedence.

These holidays do not apply nationwide and are not counted in the countdown, long weekends or bridge days.

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Applies in
2 January Monday	Monday	Monday following New Year's Day Lunes siguiente a Año Nuevo Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)	5 places Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Castilla y León, Murcia
21 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Shrove Tuesday Martes de Carnaval	Extremadura
28 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Andalusia Day Día de Andalucía	Andalucía
1 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Day of the Balearic Islands Día de las Islas Baleares	Islas Baleares (Illes Balears)
13 March Monday	Monday	Statute of Autonomy of Melilla Day Estatuto de Autonomía de la Ciudad de Melilla	Melilla
20 March Monday	Monday	Monday following Saint Joseph's Day Lunes siguiente a San José Observed day off for Saint Joseph's Day (Sun 19 Mar)	Madrid
6 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday Jueves Santo	17 places Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Cantabria, Ceuta, Castilla y León, Castilla-La Mancha, Canarias, Extremadura, Galicia, Islas Baleares (Illes Balears), Murcia, Madrid, Melilla, Navarra, País Vasco, La Rioja
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday Lunes de Pascua	6 places Cataluña (Catalunya), Islas Baleares (Illes Balears), Navarra, País Vasco, La Rioja, Valenciana
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Fiesta del Eid Fitr	Melilla
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Fiesta de Culminación del Ramadán-Eidul Fitr	Ceuta
24 April Monday	Monday	Monday following Saint George's Day Lunes siguiente a Día de San Jorge Observed day off for Saint George's Day (Sun 23 Apr)	Aragón
2 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Madrid Day Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid	Madrid
17 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Galician Literature Day Día de las Letras Gallegas	Galicia
30 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of the Canary Islands Día de Canarias	Canarias
31 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Castilla-La Mancha Day Día de Castilla-La Mancha	Castilla-La Mancha
8 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi	Castilla-La Mancha
9 June Friday	Friday	La Rioja Day Día de La Rioja	La Rioja
9 June Friday	Friday	Murcia Day Día de la Región de Murcia	Murcia
13 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Anthony's Day San Antonio	Ceuta
24 June Saturday	Saturday	Saint John the Baptist San Juan	Cataluña (Catalunya), Valenciana
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Fiesta del Sacrificio-Eidul Adha	Ceuta, Melilla
25 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Galician National Day Día Nacional de Galicia	Galicia
25 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint James' Day Santiago Apóstol	Castilla y León, Navarra, País Vasco
28 July Friday	Friday	Cantabria Institutions Day Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria	Cantabria
5 August Saturday	Saturday	Santa Maria of Africa Nuestra Señora de África	Ceuta
2 September Saturday	Saturday	Ceuta Day Día de Ceuta	Ceuta
8 September Friday	Friday	Asturias Day Día de Asturias	Asturias
8 September Friday	Friday	Day of Our Lady of Victory Día de Nuestra Señora la Virgen de la Victoria	Melilla
8 September Friday	Friday	Extremadura Day Día de Extremadura	Extremadura
11 September Monday	Monday	National Day of Catalonia Fiesta Nacional de Cataluña	Cataluña (Catalunya)
15 September Friday	Friday	Our Lady of Bien Aparecida La Bien Aparecida	Cantabria
9 October Monday	Monday	Valencian Community Day Día de la Comunidad Valenciana	Valenciana
4 December Monday	Monday	Monday following Saint Francis Xavier's Day Lunes siguiente a San Francisco Javier Observed day off for Saint Francis Xavier's Day (Sun 3 Dec)	Navarra
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Stephen's Day San Esteban	Cataluña (Catalunya)

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Holidays for the selected place
Date	Weekday	Holiday	Type
2 January Monday	Monday	Monday following New Year's Day	Regional
6 January Friday	Friday	Epiphany	Nationwide
21 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Shrove Tuesday	Regional
28 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Andalusia Day	Regional
1 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Day of the Balearic Islands	Regional
13 March Monday	Monday	Statute of Autonomy of Melilla Day	Regional
20 March Monday	Monday	Monday following Saint Joseph's Day	Regional
6 April Thursday	Thursday	Maundy Thursday	Regional
7 April Friday	Friday	Good Friday	Nationwide
10 April Monday	Monday	Easter Monday	Regional
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr	Regional
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr	Regional
24 April Monday	Monday	Monday following Saint George's Day	Regional
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day	Nationwide
2 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Madrid Day	Regional
17 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Galician Literature Day	Regional
30 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of the Canary Islands	Regional
31 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Castilla-La Mancha Day	Regional
8 June Thursday	Thursday	Corpus Christi	Regional
9 June Friday	Friday	La Rioja Day	Regional
9 June Friday	Friday	Murcia Day	Regional
13 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Anthony's Day	Regional
24 June Saturday	Saturday	Saint John the Baptist	Regional
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha	Regional
25 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Galician National Day	Regional
25 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint James' Day	Regional
28 July Friday	Friday	Cantabria Institutions Day	Regional
5 August Saturday	Saturday	Santa Maria of Africa	Regional
15 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Assumption Day	Nationwide
2 September Saturday	Saturday	Ceuta Day	Regional
8 September Friday	Friday	Asturias Day	Regional
8 September Friday	Friday	Day of Our Lady of Victory	Regional
8 September Friday	Friday	Extremadura Day	Regional
11 September Monday	Monday	National Day of Catalonia	Regional
15 September Friday	Friday	Our Lady of Bien Aparecida	Regional
9 October Monday	Monday	Valencian Community Day	Regional
12 October Thursday	Thursday	National Day	Nationwide
1 November Wednesday	Wednesday	All Saints' Day	Nationwide
4 December Monday	Monday	Monday following Saint Francis Xavier's Day	Regional
6 December Wednesday	Wednesday	Constitution Day	Nationwide
8 December Friday	Friday	Immaculate Conception	Nationwide
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day	Nationwide
26 December Tuesday	Tuesday	Saint Stephen's Day	Regional

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Spain (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 6 Jan – Sun 8 Jan · 3 days off
Epiphany
Typically in Madrid: high 10°C (50°F), low 0°C (32°F), rain on 29% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · 3 days off
Good Friday
Typically in Madrid: high 17°C (63°F), low 4°C (39°F), rain on 34% of days
Sat 29 Apr – Mon 1 May · 3 days off
Labor Day
Typically in Madrid: high 19°C (66°F), low 6°C (43°F), rain on 31% of days
Fri 8 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · 3 days off
Immaculate Conception
Typically in Madrid: high 12°C (54°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 24% of days
Sat 23 Dec – Mon 25 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day
Typically in Madrid: high 12°C (54°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 14% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Madrid: high 11°C (52°F), low 1°C (34°F), rain on 14% of days

Bridge days

Mon 14 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug)
Assumption Day
Typically in Madrid: high 34°C (93°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 13 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 12 Oct – Sun 15 Oct)
National Day
Typically in Madrid: high 23°C (73°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 33% of days
Thu 7 Dec: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 6 Dec – Sun 10 Dec)
Constitution Day, Immaculate Conception
Typically in Madrid: high 12°C (54°F), low 2°C (36°F), rain on 29% of days

Long-weekend trip ideas

Where to go, typical weather and budget options for the most popular long weekends.

Where to go for Good Friday Where to go for Labor Day Where to go for National Day Where to go for Constitution Day

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Sat 2 Dec – Sun 10 Dec — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 4 Dec, Tue 5 Dec, Thu 7 Dec).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 5 Jan – Sun 8 Jan · EpiphanyShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Good FridayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 14 Aug) get 4 days in a rowSat 12 Aug – Tue 15 Aug · Assumption DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 12 Oct – Sun 15 Oct · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 7 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 6 Dec – Sun 10 Dec · Constitution Day, Immaculate ConceptionShow on calendar ↓