WORKERS in Spain will be able to enjoy 14 public holidays in 2026 – including four long weekends.
That includes 12 official work holidays plus two additional days chosen by each municipality.
Four of the days off fall on a Friday or Monday, allowing workers to enjoy a long weekend if following a traditional five-day working week.
The first long weekend of the year comes with Good Friday on April 3, a nationwide holiday that leads into the Easter period and gives many people a spring break to enjoy time away or enjoy Spain’s rich Holy Week traditions.
For many across Spain, early April will bring a four-day weekend thanks to Maundy Thursday the day before, which is celebrated as a holiday in all regions bar Catalunya and Valencia.
Next up is Labour Day on May 1, taking place on a Friday in 2026.
Spain’s National Day falls on a Monday on October 12, handing workers another long weekend, while Christmas Day is a Friday, kicking festive celebrations off in style.
Unfortunately, ‘puentes’ are rare in the year ahead – the name given to holidays that fall on a Tuesday or Thursday where workers can take the Monday or Friday off to bridge the holidays and create a longer period of time off.
The majority of ‘puentes’ come from regional holidays celebrated on March 19 (Valencia, Galicia, Murcia, Navarra and Basque Country), April 23 (Aragon and Castilla y Leon), June 4 (Castilla-La Mancha), June 9 (Murcia and La Rioja), July 28 (Cantabria), September 8 (Extremadura), September 15 (Cantabria) and December 3 (Navarra).
A ‘puente’ will also take place on December 8 for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
Spain’s national holidays:
January 1 – New Year’s Day
January 6 – Epiphany (Three Kings’ Day) – Optional in some regions
March 19 – St Joseph’s Day – Or St James’ Day
April 2 – Maundy Thursday – Observed in all regions bar Catalunya and Valencia
April 3 – Good Friday
May 1 – Labour Day
July 25 – St James’ Day – Or St Joseph’s Day
August 15 – Assumption of Mary
October 12 – Spain’s National Day
November 1 – All Saints’ Day
December 6 – Constitution Day
December 8 – Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 25 – Christmas
Plus two local public holidays chosen by each municipality.
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