Spain prepares to celebrate Día de la Hispanidad, the country’s National Day.
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If you live in Spain, you probably know that October 12 – Día de la Hispanidad – is one of the country’s biggest national holidays.
It’s a day filled with flags, parades, and celebrations marking Spain’s National Day. But in 2025, there’s a catch: it falls on a Sunday.
And that immediately raises the question everyone loves to ask – will Monday be a day off?
The answer, as usual in Spain, depends on where you live.
Some regions get lucky with an extra day off
When a public holiday lands on a Sunday, it’s up to each autonomous community to decide whether to move it to the following Monday. According to Royal Decree 2001/1983, which regulates working hours and holidays, regional governments can ‘substitute’ Sunday holidays for another weekday.
So, for Monday, October 13, 2025, only five regions have chosen to give their residents an extra day off:
- Andalusia
- Aragon
- Asturias
- Castile and León
- Extremadura
That means people in these areas will get to enjoy a three-day weekend, making it the perfect time for a short trip, a countryside escape, or simply a lazy Monday morning at home.
For everyone else, unfortunately, Monday will be a normal working day – with the celebrations remaining on Sunday, as tradition dictates.
Why not everyone gets the bridge weekend
Spain’s holiday calendar is a mix of national, regional and local festivities – and that’s what makes it tricky. While Día de la Hispanidad is officially a national holiday, communities have a degree of flexibility to move certain dates when they overlap with weekends.
However, many regions have already used up their allowed ‘substitute’ days for local celebrations or religious festivities earlier in the year. That’s why the 13th will go ahead as a regular Monday in most parts of the country.
Still, in the lucky five regions, the Monday holiday will effectively turn the weekend into a mini break – and travel companies are already predicting a bump in last-minute getaways.
What holidays are still left in 2025?
If you’re not one of the lucky ones with a bridge weekend in October, don’t worry — there are still plenty of holidays left before the year wraps up. Nationally, these include:
- 1 November (All Saints’ Day) – Saturday
- 6 December (Constitution Day) – Saturday
- 8 December (Immaculate Conception) – Monday
- 25 December (Christmas Day) – Thursday
And a few regional days off still remain:
- Madrid: Monday, 10 November (Virgin of Almudena)
- Navarra: Wednesday, 3 December (Navarra Day)
- Catalonia: Friday, 26 December (Saint Stephen’s Day)
So, whether you’re one of the lucky ones enjoying a long weekend in October or not, the end of 2025 still has a few breaks to look forward to – and maybe a good reason to start planning your next holiday.