Spain’s public holidays in 2017: Official list
Spain will have a total of 12 bank holidays in 2017. So get organized and start planning some weekends away.
Disheartened at the thought of going back at work after the Christmas holidays? The good news is that you can start planning your puentes - the Spanish custom of taking the day off to bridge the weekend with the holiday.
Here is the official list of all the public holidays across Spain, as published in Spain's BOE official state bulletin.
The nine national public holidays in 2017 across all of Spain are:
January 6th: Dia de los Reyes Magos, Three Kings Day, Epiphany. (Friday)
April 14th: Good Friday
May 1st: Workers' Day
August 15th: Assumption of Mary, (Tuesday)
October 12th: Spanish National Day, (Thursday)
November 1st: All Saints’ Day (Wednesday)
December 6th: Constitution Day (Wednesday)
December 8th: Immaculate Conception, (Friday)
December 25th: Christmas Day (Monday)
Apart from these national dates, all regions have additional holidays. See below for the full list.
Andalusia
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
February 28th: Andalusia Day (Tuesday)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
Aragon
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 24th: Monday after April 23rd which is St George’s Day and Aragon regional day
Asturias
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
September 8th: Asturian Regional Day (Friday)
Balearic Islands
March 1st: Balearic Regional Day (Wednesday)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 17th: Easter Monday
Basque Country
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 17th: Easter Monday
July 25th: St James’ Day (Tuesday)
Canary Islands
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
May 30th: Canary Islands Day (Tuesday)
Cantabria
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
July 28th: Cantabrian Institutions Day (Friday)
September 15th: Patron Saint of Cantabria (Virgen de la Bien Aparecida)
Castilla-La Mancha
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
May 31st Castilla-La Mancha Regional Day
June 15th Corpus Christi
Castile and León
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 24th: Castile and León Day
Catalonia
April 17th: Easter Monday
June 24th: St Juan (Friday)
September 11th Catalonia National Day (Monday)
Ceuta
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
September 1st and 2nd: Ceuta Day
Extremadura
March 20th: (Monday after San Jose)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
September 8th: Extremadura Regional Day
Galicia
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
May 17th Galicia Literature Day (Wednesday)
July 25th: St James’ Day / Galician Regional Day (Tuesday)
La Rioja
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 17th: Easter Monday
June 9th: La Rioja Regional Day (Friday)
Madrid
March 20th: (Monday after San Jose)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
May 2nd: Community of Madrid Day
Melilla
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
September 1st: Festival of Abraham’s Sacrifice (Friday)
Murcia
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
July 25th: St James’ Day (Tuesday)
Navarra
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 17th: Easter Monday
July 25th: St James’ Day (Tuesday)
Valencia
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 17th: Easter Monday
October 9th: Valencia Day (Monday)
And don't forget your local municipality will also have two days of holidays, dependent on the local patron saint days.
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Disheartened at the thought of going back at work after the Christmas holidays? The good news is that you can start planning your puentes - the Spanish custom of taking the day off to bridge the weekend with the holiday.
Here is the official list of all the public holidays across Spain, as published in Spain's BOE official state bulletin.
The nine national public holidays in 2017 across all of Spain are:
January 6th: Dia de los Reyes Magos, Three Kings Day, Epiphany. (Friday)
April 14th: Good Friday
May 1st: Workers' Day
August 15th: Assumption of Mary, (Tuesday)
October 12th: Spanish National Day, (Thursday)
November 1st: All Saints’ Day (Wednesday)
December 6th: Constitution Day (Wednesday)
December 8th: Immaculate Conception, (Friday)
December 25th: Christmas Day (Monday)
Apart from these national dates, all regions have additional holidays. See below for the full list.
Andalusia
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
February 28th: Andalusia Day (Tuesday)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
Aragon
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 24th: Monday after April 23rd which is St George’s Day and Aragon regional day
Asturias
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
September 8th: Asturian Regional Day (Friday)
Balearic Islands
March 1st: Balearic Regional Day (Wednesday)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 17th: Easter Monday
Basque Country
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 17th: Easter Monday
July 25th: St James’ Day (Tuesday)
Canary Islands
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
May 30th: Canary Islands Day (Tuesday)
Cantabria
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
July 28th: Cantabrian Institutions Day (Friday)
September 15th: Patron Saint of Cantabria (Virgen de la Bien Aparecida)
Castilla-La Mancha
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
May 31st Castilla-La Mancha Regional Day
June 15th Corpus Christi
Castile and León
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 24th: Castile and León Day
Catalonia
April 17th: Easter Monday
June 24th: St Juan (Friday)
September 11th Catalonia National Day (Monday)
Ceuta
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
September 1st and 2nd: Ceuta Day
Extremadura
March 20th: (Monday after San Jose)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
September 8th: Extremadura Regional Day
Galicia
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
May 17th Galicia Literature Day (Wednesday)
July 25th: St James’ Day / Galician Regional Day (Tuesday)
La Rioja
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 17th: Easter Monday
June 9th: La Rioja Regional Day (Friday)
Madrid
March 20th: (Monday after San Jose)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
May 2nd: Community of Madrid Day
Melilla
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
September 1st: Festival of Abraham’s Sacrifice (Friday)
Murcia
January 2nd (Monday after New Year's Day)
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
July 25th: St James’ Day (Tuesday)
Navarra
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 17th: Easter Monday
July 25th: St James’ Day (Tuesday)
Valencia
April 13th: Maundy Thursday
April 17th: Easter Monday
October 9th: Valencia Day (Monday)
And don't forget your local municipality will also have two days of holidays, dependent on the local patron saint days.
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