Long weekends in Spain, 2026

2026 has 10 public holidays, and 7 of them give you a weekday off. The best bridge: 4 days off for 1 day of leave around New Year's Day.

10 public holidays7 weekdays offBest: 4 days for 1 day of leaveNationwide, pick a region below

The best bridges in 2026

Each public holiday on a weekday, with the leave that stretches it furthest.

  1. Thu, Jan 1 and Tue, Jan 6

    New Year's Day, Epiphany

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Jan 1 to Sun, Jan 4

      Take off: Fri, Jan 2

    • Longest break

      12 days off for 6 days of leave · Thu, Jan 1 to Mon, Jan 12

      Take off: Fri, Jan 2, Mon, Jan 5, Wed, Jan 7 to Fri, Jan 9, and Mon, Jan 12

  2. Fri, Apr 3

    Good Friday

    • Free long weekend

      3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Apr 3 to Sun, Apr 5

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Apr 2 to Sun, Apr 5

      Take off: Thu, Apr 2

    • Longest break

      10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Mar 27 to Sun, Apr 5

      Take off: Fri, Mar 27 and Mon, Mar 30 to Thu, Apr 2

  3. Fri, May 1

    Labour Day

    • Free long weekend

      3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, May 1 to Sun, May 3

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Apr 30 to Sun, May 3

      Take off: Thu, Apr 30

    • Longest break

      10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Apr 24 to Sun, May 3

      Take off: Fri, Apr 24 and Mon, Apr 27 to Thu, Apr 30

  4. Mon, Oct 12

    National Day of Spain

    • Free long weekend

      3 days off, no leave needed · Sat, Oct 10 to Mon, Oct 12

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Fri, Oct 9 to Mon, Oct 12

      Take off: Fri, Oct 9

    • Longest break

      10 days off for 5 days of leave · Sat, Oct 3 to Mon, Oct 12

      Take off: Mon, Oct 5 to Fri, Oct 9

  5. Tue, Dec 8

    Immaculate Conception

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Sat, Dec 5 to Tue, Dec 8

      Take off: Mon, Dec 7

    • Longest break

      10 days off for 5 days of leave · Fri, Dec 4 to Sun, Dec 13

      Take off: Fri, Dec 4, Mon, Dec 7, and Wed, Dec 9 to Fri, Dec 11

  6. Fri, Dec 25

    Christmas Day

    • Free long weekend

      3 days off, no leave needed · Fri, Dec 25 to Sun, Dec 27

    • Best value

      4 days off for 1 day of leave · Thu, Dec 24 to Sun, Dec 27

      Take off: Thu, Dec 24

    • Longest break

      16 days off for 8 days of leave · Sat, Dec 19 to Sun, Jan 3

      Take off: Mon, Dec 21 to Thu, Dec 24 and Mon, Dec 28 to Thu, Dec 31

Plan your leave for 2026

Tell it how many days of leave you have. It picks the breaks that give the most days off in a row.

Days of leave
10

32 days off in 6 breaks

Uses 10 days of leave

  1. Thu, Jan 1 to Tue, Jan 66 days off for 2 days of leave
  2. Thu, Apr 2 to Sun, Apr 54 days off for 1 day of leave
  3. Thu, Apr 30 to Sun, May 34 days off for 1 day of leave
  4. Fri, Oct 9 to Mon, Oct 124 days off for 1 day of leave
  5. Sat, Dec 5 to Tue, Dec 84 days off for 1 day of leave
  6. Fri, Dec 25 to Sun, Jan 310 days off for 4 days of leave

2026 at a glance

Public holidays in Spain, 2026

DateHolidayWhere
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayNationwide
January 6TuesdayEpiphanyNationwide
February 28SaturdayDía de Andalucía, Falls on a weekendAndalucía
March 2MondayDía de les Illes Balears (substitute day)Balearic Islands
March 19ThursdaySaint Joseph
5 regions

Basque Country, Galicia, Murcia Region, Navarra Chartered Community, Valencian Community

March 20FridayEnd of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)Ciudad de Melilla
April 2ThursdayMaundy Thursday
17 regions

Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Basque Country, Canary Islands, Cantabria, Castile and León, Castile-La Mancha, Ciudad de Ceuta, Ciudad de Melilla, Comunidad de Madrid, Extremadura, Galicia, La Rioja, Murcia Region, Navarra Chartered Community

April 3FridayGood FridayNationwide
April 6MondayEaster Monday
7 regions

Balearic Islands, Basque Country, Castile-La Mancha, Catalonia, La Rioja, Navarra Chartered Community, Valencian Community

April 23ThursdayDía de AragónAragón
April 23ThursdayFiesta de Castilla y LeónCastile and León
May 1FridayLabour DayNationwide
May 2SaturdayDía de la Comunidad de Madrid, Falls on a weekendComunidad de Madrid
May 27WednesdayFeast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)Ciudad de Ceuta and Ciudad de Melilla
May 30SaturdayCanary Islands Day, Falls on a weekendCanary Islands
June 4ThursdayCorpus ChristiCastile-La Mancha
June 9TuesdayDía de La RiojaLa Rioja
June 9TuesdayDay of the Region of MurciaMurcia Region
June 24WednesdaySan JuanCatalonia, Galicia, and Valencian Community
July 25SaturdayDía Nacional de Galicia, Falls on a weekendGalicia
July 25SaturdaySantiago Apóstol, Falls on a weekendBasque Country
July 28TuesdayDía de las Instituciones de CantabriaCantabria
August 5WednesdayNuestra Señora de ÁfricaCiudad de Ceuta
August 15SaturdayAssumption, Falls on a weekendNationwide
September 2WednesdayDía de CeutaCiudad de Ceuta
September 8TuesdayDía de AsturiasAsturias
September 8TuesdayDía de ExtremaduraExtremadura
September 11FridayDia de CataluñaCatalonia
September 15TuesdayLa Bien AparecidaCantabria
October 9FridayValencian Community DayValencian Community
October 12MondayNational Day of SpainNationwide
November 1SundayAll Saints' Day, Falls on a weekendNationwide
November 2MondayAll Saints' Day (substitute day)
9 regions

Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Canary Islands, Castile and León, Castile-La Mancha, Comunidad de Madrid, Extremadura, Navarra Chartered Community

December 6SundayConstitution Day, Falls on a weekendNationwide
December 7MondayDía de la Constitución Española (substitute day)
10 regions

Andalucía, Aragón, Asturias, Cantabria, Castile and León, Ciudad de Melilla, Comunidad de Madrid, Extremadura, La Rioja, Murcia Region

December 8TuesdayImmaculate ConceptionNationwide
December 25FridayChristmas DayNationwide
December 26SaturdaySan Esteban, Falls on a weekendBalearic Islands and Catalonia

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Long weekends in Spain: questions

There are 10 nationwide public holidays in Spain in 2026, 7 of them on a weekday. Regions add their own, from 12 to 14 in total depending on where you work.

Taking 1 day of leave off around New Year's Day (Fri, Jan 2) gives you 4 days off in a row.

Spend leave next to public holidays that fall on a Tuesday, Thursday or a Monday or Friday next to a weekend. With 10 days of leave of leave, the planner above finds 32 days off in 2026.

Holiday dates from the date-holidays project (CC BY-SA 3.0), checked against official government sources. Company agreements and contracts can add or move days off; check yours before booking.

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