Below is the official list of nationwide public holidays / bank holidays (retribuidos y no recuperables) in Spain for 2026, as published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE). Some additional days are observed by specific regions – notes are included after the table.

Holiday Details

• New Year’s Day (Año Nuevo) – 1 January: Start of the civil year, nationwide day off.
• Epiphany / Three Kings (Día de Reyes) – 6 January: Traditional gift-giving day; public holiday across Spain.
• Good Friday (Viernes Santo) – 3 April: Key Holy Week observance; nationwide public holiday.
• Labour Day (Fiesta del Trabajo) – 1 May: International Workers’ Day; nationwide public holiday.
• Assumption of Mary (Asunción) – 15 August: Catholic feast; nationwide public holiday.
• Spain’s National Day – 12 October: Commemorates Spain’s national day; nationwide public holiday.
• Immaculate Conception – 8 December: Catholic feast; nationwide public holiday.
• Christmas Day (Navidad) – 25 December: Nationwide public holiday.

Notes on Regional Additions in 2026

• All Saints’ Day (1 November 2026) falls on a Sunday – many regions move the day off to Monday 2 November.
• Constitution Day (6 December 2026) falls on a Sunday – many regions move the day off to Monday 7 December.
• Holy Thursday (2 April 2026) and Easter Monday (6 April 2026) are public holidays in several Autonomous Communities (vary by region).
• Each region also sets its own additional holidays (e.g., regional days, San José or Santiago) and each municipality has up to two local holidays.

Tip: If you’re planning business operations or travel, always check your specific Autonomous Community and municipality for regional and local holidays in addition to the national list above.

Local Public Holidays 2026 – Costa del Sol & Guadalhorce Valley

Sources: Official local holiday list for 2026 published in BOJA juntadeandalucia.es juntadeandalucia.es ; Junta de Andalucía Resolution (Boletín Oficial) juntadeandalucia.es juntadeandalucia.es . Local council documents and news confirm the names and traditions (e.g. Málaga’s local holidays on 19 August and 8 September malagahoy.es , Marbella’s San Bernabé and San Pedro Alcántara days calendarios.ideal.es calendarios.ideal.es , Fuengirola’s Virgen del Carmen and Virgen del Rosario rantakyla.com , etc.). All listed holidays are officially approved festivos locales 2026 for the respective municipalities juntadeandalucia.es juntadeandalucia.es . (Any provisional dates have been omitted; all above are confirmed by official sources.)

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