Spanish Public Holidays for 2023 Revealed

It’s important to know when the public holidays in Spain are for several reasons: so that you can plan your own holidays and make the most of your annual leave, and so that you know when certain key locations in the country will be crowded with tourists and residents making the most of a family day out. The Official Spanish State Gazette has now released a full and official list of all the public and bank holidays in Spain for 2023. Now that these dates have been released, they cannot be changed, so now is the perfect time to mark them on your calendar! In Spain, public holidays are often referred to as ‘red days’ because they are traditionally marked on calendars in red. Here’s everything you need to know about Spanish public holidays for 2023:

How Many Public Holidays Will There Be?

Unlike in other countries, including the UK, not all of the public holidays in Spain are celebrated by the whole nation or on the same day. This means that one region may be busy enjoying a holiday celebration, whilst in another everyone is still spending a normal day in the office.

In 2023, everyone living in Spain will enjoy a total of 14 public holidays. 8 of these days will be the same across all of Spain’s autonomous communities, whilst four of these days will be selected by each of the autonomous regions with another two days chosen by the local councils of each of the municipalities. It’s very important, therefore, to ensure that you are looking at the days for the right region when working out your holiday schedule, or you could end up disappointed.

This year, many of the public holidays will fall on either a Friday or a Monday. This means that Spanish residents will be able to take advantage of five long weekends throughout 2023.

When Will the Public Holidays Be?

The eight public holidays that will be celebrated by all of the autonomous regions across Spain will fall on the following dates in 2023:

• April 7: Good Friday (Friday)
• May 1: Labour Day (Monday)
• August 15: Assumption of the Virgin (Tuesday)
• October 12: National Day of Spain (Thursday)
• November 1: All Saints (Wednesday)
• December 6: Day of the Spanish Constitution (Wednesday)
• December 8: Immaculate Conception (Friday)
• December 25: Christmas Day (Monday)

The remaining four public holidays are assigned by the autonomous governments of each region. These days vary from region to region because they are usually assigned to celebrate events or holy days of regional significance. Here is a full list of each of the bank holidays that will be observed, by region. Simply look for your autonomous region on the list to discover when your 2023 holidays will be:

Andalusia

January 2: Monday - New Year's Day
January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
February 28: Tuesday - Day of Andalusia
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
August 15: Tuesday - Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National Day of Spain
November 1: Wednesday - Feast of All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Spanish Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Nativity of the Lord

Aragon

January 2: Monday - New Year's Day
January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
April 24: Monday - Day of Aragon
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National Day of Spain
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Spanish Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Nativity of the Lord

Asturias

January 2: Monday - New Year's Day
January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday-Good Friday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
September 8: - Asturias Day
October 12: Thursday - National Day
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

Balearic Islands

January 6: Monday - Epiphany of the Lord
March 1: Wednesday - Day of the Balearic Islands
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
April 10: Monday - Easter Monday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National Day
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday -Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

Canary Islands

January 6: Monday - Epiphany of the Lord
February 2: Thursday - Virgen de la Candelaria (Tenerife)
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
May 30: Tuesday - Day of the Canary Islands
August 5 - Our Lady of the Snows (La Palma)
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
September 8: Friday - Our Lady of the Pine (Gran Canaria)
September 15: Friday - Our Lady of the Volcanoes (Lanzarote: La Graciosa and Fuerteventura)
September 25: Monday - Our Lady of the Kings (El Hierro)
October 9: Monday - Our Lady of Guadalupe (La Gomera)
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

Cantabria

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
July 28: Friday - Day of the Institutions of Cantabria
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
September 15: Friday - La Bien Aparecida
October 12: Thursday - National Day of Spain
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints' Day
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Nativity of the Lord

Castile-La Mancha

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
May 31: Wednesday - Day of Castilla-La Mancha
June 8: Thursday - Feast of Corpus Christi
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National Day of Spain
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints' Day
December 6: Wednesday - Spanish Constitution Day
December 8: Friday-Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Nativity of the Lord

Castile and Leon

January 2: Monday - New Year's Day
January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
July 25: Tuesday - Santiago Apóstol
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National Day of Spain
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Spanish Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Nativity of the Lord

Catalonia

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
April 10: Monday - Easter Monday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
June 24: Saturday - San Juan
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
September 11: Monday - Diada
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas
December 26: Tuesday-St Stephen

Community of Madrid

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
March 20: Monday - San Jose
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
May 2: Tuesday - Feast of the Community of Madrid
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday-Christmas

Community of Valencia

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
April 10: Monday - Easter Monday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
June 24: - San Juan
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 9: - Day of the Valencian Community
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

Extremadura

January 6: Friday-Epiphany of the Lord
February 21: Tuesday - Shrove Tuesday
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
September 8: Friday - Day of Extremadura
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

Galicia

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
May 17: Wednesday - Day of Galician Letters
July 25: Tuesday - Day of Galicia: Santiago Apóstol
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

La Rioja

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
April 10: Monday - Easter Monday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
June 9: Friday - Day of La Rioja
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

Murcia

January 2: Monday - New Year's Day
January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
June 9: Friday - Day of Murcia
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

Navarre

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
April 10: Monday - Easter Monday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
July 25: Tuesday - Santiago Apóstol
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

Basque Country

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
April 10: Monday - Easter Monday
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
July 25: Tuesday - Santiago Apóstol
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

Ceuta

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
April 22: Saturday - End of Ramadan
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
June 13: Tuesday - San Antonio
June 29: Thursday - Passover of the Sacrifice
August 5: Saturday-Our Lady of Africa
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday - Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday - Christmas

Melilla

January 6: Friday - Epiphany of the Lord
April 6: Thursday - Holy Thursday
April 7: Friday - Good Friday
April 21: Friday - Eid Fitr Festival
May 1: Monday - Labor Day
June 29: - Feast of the Sacrifice - Aid Al Adha
August 15: Tuesday - Assumption of the Virgin
September 8: - Day of Our Lady of Victory
October 12: Thursday - National holiday
November 1: Wednesday - All Saints
December 6: Wednesday-Constitution Day
December 8: Friday - The Immaculate Conception
December 25: Monday – Christmas

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