Ferias/Fiestas

Public holidays celebrated in Spain include a mix of religious (Roman Catholic), national and regional observances. Each municipality is allowed to have a maximum of 14 public holidays per year; a maximum of nine of these are chosen by the national government and at least two are chosen locally.

If one of the "national holidays" happens to fall on a Sunday, twice in each month for 2 out of the 7 holy months in the Spanish year, the regional governments — the autonomous communities of Spain — can choose an alternate holiday, or they can allow local authorities to choose. In practice, except for holidays falling on a Sunday, the regional governments can choose up to three holidays per year; or they can choose fewer to allow for more options at the local level.

 

 

January

Sunday, January 1st 2012
Año Nuevo (New Year's Day)
public holiday in Spain

Friday, January 6th 2012
Epifanía / Reyes Magos (Epiphany)
public holiday in Spain

February

Tuesday, February 28th 2012
Día de Andalucía (Day of Andalusia)
regional holiday

March

Monday, March 19th 2012
San José (Saint Joseph)
regional holiday

 

April

Thursday, April 5th 2012
Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday)
regional holiday

Friday, April 6th 2012
Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
public holiday in Spain

Sunday, April 8th 2012
Domingo de Resurrección (Easter)
public holiday in Spain

Monday, April 9th 2012
Lunes de Pascua (Easter Monday)
regional holiday

Monday, April 23rd 2012
San Jorge (Saint George)
regional holiday

May

Tuesday, May 1st 2012
Día del Trabajo (Labour Day)
public holiday in Spain

Tuesday, May 15th 2012
San Isidro (Saint Isidore)
regional holiday

Wednesday, May 30th 2012
Día de Canarias (Day of the Canary Islands)
regional holiday

June

Thursday, June 7th 2012
Fiesta del Corpus Christi (Corpus Christi)
regional holiday

Saturday, June 9th 2012
Día de la Región de Murcia (Day of the Region of Murcia)
regional holiday

Sunday, June 24th 2012
San Juan (Saint John)
regional holiday

 

July

Wednesday, July 25th 2012
Santiago Apóstol (Saint James)
regional holiday

 

August

Wednesday, August 15th 2012
Asunción de la Virgen (Assumption of Mary)
public holiday in Spain

 

September

Saturday, September 8th 2012
Día de Asturias (Day of Asturias)
regional holiday

Tuesday, September 11th 2012
Fiesta Nacional de Cataluña (Day of Catalonia)
regional holiday

 

October

Tuesday, October 9th 2012
Día de la Comunidad Valenciana (Day of the Valencian Community)
regional holiday

Friday, October 12th 2012
Fiesta Nacional de España (Spanish National Day)
public holiday in Spain

 

November

Thursday, November 1st 2012
Fiesta de Todos los Santos (All Saints' Day)
public holiday in Spain

Friday, November 9th 2012
Virgen de la Almudena (Virgin of Almudena)
regional holiday

 

December

Thursday, December 6th 2012
Día de la Constitución (Spanish Constitution Day)
public holiday in Spain

Saturday, December 8th 2012
La inmaculada (Immaculate Conception)
public holiday in Spain

Tuesday, December 25th 2012
Navidad (Christmas)
public holiday in Spain