Spain will have 14 public holidays in 2027. Nine apply nationwide, while regional and local authorities set the other five. Six regions will move the Assumption of the Virgin from Sunday 15 August to Monday 16 August.
The first national holiday falls on Friday 1 January. The full 2027 calendar will contain 14 public holidays, but the final list will depend on decisions made by Spain's regions and municipalities.
Nine dates apply across the country. Each autonomous community adds three more, and every municipality chooses two local holidays.
The split matters. Six communities will move the Assumption of the Virgin from Sunday 15 August to Monday 16 August. In other regions, the holiday may remain on the Sunday unless the regional authority approves a change.
Catalonia’s published 2027 calendar includes three regional dates that are not part of the nine-date national backbone: Easter Monday on 29 March, Saint John’s Day on 24 June and La Diada on 11 September.
The nationwide list continues with Epiphany, or Three Kings' Day, on Wednesday 6 January. Good Friday falls on Friday 26 March.
Workers' Day comes on Saturday 1 May. That gives people with weekday schedules no extra weekday break.
Autumn brings three national holidays. Spain's National Day falls on Tuesday 12 October. All Saints' Day follows on Monday 1 November. Constitution Day is on Monday 6 December, and the Immaculate Conception comes two days later, on Wednesday 8 December.
Christmas Day falls on Saturday 25 December. These nine dates form the national base for 2027. They do not set every day off available to workers across Spain.
The final schedule can vary even within one autonomous community. In Madrid, the two municipal holidays approved for 2027 are Saint Isidore’s Day on 15 May and La Almudena on 9 November, alongside the regional calendar.
Regional decisions fill out the next part of the calendar. Autonomous governments choose three additional holidays. Municipal authorities then add two local dates.
That can change the answer from one town to the next, even within the same autonomous community.
At the time of the calendar reports, the BOE had not published the final nationwide schedule for 2027. Regional and municipal decisions therefore remain necessary for checking the complete list. El País reported that the number of working days and the chance to create holiday bridges depend on these local calendars, not just the national dates.
A national list is not enough for planning. Workers should compare it with the official calendar approved by their autonomous community and municipality. The same practical rule applies to household costs and employment decisions. An earlier Spain report examined the issue in relation to a housing vote, and the precise rule affecting each household matters more than the national headline.
Several Monday holidays create chances for long weekends. Two national holidays fall on Saturdays, though. Regional transfers will therefore matter most when people plan leave, travel or work schedules.
The calendar has three levels. Spain sets the national holidays. Autonomous governments choose regional dates. Municipalities fix the local ones.
Start with the nine national dates. Then check the other five against the official regional and municipal notices. Early checks can prevent mistakes when booking leave or organising travel.
