Spain’s 2027 work calendar: national and regional public holidays and long weekends
Spain’s 2027 work calendar was fixed in the Official State Gazette (BOE) of 13 October 2026 by the Resolution of 8 October 2026 of the Directorate-General for Labour, which publishes the national public holidays, those of the seventeen regions and those of Ceuta and Melilla. All that is missing are the two local holidays of each municipality, which town councils approve and the provincial and regional gazettes publish. With that information, every company has to draw up its own work calendar and display it at each workplace. Here are the 2027 holidays with their weekdays checked, each region’s holidays, the year’s long weekends and what the Workers’ Statute requires.
How many public holidays there are in 2027 and who sets them
Article 37.2 of the Workers’ Statute sets a maximum of fourteen public holidays a year, paid and non-recoverable, of which two are local. Royal Decree 2001/1983 divides the other twelve between national holidays that cannot be changed, national holidays that each region may replace with its own, and each region’s own holidays.
In 2027 there are nine holidays common to all of Spain: New Year’s Day, Epiphany, Good Friday, Labour Day, National Day, All Saints’ Day, Constitution Day, Immaculate Conception and Christmas Day. The other three in each region are the ones that vary from one territory to another.
Only one national holiday falls on a Sunday: the Assumption, on 15 August. Six regions move it to Monday 16, Extremadura replaces it with Monday 11 October and the rest use that day for a holiday of their own. Saint James (Santiago Apóstol), on 25 July, also falls on a Sunday, and no region has included it among its 2027 public holidays.
National holidays in 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Friday | New Year’s Day | All of Spain |
| 6 January | Wednesday | Epiphany | All of Spain |
| 19 March | Friday | Saint Joseph | Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community |
| 25 March | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | All regions except Catalonia and the Valencian Community |
| 26 March | Friday | Good Friday | All of Spain |
| 29 March | Monday | Easter Monday | Balearic Islands, Catalonia, Navarre, Basque Country, La Rioja and the Valencian Community |
| 1 May | Saturday | Labour Day | All of Spain |
| 16 August | Monday | Transfer of the Assumption (15 August, Sunday) | Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Canary Islands, Castile and León and Madrid |
| 12 October | Tuesday | National Day of Spain | All of Spain |
| 1 November | Monday | All Saints’ Day | All of Spain |
| 6 December | Monday | Spanish Constitution Day | All of Spain |
| 8 December | Wednesday | Immaculate Conception | All of Spain |
| 25 December | Saturday | Christmas Day | All of Spain |
Source: Resolution of 8 October 2026 of the Directorate-General for Labour (BOE no. 254, 13 October 2026). We checked the weekdays against the 2027 calendar.
Two national holidays fall on a Saturday: 1 May and 25 December. Saturdays are not made up unless the collective agreement or a company agreement says otherwise, so in companies that do not work at weekends those two holidays make no difference to the calendar.
Regional public holidays in 2027
On top of the nine common holidays, each region adds the three shown in this table. All of them have been checked against the annex to the resolution.
| Region | Own holidays in 2027 |
|---|---|
| Andalusia | 1 March, Monday (Andalusia Day); 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 16 August, Monday |
| Aragon | 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 23 April, Friday (Saint George, Aragon Day); 16 August, Monday |
| Asturias | 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 16 August, Monday; 8 September, Wednesday (Asturias Day) |
| Balearic Islands | 1 March, Monday (Balearic Islands Day, Dia de les Illes Balears); 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 29 March, Easter Monday |
| Canary Islands | 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 16 August, Monday; and each island’s own holiday |
| Cantabria | 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 28 July, Wednesday (Day of the Institutions); 15 September, Wednesday (La Bien Aparecida) |
| Castilla-La Mancha | 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 27 May, Thursday (Corpus Christi); 31 May, Monday (Castilla-La Mancha Day) |
| Castile and León | 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 23 April, Friday (Castile and León Day); 16 August, Monday |
| Catalonia | 29 March, Easter Monday; 24 June, Thursday (Saint John, Sant Joan); 11 September, Saturday (Diada) |
| Extremadura | 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 8 September, Wednesday (Extremadura Day); 11 October, Monday, replacing 15 August |
| Galicia | 19 March, Saint Joseph; 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 17 May, Monday (Galician Literature Day, Día das Letras Galegas) |
| Community of Madrid | 19 March, Saint Joseph; 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 16 August, Monday |
| Region of Murcia | 19 March, Saint Joseph; 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 9 June, Wednesday (Region of Murcia Day) |
| Navarre | 19 March, Saint Joseph; 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 29 March, Easter Monday |
| Basque Country | 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 29 March, Easter Monday; 7 October, Thursday (anniversary of the first Basque Government) |
| La Rioja | 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 29 March, Easter Monday; 9 June, Wednesday (La Rioja Day) |
| Valencian Community | 19 March, Saint Joseph; 29 March, Easter Monday; 9 October, Saturday (Valencian Community Day) |
| Ceuta | 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 17 May, Monday (Feast of the Sacrifice); 5 August, Thursday (Our Lady of Africa) |
| Melilla | 10 March, Wednesday (Eid al-Fitr); 25 March, Maundy Thursday; 17 May, Monday (Feast of the Sacrifice) |
Three cases are worth bearing in mind:
- The Canary Islands add one holiday per island: 2 February (Tuesday) in Tenerife, 5 August (Thursday) in La Palma, 8 September (Wednesday) in Gran Canaria, 15 September (Wednesday) in Lanzarote and La Graciosa, 17 September (Friday) in Fuerteventura, 24 September (Friday) in El Hierro and 4 October (Monday) in La Gomera.
- In the Aran Valley, Easter Monday is replaced by Aran Day (Fiesta de Arán), on Thursday 17 June.
- Some regional days fall on a Sunday and are not moved: Community of Madrid Day (2 May), Canary Islands Day (30 May) and Galicia’s National Day (25 July). Andalusia Day, by contrast, falls on Sunday 28 February and is observed on Monday 1 March.
If your company has sites in several regions, each site has its own calendar. A regional holiday at one site is not a holiday at another, and this is the most common mistake when calculating leave and hours.
Long weekends in 2027
A bridge day (puente) is not a public holiday: it is the working day left between a holiday and the weekend. These are the ones that shape the year:
- January: New Year’s Day falls on a Friday, so the year starts with a long weekend, from 1 to 3 January. Epiphany, on Wednesday 6, does not create a bridge.
- March: Saint Joseph, on Friday 19, gives a long weekend in Galicia, Madrid, Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community. A week later comes Holy Week: from Thursday 25 to Sunday 28 (from Friday 26 in Catalonia and the Valencian Community), and up to Monday 29 in the six regions that observe Easter Monday.
- August: Monday 16 gives a long weekend, from 14 to 16, in the six regions that move the Assumption.
- October: National Day falls on a Tuesday, so Monday 11 is left as a bridge day. In Extremadura that Monday is already a holiday, and the break runs from Saturday 9 to Tuesday 12.
- November: All Saints’ Day falls on a Monday, giving a long weekend from Saturday 30 October to Monday 1 November.
- December: Monday 6 and Wednesday 8 are holidays, and Tuesday 7 is left in between. Anyone who takes it off gets five days in a row, from Saturday 4 to Wednesday 8. It is the bridge that concentrates the most absences and the first one to plan.
1 May and 25 December, both on a Saturday, do not create a bridge. If the company decides to close on a bridge day, that day is not a holiday: it is deducted from annual leave or made up, as the collective agreement establishes or as agreed with the staff. We explain this in the guide on employer-imposed holidays, and it is worth putting it in writing in the work calendar from the start.
Local holidays: the two still to come
The two local holidays are proposed by each town council and published in the official gazette of the region or province, usually during the last quarter of the previous year. What counts are those of the municipality where the workplace is, not those of the municipality where each employee lives. If you have sites in several municipalities, check each one’s gazette before finalising the calendar.
How to draw up the company work calendar for 2027
Article 34.6 of the Workers’ Statute requires the company to draw up the work calendar every year and to display a copy in a visible place at each workplace. Not displaying it is a minor infringement under article 6.1 of the Law on Infringements and Penalties in the Social Order. The calendar must include:
- The nine common holidays, the three regional ones and the two local ones of each site.
- The annual and weekly working hours set by the agreement and their distribution: schedules, shifts and, where the agreement allows it, irregular distribution.
- Weekly rest periods and annual leave, or at least the rules for setting them, with the minimum two months’ notice required by article 38.
- Personal or discretionary days, where the agreement grants them.
- Special working days: summer intensive hours, eves of holidays, company closures and bridge days.
Before moving on to 2027, it is worth closing 2026: outstanding leave, December holidays and the regularisation of hours. We go over it in the 2026 work calendar. With the new calendar in front of you, the guide on how to plan a company holiday calendar explains how to spread leave over the year, and the one on holiday days per month worked how to calculate it for joiners and leavers. Also check whether your agreement changes annual working hours in 2027: the reduction to 37.5 hours is being negotiated agreement by agreement, as we explain in what changes with the 37.5-hour week.
How LapsoWork helps
In LapsoWork the work calendar is not a PDF on the noticeboard: it is the basis on which leave, absences, shifts and hours are calculated for each employee. The account supports several sites with different calendars and agreements, so Monday 16 August counts as a holiday at a site in Madrid and as a working day at one in Catalonia. The leave and absence module deducts days against each person’s calendar, and the shift module marks holidays and long weekends on the roster so coverage is planned with them in view. All from €2 per employee per month, with no commitment, as you can see on our pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays are there in Spain in 2027?
Fourteen at most per worker: twelve set by the State and the regions, and two local ones set by each town council. Nine of the twelve are common to all of Spain in 2027: 1 and 6 January, Good Friday (26 March), 1 May, 12 October, 1 November, and 6, 8 and 25 December. The other three depend on the region.
Which 2027 public holidays fall on a Saturday?
Throughout Spain, 1 May and 25 December. In Catalonia, the Diada on 11 September as well, and in the Valencian Community, 9 October. Holidays that coincide with the weekly rest day are not made up unless the collective agreement or a company agreement provides for it.
Is 16 August 2027 a public holiday?
Only in Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, the Canary Islands, Castile and León and the Community of Madrid, which move the Assumption from Sunday 15 to the Monday. Extremadura replaces it with Monday 11 October, and the other regions have no holiday that day.
When are the 2027 local holidays published?
Each town council approves them, and they are published in the official gazette of the region or province, usually in the last quarter of 2026. What counts are those of the municipality where the workplace is.
Is it mandatory to display the work calendar in the company?
Yes. Article 34.6 of the Workers’ Statute requires drawing it up every year and displaying a copy in a visible place at each workplace. Failing to do so is a minor infringement that the Labour Inspectorate can penalise.
Conclusion
Spain’s 2027 work calendar has nine holidays common to all of Spain, three more per region and two local ones, with two national holidays on a Saturday, the Assumption on a Sunday and a five-day break in December for anyone who takes Tuesday 7 off. Every company has to carry it over into its own calendar per site and display it before the year begins. If you want that calendar to be the basis of your leave, shifts and hours instead of one more spreadsheet, try LapsoWork free for 30 days.