See here all holidays in Spain for 2020!

In October 2019, the Spanish government announced the holidays for 2020 from which can be read that there are 14 holidays, of which 8 are celebrated throughout Spain. 4 of these holidays can be exchanged for another day and are determined per autonomous region while 2 other days are determined by the municipalities at the local level. An overview of all holidays, national and regional.

A large part of the holidays (free working days) fall on a Friday or Monday in 2020, which means there are more long weekends of three days than 'puentes' of four days.

8 of the 14 days are national 'non-exchangeable' public holidays which therefore apply to all autonomous regions and to all residents of Spain:

Wednesday, January 1 (New Year / Año Nuevo)

Monday, January 6 (Epiphany del Señor)

Friday, April 10 (Good Friday / Viernes Santo)

Friday May 1 (Labor Day / Día del Trabajador)

Saturday, August 15 (Onze-Lieve-Vrouw Ascension / Asunción de la Virgen)

Monday, October 12 (Día de Hispanidad / Fiesta Nacional de España)

Tuesday, December 8 (Immaculate Conception of Mary / Inmaculada Concepción)

Friday, December 25 (Christmas / Navidad)

There are 4 public holidays that apply to the whole of Spain but can be replaced by the different regions or can be placed on other days such as:

Thursday, March 19 (San José) (in Valencia region, Basque Country, Navarre, Murcia, Galicia and Castilla-La Mancha)

Thursday, April 9 (White Thursday / Jueves Santo) (except in Catalonia and Valencia region)

Monday, April 13 (Easter Monday / Lunes Pascua) (in the Balearic Islands and in Cantabria, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, La Rioja, Navarra, Basque Country and Valencia region)

Monday, November 2 (All Saints' Day / Todos los Santos) (moved in many regions from Sunday, November 1)

Monday, December 7 (Day of the Constitution / Día de la Constitución) (moved in many regions from Sunday, December 6)

For all holidays, one must add the regional holiday such as the day of Andalusia, the day of Catalonia, etc. so that the total number of days off is 14.

READING TIP: Explanation of national holidays in Spain

By autonomous region

Below is a brief overview of the 12 public holidays per popular autonomous region, those regions where many Dutch and Belgians live. View the entire list on the website of the Dirección General de Empleo and the Boletín Oficial del Estado (BOE).

If it says (Monday), this means that the holiday in 2020 falls on a Sunday and is moved to a Monday, something that every autonomous region can determine itself.

Andalusia:

1 and 6 January / 28 February (Día de Andalucía) / 9 and 10 April / 1 May / 15 August / 12 October / 2 November (Monday) / 7 (Monday) and 8 December / 25 December

Aragon:

1 and 6 January / 9, 10 April and 23 April (Día de Aragón) / 1 May / 15 August / 12 October / 2 November (Monday) / 7 (Monday) and 8 December / 25 December

Asturias:

1 and 6 January / 9 and 10 April / 1 May / 15 August / 9 September (Día de Asturias) / 12 October / 8 December / 25 December (two other holidays still to be determined are missing)

Balearic Islands:

1 and 6 January / 1 March (Día de las Islas Balears) (no free working day in 2020 as it falls on Sunday) / 9, 10 and 13 April / 1 May / 15 August / 12 October / 7 (Monday) and 8 December / 25 and 26 (Segunda fiesta de Navidad) December

Canary Islands:

1 and 6 January / 9 and 10 April / 1 May and 30 May (Día de las Islas Canarias) / 15 August / 12 October / 7 (Monday) and 8 December / 25 December

In addition, each island has its own holiday, namely: El Hierro: 24 September (Nuestra Señora de los Reyes); Fuerteventura: 18 September (Nuestra Señora de la Peña); Gran Canaria: 8 September (Nuestra Señora del Pino); La Gomera: October 5 (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe); La Palma: 5 August (Nuestra Señora de las Nieves); Lanzarote: September 15 (Nuestra Señora de los Dolores); Tenerife: 7 September (Bajada de la Virgen del Socorro).

Cantabria:

1 and 6 January / 9, 10 and 13 April / 1 May / 28 July (Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria) / 15 August / 15 September (Día de La Bien Aparecida) / 12 October / 8 and 25 December

Catalonia:

1 and 6 January / 10 and 13 April / 1 May / 24 June (Sant Joan) / 15 August / 11 September (Día nacional de Catalunya) / 12 October / 8, 25 and 26 (Sant Esteve) December

Extremadura:

1 and 6 January / 9 and 10 April / 1 May / 15 August / 8 September (Día de Extremadura) / 12 October / 2 November / 7 (Monday), 8 and 25 December

Galicia:

1 and 6 January / 19 March (San Jorge) / 9 and 10 April / 1 May / 24 June (San Juan) / 25 July (Santiago Apostol, Día Nacional de Galicia) / 15 August / 12 October / 8 and 25 December

Madrid (Region)

1 and 6 January / 9 and 10 April / 1 and 2 (Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid) May / 15 August / 12 October / 2 November (Monday) / 7 (Monday), 8 and 25 December

Murcia:

1 and 6 January / 19 March (San José) / 9 and 10 April / 1 May / 9 June (Día de la Región de Murcia) / 15 August / 12 October / 7 (Monday), 8 and 25 December

Valencia region:

1 and 6 January / 19 March (San José) / 10 and 13 April / 1 May / 24 June (San Juan) / 15 August / 9 (Día de la Comunidad Valenciana) and 12 October / 8 and 25 December

In addition, there are regional, provincial and municipal holidays to be reckoned with, but these depend on the regions, provinces and municipalities and there are too many to list here.

acknowledgment: Spanjevandaag.com