National holidays of Spain in 2018
This page contains a calendar of all 2018 public holidays for Spain. These dates may be modified as official changes are announced, so please check back regularly for updates. Scroll down to view the national list or choose your state’s calendar.
Day | Date | Holiday | Notes |
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Monday | Jan. 1, 2018 | New Year's Day | |
Monday | Jan. 1, 2018 | New Year's Day | |
Tuesday | Jan. 2, 2018 | Reconquest Day | |
Saturday | Jan. 6, 2018 | Epiphany | Technically not a national holiday, but has been declared a regional holiday in all regions |
Saturday | Jan. 6, 2018 | Epiphany | |
Monday | Jan. 29, 2018 | St. Valero's Feast | |
Wednesday | Feb. 14, 2018 | Ash Wednesday | |
Wednesday | Feb. 14, 2018 | Valentine's Day | |
Wednesday | Feb. 28, 2018 | AndalucÃa Day | AndalucÃa only |
Wednesday | Feb. 28, 2018 | Day of Andalucía | |
Thursday | March 1, 2018 | Balearic Day | Balearic Islands |
Thursday | March 1, 2018 | Day of the Balearic Islands | |
Monday | March 5, 2018 | Fifth of March | |
Monday | March 19, 2018 | San Jose | |
Monday | March 19, 2018 | St. Joseph's Day | Murcia, Valenciana only |
Monday | March 19, 2018 | Father's Day | Celebrated on Saint Joseph's Day. Not a public holiday |
Tuesday | March 20, 2018 | March Equinox | |
Sunday | March 25, 2018 | Daylight Saving Time starts | |
Sunday | March 25, 2018 | Palm Sunday | |
Thursday | March 29, 2018 | Holy Thursday | except Canary Islands, Cantabria, Catalonia, Valenciana |
Thursday | March 29, 2018 | Maundy Thursday | |
Friday | March 30, 2018 | Good Friday | |
Friday | March 30, 2018 | Good Friday | Friday before Easter Sunday |
Sunday | April 1, 2018 | Easter Sunday | |
Monday | April 2, 2018 | Easter Monday | |
Monday | April 2, 2018 | Easter Monday | Balearic Islands, Basque Country, Catalonia, Navarra, Valenciana |
Monday | April 23, 2018 | Day of Aragón | |
Monday | April 23, 2018 | Castile and León Day | |
Monday | April 23, 2018 | Castile and León Community Day | Castile and León only. Commemorates of the Battle of Villalar in 1521 |
Monday | April 23, 2018 | St George's Day | |
Monday | April 23, 2018 | St. George's Day | National day of Aragon |
Tuesday | May 1, 2018 | Labour Day | Fiesta del trabajo |
Tuesday | May 1, 2018 | Labor Day / May Day | |
Wednesday | May 2, 2018 | Day of Madrid | |
Wednesday | May 2, 2018 | Community Festival of Madrid | Madrid only. Marks a rebellion against the French during the War of Independence |
Sunday | May 6, 2018 | Mother's Day | 1st Sunday in May. Not a public holiday |
Sunday | May 6, 2018 | Mothers' Day | |
Tuesday | May 15, 2018 | Feast of St. Isidro | City of Madrid only. Patron Saint of Madrid |
Tuesday | May 15, 2018 | Feast Day of St Isidore | |
Thursday | May 17, 2018 | Galician Literature Day | Galicia only |
Thursday | May 17, 2018 | Galicia Literature Day | |
Sunday | May 20, 2018 | Whit Sunday/Pentecost | |
Monday | May 21, 2018 | Whit Monday | |
Wednesday | May 30, 2018 | Day of the Canary Islands | |
Wednesday | May 30, 2018 | Canary Islands | The first session of the autonomous Canary Islands Parliament was May 30, 1983 |
Thursday | May 31, 2018 | Day of Castile-La Mancha | |
Thursday | May 31, 2018 | Castilla-La Mancha | Día de la Región de Castilla La Mancha |
Thursday | May 31, 2018 | Corpus Christi | Castilla-La Mancha. second Thursday after Whitsun |
Saturday | June 9, 2018 | La Rioja Day | Marks the approval of the statute of the autonomous community in 1982 |
Saturday | June 9, 2018 | Day of Murcia | Marks the approval of the statute of the autonomous community in 1982 |
Saturday | June 9, 2018 | Day of La Rioja | |
Wednesday | June 13, 2018 | Feast of St Anthony | Ceuta only |
Wednesday | June 13, 2018 | San Antonio | |
Thursday | June 21, 2018 | June Solstice | |
Sunday | June 24, 2018 | Saint John the Baptist Day | |
Wednesday | July 25, 2018 | St. James' Day | Galicia. Feast day of St. James, patron saint of Spain |
Wednesday | July 25, 2018 | Feast of Saint James the Apostle | |
Saturday | July 28, 2018 | Day of Cantabria Institutions | Cantabria only |
Saturday | July 28, 2018 | Day of the Institutions | |
Sunday | Aug. 5, 2018 | The Day of Our Lady of Africa | |
Monday | Aug. 6, 2018 | Our Lady of Africa | Ceuta only. Moved to Monday 6 August |
Sunday | Aug. 12, 2018 | The Day of Cantabria | |
Wednesday | Aug. 15, 2018 | Assumption Day | Assumption of Mary |
Wednesday | Aug. 15, 2018 | Assumption of Mary | |
Wednesday | Aug. 22, 2018 | Eid al-Adha | |
Wednesday | Aug. 22, 2018 | Aid El Kebir | Ceuta, Melilla only. Feast of Sacrifice |
Sunday | Sept. 2, 2018 | Ceuta Day | |
Sunday | Sept. 2, 2018 | Day of the Independent City of Ceuta | |
Saturday | Sept. 8, 2018 | Day of Asturias | Celebrated on the birthday of the Virgin Mary |
Saturday | Sept. 8, 2018 | Virgin of the Victory | |
Saturday | Sept. 8, 2018 | Day of Extremadura | |
Saturday | Sept. 8, 2018 | Day of Extremadura | Celebrated on the birthday of the Virgin Mary |
Sunday | Sept. 9, 2018 | Day of Extremadura Holiday | |
Tuesday | Sept. 11, 2018 | Day of Catalonia | |
Tuesday | Sept. 11, 2018 | National Day of Catalonia | marks the anniversary of the recapture of Barcelona in 1714 |
Saturday | Sept. 15, 2018 | Lady of Aparecida | The Patron saint of Cantabria |
Saturday | Sept. 15, 2018 | Nuestra Señora de la Bien Aparecida | |
Monday | Sept. 17, 2018 | Day of Melilla | Melilla only. Marks the taking of the city by Duke of Medina Sidonia in 1497 |
Monday | Sept. 17, 2018 | Day of Melilla | |
Sunday | Sept. 23, 2018 | September Equinox | |
Tuesday | Oct. 9, 2018 | Day of the Valencian Community | |
Tuesday | Oct. 9, 2018 | Valencian Community Day | Anniversary of King James I of Aragons capture of the city from the Moors in 1238 |
Friday | Oct. 12, 2018 | Hispanic Day | Columbus Day |
Sunday | Oct. 28, 2018 | Daylight Saving Time ends | |
Thursday | Nov. 1, 2018 | All Saints' Day | |
Thursday | Nov. 1, 2018 | All Saints' Day | |
Friday | Nov. 9, 2018 | Our Lady of the Almudena | City of Madrid Only |
Monday | Dec. 3, 2018 | Feast of St Francis Xavier | Navarra only. |
Monday | Dec. 3, 2018 | Day of Navarre | |
Thursday | Dec. 6, 2018 | Constitution Day | |
Thursday | Dec. 6, 2018 | Constitution Day | |
Saturday | Dec. 8, 2018 | Immaculate Conception Day | |
Saturday | Dec. 8, 2018 | Immaculate Conception | |
Friday | Dec. 21, 2018 | December Solstice | |
Monday | Dec. 24, 2018 | Christmas Eve | |
Tuesday | Dec. 25, 2018 | Christmas Day | |
Tuesday | Dec. 25, 2018 | Christmas Day | |
Wednesday | Dec. 26, 2018 | St Stephen's Day | |
Sunday | Dec. 30, 2018 | Feast of the Holy Family | |
Monday | Dec. 31, 2018 | New Year's Eve |
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