Spain public holidays 2023: we're already counting down to Christmas, and before you know it, 2023 will be here. It's time to take a look at the 2023 holiday calendar in Spain so that you can be prepared, and even start planning your long weekends and getaways. Get your diary out, as we have all the details.
How many public holidays does Spain have in 2023?
There will be a total of 14 non-recoverable, paid and mandatory public holidays in Spain in 2023. Of these, 12 are national and regional holidays. In turn, 8 of these 12 are mandatory and cannot be replaced by the autonomous communities, unless they fall on a Sunday. The remaining 4 holidays can be replaced depending on each community.
Which dates are national public holidays in Spain in 2023?
How are the public holidays distributed in the new 2023 working calendar? When is Easter in Spain in 2023? What are the non-working days in Spain? Find out about the national holidays that cannot be replaced, the national holidays that can be replaced and all the regional holidays for 2023 in Spain.
National public holidays in Spain 2023
These are the dates of the non-replaceable national holidays in Spain for next year:
- Good Friday, 7th April
- Labour Day, Monday 1st May
- Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Tuesday 15th August
- Spain's National Day (Día de la Hispanidad), Thursday 12th October
- All Saints' Day, Wednesday 1st November
- Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Friday 8th December
- Constitution Day, Wednesday 6th December
- Christmas Day, Friday 25th December
Public holidays that can be substituted in the 2023 working calendar
The four days that the Spanish autonomous communities can maintain as public holidays or, on the contrary, substitute them for others, are:
- Monday 2nd January: 1st January, New Year's Day, falls on a Sunday, therefore, the holiday is moved to Monday, 2nd January.
- Friday 6th January: Epiphany or the Three Kings' Day.
- Sunday 19th March: Father's Day, which falls on a Sunday and is moved to either Monday 20th March or Tuesday 25th July, St James's Day.
- Thursday 6th April: Maundy Thursday.
Public holidays by Autonomous Community 2023
Below you will find a list of public holidays specific to Spain's Autonomous Communities and a direct link to the website of each Autonomous Community, where you can see the complete list of public holidays. So, whether you want to find out about Madrid public holidays in 2023, or Barcelona or beyond, we've got you covered:
- Andalusia: 2nd January (New Year's Day) and 28th February (Andalusia Day)
- Aragón: 2nd January (New Year's Day) and 24th April (Aragon Day)
- Asturias: 2nd January (New Year's Day) and 8th September (Asturias Day)
- Balearic Islands: 1st March (Balearic Islands Day) and 10th April (Easter Monday)
- Canary Islands: 2nd February (Día de la Virgen de la Candelaria, Tenerife), 30th May (Canary Islands Day), 5th August (Día de Nuestra Señora de Las Nieves, La Palma), 8th September (Día de Nuestra Señora del Pino, Gran Canaria), 15th September (Día de Nuestra Señora de Los Volcanes: Lanzarote, La Graciosa and Fuerteventura), 25th September (Día de Nuestra Señora de los Reyes, El Hierro) and 9th October (Día de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, La Gomera)
- Cantabria: 28th July (Day of the Institutions of Cantabria) and 15th September (Día de La Bien Aparecida).
- Castile-La Mancha: 31st May (Castile-La Mancha Day) and 8th June (Feast of Corpus Christi)
- Castile and León: 2nd January (New Year's Day) and 25th July (St. James' Day)
- Catalonia: 10th April (Easter Monday), 24th June (Feast of St. John), 11th September (Diada) and 26th December (St. Stephen's Day)
- Comminuty of Madrid: 2nd May (Madrid Community Holiday)
- Chartered community of Navarre: 10th April (Easter Monday) and 25 July (St James' Day)
- Community of Valencia: 10th April (Easter Monday), 24th June (Feast of St. John) and 9th October (Valencia Day)
- Extremadura: 21st February (Shrove Tuesday) and 8th September (Extremadura Day)
- Galicia: 17th May (Galician Literature Day) and 25th July (Galicia Day)
- La Rioja: 10th April (Easter Monday) and 9th June (La Rioja Day)
- Basque Country: 10th April (Easter Monday) and 25th July (St. James' Day)
- Region of Murcia: 2nd January (New Year's Day) and 9th June (Murcia Day)
- Ceuta: 22nd April (End of Ramadan), 13th June (St Anthony's Day), 29th June (Easter of Sacrifice) and 5th August (Our Lady of Africa)
- Melilla: 21st April (Feast of Eid Fitr), 29th June (Feast of the Sacrifice - Aid Al Adha) and 8th September (Día de Nuestra Señora Virgen de la Victoria)
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