Public holidays 2008 in Spain
Please note that January 2nd, the Ascension Day and Whit Monday
are not public holidays in Spain. Except for Madrid, the purely local
public holidays are not indexed below. There are two or three of them in each
city or village, which isn't so much, but if you travel, you probably can spend
the year in public holidays…
|
| Date |
Festivity |
Concerned area |
|
| January 1st |
New Year |
Spain |
Alpujarras: the winter in Ugíjar
|
| January 7th |
Monday of Epiphany or Twelfth Day; compensation in certain
autonomous communities for the Epiphany, in 2008 celebrated on a Sunday |
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Canary Islands
Both
Castiles
Estremadura
Madrid
Ceuta & Melilla |
| February 2nd |
Our Lady of Candlemas |
Tenerife (Canary I.) |
| February 28th |
Day of Andalusia |
Andalusia |
| March 1st |
Day of Balearic Islands |
Balearic Islands |
| March 19th |
St.-Joseph |
Castilla La Mancha
Valencian
Cty.
Galicia
Murcie
Melilla
Navarre
Basque Country |
| March 20th |
Maundy Thursday |
Spain, except
Catalonia |
The spring in La Cumbre del Sol (Benitachell, Costa Blanca)
|
| March 21st |
Good Friday |
Spain |
| March 24th |
Easter Monday |
Balearic Islands
Catalonia
Valencian
Cty.
Navarra
Basque Country
La Rioja |
| April 23rd |
Day of the Communities: |
Aragon
Castilla y León |
| May 1st |
Labour Day |
Spain |
| May 2nd |
Day of the autonomous region |
Madrid |
| May 15th |
San Isidro |
Madrid (city) |
| May 17th |
Day of the Letters |
Galicia |
| May 22nd |
Corpus Christi: no official holiday; according to your
destination, it is advisable to enquire |
| May 30th |
Day of the Community |
Canary Islands |
| May 31st |
Day of the Community |
Castilla La Mancha |
| June 9th |
Day of the autonomous regions |
Murcia
La Rioja |
Summer in the Alpujarras, Granada Povince
|
| June 24th |
Saint-John: also check according to your destination, mainly in
the Valencian community |
Catalonia |
| July 25th |
Saint-James |
Galicia
Madrid
Navarra
Basque Country
La
Rioja |
| July 28th |
Institutions Day |
Cantabria |
| August 5th |
Our Lady of the Snows |
La Palma (Canary I.) |
| August 15th |
Assumption |
Spain |
| September 2nd |
Day of Ceuta |
Ceuta |
| September 8th |
Day of the Communities |
Asturias
Estremadura
Gran Canaria |
Costa Blanca: the autumn in Calpe
|
| September 11th |
Diada Nacional |
Catalonia |
| September 15th |
Day of the community and regions |
Cantabria
Lanzarote (Canary I.) |
| September 20th |
Our Lady of La Peña |
Fuerteventura (Can.) |
| September 24th |
Our Lady of the Kings |
El Hierro (Canary I.) |
| October 6th |
Our Lady of Guadeloupe |
La Gomera (Canary I.) |
| October 9th |
Day of Valencia |
Valencian Cty. |
| October 13th |
Day of Hispanity's Monday; compensation in certain autonomous
communities for the Hispanity Day, in 2008 celebrated on a Sunday |
Andalusia
Aragon
Asturias
Balearic
Islands
Cantabria
Castilla y León
Estremadura
Murcia
Ceuta &
Melilla |
| November 1st |
All Saints'day |
Spain |
| November 9th |
La Almudena |
Madrid (city) |
| December 3rd |
Unofficial holiday (check) in |
Navarra |
Costa Blanca: the winter in Denia
|
| December 6th |
Constitution Day |
Spain |
| December 8th |
Immaculate Conception |
Spain |
| December 25th |
Christmas |
Spain |
| December 26th |
Saint-Stephen |
Catalonia
Balearic Islands |
| January 1st, 2009 |
New Year |
Spain |
| January 6th, 2009 |
Epiphany, Twelfth Day |
Spain |
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