Are you or one of your family members attending one of The Best International Schools in Spain? Would you like to know more about the many observances and the main holidays in Spain during the years 2018-2019?
Have a look of our calendar and celebrate wherever you are in the world!
Which are the Public Holidays in Spain?
- Christmas Holidays: 24 December 2018 – 7 January 2019
- Easter Holidays: 1-2 weeks between 12-29 April 2019
- Summer Holidays: 10-12 weeks between 19 June – 13 September 2019
- Christmas Holidays: 19 December 2019 – 5 January 2020
The following dates are national holiday days that are also school holidays in Spain:
- 12 October 2018: Spanish National Day (falls on a Saturday in 2018 and a Sunday in 2019 – some regions will offer a public holiday on the following Monday)
- 1 November 2018: All Saints’ Day
- 6 December 2018: Spanish Constitution Day
- 1 May 2019: Labor Day
- 15 August: Assumption of Mary (always falls within the summer break)
Holidays in Spain in 2019
| Date | Holiday |
| 1-Jan | New Year’s Day |
| 6-Jan | Epiphany |
| 7-Jan | Epiphany Holiday |
| 28-Feb | Andalucía Day |
| 1-Mar | Balearic Day |
| 19-Mar | Father’s Day |
| 19-Mar | St. Joseph’s Day – Galicia, Murcia, Navarra, Valenciana |
| 18-Apr | Maundy Thursday – except Catalonia and Valenciana |
| 19-Apr | Good Friday |
| 22-Apr | Easter Monday |
| 23-Apr | Castile and León Community Day |
| 23-Apr | St Georges Day – Aragon |
| 1-May | Labour Day |
| 2-May | Community Festival of Madrid |
| 5-May | Mother’s Day |
| 15-May | Feast of St. Isidro – Madrid only |
| 17-May | Galician Literature Day |
| 30-May | Canary Islands |
| 31-May | Castilla-La Mancha |
| 10-Jun | La Rioja Day |
| 10-Jun | Day of Murcia (observed) |
| 13-Jun | Feast of St Anthony – Ceuta only |
| 20-Jun | Corpus Christi |
| 24-Jun | Feast of St John the Baptist -Catalonia, Valenciana |
| 25-Jul | St. James’ Day |
| 28-Jul | Day of Cantabria Institutions |
| 5-Aug | Our Lady of Africa – Ceuta only |
| 12-Aug | Aid El Kebir – Ceuta, Melilla only |
| 15-Aug | Assumption Day |
| 2-Sep | Ceuta Day |
| 9-Sep | Day of Asturias |
| 9-Sep | Day of Extremadura |
| 11-Sep | National Day of Catalonia |
| 15-Sep | Lady of Aparecida |
| 17-Sep | Day of Melilla |
| 9-Oct | Valencian Community Day |
| 12-Oct | Hispanic Day |
| 1-Nov | All Saints’ Day |
| 9-Nov | Our Lady of the Almudena |
| 3-Dec | Feast of St Francis Xavier |
| 6-Dec | Constitution Day |
| 8-Dec | Immaculate Conception Day |
| 9-Dec | Immaculate Conception Holiday |
| 25-Dec | Christmas Day |
| 26-Dec | Day after Christmas |