Events and observations associated with the holidays we list may be canceled or otherwise affected due to measures taken to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. Please check with event organizers for details.
Holidays and Observances in Spain in 2020
| Date | Name | Type | Details | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Wednesday | New Year's Day | National holiday | |
| Jan 2 | Thursday | Reconquest Day | Observance | |
| Jan 6 | Monday | Epiphany | National holiday | |
| Feb 14 | Friday | Valentine's Day | Observance | |
| Feb 24 | Monday | Carnival Monday | Observance | |
| Feb 25 | Tuesday | Carnival Tuesday | Observance | |
| Feb 26 | Wednesday | Ash Wednesday | Observance | |
| Feb 28 | Friday | Day of Andalucía | Autonomous Community Holiday | Andalusia |
| Mar 1 | Sunday | Day of the Balearic Islands | Observance | IB |
| Mar 13 | Friday | Statute of the Autonomous City of Melilla Day | Autonomous Community Holiday | Melilla |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | Fathers' Day | Observance | |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | San Jose | Autonomous Community Holiday | CM, EX, GA, MU, NA, PV, VC |
| Mar 19 | Thursday | San Jose | Observance | |
| Mar 20 | Friday | March Equinox | Season | |
| Mar 29 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time starts | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Apr 5 | Sunday | Palm Sunday | Observance | |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Autonomous Community Holiday | All except CT, VC |
| Apr 9 | Thursday | Maundy Thursday | Observance | |
| Apr 10 | Friday | Good Friday | National holiday | |
| Apr 11 | Saturday | Holy Saturday | Observance | |
| Apr 12 | Sunday | Easter Sunday | Observance | |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | Autonomous Community Holiday | CT, IB, LO, NA, PV, S, VC |
| Apr 13 | Monday | Easter Monday | Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | Day of Aragón | Autonomous Community Holiday | Aragon |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | St George's Day | Observance | |
| Apr 23 | Thursday | Castile and León Day | Autonomous Community Holiday | Castile-Leon |
| May 1 | Friday | Labor Day / May Day | National holiday | |
| May 2 | Saturday | Day of Madrid | Autonomous Community Holiday | Madrid |
| May 3 | Sunday | Mothers' Day | Observance | |
| May 17 | Sunday | Galicia Literature Day | Observance | Galicia |
| May 24 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr | Observance | Ceuta, Melilla |
| May 30 | Saturday | Day of the Canary Islands | Autonomous Community Holiday | Canary Islands |
| May 31 | Sunday | Day of Castile-La Mancha | Observance | CM |
| May 31 | Sunday | Whit Sunday/Pentecost | Observance | |
| Jun 1 | Monday | Whit Monday | Observance | |
| Jun 9 | Tuesday | Day of Murcia | Autonomous Community Holiday | Murcia |
| Jun 9 | Tuesday | Day of La Rioja | Autonomous Community Holiday | La Rioja |
| Jun 11 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Observance | |
| Jun 11 | Thursday | Corpus Christi | Autonomous Community Holiday | CM |
| Jun 13 | Saturday | San Antonio | Observance | Ceuta |
| Jun 20 | Saturday | June Solstice | Season | |
| Jun 24 | Wednesday | Saint John the Baptist Day | Autonomous Community Holiday | CT, GA, VC |
| Jun 24 | Wednesday | Saint John the Baptist Day | Observance | |
| Jul 25 | Saturday | Feast of Saint James the Apostle | Autonomous Community Holiday | Basque Country, Galicia |
| Jul 25 | Saturday | Feast of Saint James the Apostle | Observance | |
| Jul 28 | Tuesday | Day of the Institutions | Autonomous Community Holiday | Cantabria |
| Jul 31 | Friday | Eid al-Adha | Autonomous Community Holiday | Ceuta, Melilla |
| Aug 5 | Wednesday | The Day of Our Lady of Africa | Observance | Ceuta |
| Aug 9 | Sunday | The Day of Cantabria | Observance | Cantabria |
| Aug 15 | Saturday | Assumption of Mary | National holiday | |
| Sep 2 | Wednesday | Day of the Independent City of Ceuta | Autonomous Community Holiday | Ceuta |
| Sep 6 | Sunday | Elcano's Day | Observance | Basque Country |
| Sep 8 | Tuesday | Day of Asturias | Autonomous Community Holiday | Asturias |
| Sep 8 | Tuesday | Day of Extremadura | Autonomous Community Holiday | Extremadura |
| Sep 8 | Tuesday | Virgin of the Victory | Autonomous Community Holiday | Melilla |
| Sep 11 | Friday | National Day of Catalonia | Autonomous Community Holiday | Catalonia |
| Sep 15 | Tuesday | Nuestra Señora de la Bien Aparecida | Autonomous Community Holiday | Cantabria |
| Sep 17 | Thursday | Day of Melilla | Autonomous Community Holiday | Melilla |
| Sep 22 | Tuesday | September Equinox | Season | |
| Oct 9 | Friday | Day of the Valencian Community | Autonomous Community Holiday | Valencia |
| Oct 12 | Monday | Hispanic Day | National holiday | |
| Oct 25 | Sunday | Daylight Saving Time ends | Clock change/Daylight Saving Time | |
| Nov 1 | Sunday | All Saints' Day | Observance | AN, AR, CL, EX, M, O |
| Nov 2 | Monday | All Saint's Day Holiday | Autonomous Community Holiday | AN, AR, CL, EX, M, O |
| Dec 3 | Thursday | Day of Navarre | Autonomous Community Holiday | Navarre |
| Dec 6 | Sunday | Constitution Day | Observance | All except CM, CT, GA, PV, S, VC |
| Dec 7 | Monday | Constitution Day Holiday | Autonomous Community Holiday | All except CM, CT, GA, PV, S, VC |
| Dec 8 | Tuesday | Immaculate Conception | National holiday | |
| Dec 21 | Monday | December Solstice | Season | |
| Dec 24 | Thursday | Christmas Eve | Observance | |
| Dec 25 | Friday | Christmas Day | National holiday | |
| Dec 26 | Saturday | St Stephen's Day | Autonomous Community Holiday | Catalonia, IB |
| Dec 27 | Sunday | Feast of the Holy Family | Observance | |
| Dec 31 | Thursday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
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