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Festivals
Spain is fiesta mad, there's always some holiday or other taking place within striking distance of wherever you are, and the better known ones, like the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona and La Tomatina in Bunol (Valencia) are world-famous. It's well worth checking out what's on during the period you're thinking of going.
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Public holidays 2007 in Spain
January 2nd, Ascension Day and Whit Monday are not public holidays in Spain. Except for Madrid, the local public holidays are not listed below. Every city, town and village has at least two or three local holidays! |
When |
What |
Where |
| January 1st |
New Year (Año Nuevo) |
Spain |
| January 6th |
Epiphany or Three Kings Day (día de los Reyes). |
Spain |
| February 28th |
Day of Andalusia |
Andalusia |
| March 1st |
Day of Balearic Islands |
Balearic Islands |
| March 19th |
Saint-Joseph (San José - Father's Day) |
Aragón
Castilla La Mancha
Castilla y León
Valencian Cty.
Extremadura
Galicia
Madrid
Murcia
Navarra
Basque Country
Melilla |
| April 5th |
Maundy Thursday |
Spain, except Cantabria
Catalonia
Valencian Cty. |
| April 6th |
Good Friday (Viernes Santo) |
Spain |
| April 9th |
Easter Monday |
Catalonia
Valencian Cty.
Navarra
Basque Country
La Rioja |
| April 24th |
Day of the Communities (Fiesta de la Communidad): |
Aragon
Castilla y León |
| May 1st |
Labour Day (día del trabajo) |
Spain |
| May 15th |
San Isidro |
Madrid (city) |
| May 17th |
Day of the Letters |
Galicia |
| May 30th |
Day of the communities |
Canary Islands |
| May 31st |
Day of the communities |
Castilla La Mancha |
| June 4th |
no official holiday; check in Barcelona and Seville |
| June 9th |
Day of the autonomous regions |
Murcia
La Rioja |
| June 14th |
Corpus Christi: no official holiday; check according to your destination |
| June 24th |
Saint-John |
Catalonia |
| no official holiday; check according to your destination |
| June 29th |
no official holiday; check in many places: Burgos, Avila, Castellón, Segovia, Soria, Zamora... |
| July 25th |
Saint-James |
Castilla y Leon
Galicia
Navarra
Basque Country
|
| July 28th |
Day of the Institutions |
Cantabria |
| August 5th |
Our Lady of the Snows |
La Palma (Canary I.) |
| August 15th |
Assumption Day (Asunción) |
Andalusia
Asturias
Canary Islands
Cantabria
Madrid
Ceuta
Melilla |
| September 2nd |
Day of Ceuta |
Ceuta |
| September 8th |
Day of the Communities |
Asturias
Estremadura |
| September 11th |
Diada Nacional |
Catalonia |
| September 15th |
Day of Cantabria |
Cantabria |
| October 9th |
Day of Valencia |
Valencian Cty. |
| October 12th |
National Day (día de la Hispanidad) |
Spain |
| November 1st |
All Saints' Day (Todos Los Santos) |
Spain |
| November 9th |
La Almudena |
Madrid (city) |
| December 3rd |
Unofficial holiday (check) in |
Navarra |
| December 6th |
Constitution Day |
Spain |
| December 8th |
Immaculate Conception Day (Immaculada Concepción) |
Spain |
| December 25th |
Christmas Day (Navidad) |
Spain |
| December 26th |
Saint-Stephen |
Catalonia, Balearic I. |
USEFUL FACTS
Visas: Spain, along with Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Portugal, forms part of the border-free travel zone subject to the Schengen Agreement. US, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand and Israeli citizens are among those who may enter Spain as tourists without a visa and stay up to 90 days. EU passport holders can come and go as they please.
Health risks: Sunburn in summer, insect bites
Time: GMT/UTC +1 (+2 in summer)
Electricity: 220V, 50 Hz
Weights & measures: Metric
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