Is 7 December a public holiday in Spain? December 2026, Christmas and Epiphany by region

Monday 7 December 2026 is a public holiday in nine regions and Melilla: Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Cantabria, Castile and León, Extremadura, the Community of Madrid, the Region of Murcia and La Rioja. There the long weekend runs Saturday 5 to Tuesday 8 December without booking a day. In the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Castile-La Mancha, Catalonia, Galicia, Navarre, the Basque Country, the Valencian Community and Ceuta, the 7th is a working day and the only holiday that week is Tuesday the 8th, which is a holiday everywhere in Spain.

Is 7 December a holiday in Spain? Region by region

Monday the 7th is the day that changes from one region to the next; Tuesday the 8th, Christmas Day, New Year's Day and Epiphany are holidays in all of them, and Saturday the 26th only in the Balearic Islands and Catalonia. Find yours in the table:

Why is the 7th a holiday in some regions and not others?

Constitution Day, 6 December, is a national holiday, but in 2026 it falls on a Sunday. Spanish law (article 45 of Royal Decree 2001/1983) lets each region choose: give the following Monday off, or swap that day for a holiday of its own on another date. Nine regions and Melilla chose Monday the 7th; the rest swapped it, so there the Sunday is not moved and the 7th is a normal working day.

How many days off, for how much leave

Where Monday the 7th is a holiday, the long weekend comes free: 4 days, Saturday 5 to Tuesday 8 December. Elsewhere it takes 1 day of leave (Monday the 7th) to get the same 4. These are all the December and January combinations for a Monday-to-Friday job; leave still has to be agreed with your employer.

In Navarre the break starts earlier: Thursday 3 December, St Francis Xavier, is a holiday across the region, set by the Navarrese government as a local holiday common to every town (Resolución 390/2025). Taking Friday 4 and Monday 7 off gives 6 days, Thursday 3 to Tuesday 8 December.

Christmas, New Year and Epiphany

Christmas Day is a Friday and a holiday everywhere, so Christmas weekend is 3 days, Friday 25 to Sunday 27 December. 26 December (St Stephen's Day) is a holiday only in the Balearic Islands and Catalonia (not in Aran), and as it falls on a Saturday it is not moved to the Monday. Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve are not public holidays anywhere in Spain.

New Year's Day 2027 is a Friday and a holiday everywhere: 3 days, Friday 1 to Sunday 3 January. Epiphany (6 January 2027) is a Wednesday and a holiday in every region: no region swapped it, according to the 2027 list. Taking Monday 4 and Tuesday 5 off gives 6 days in a row, Friday 1 to Wednesday 6 January; taking Thursday 7 and Friday 8 off gives 5 days, Wednesday 6 to Sunday 10 January.

Living in Catalonia?

Monday the 7th is a working day in Catalonia, except in 43 towns that have it as a local holiday, and the only bridge holiday is Tuesday the 8th; 26 December (Sant Esteve) is a holiday there. Schools and shops are covered in December 2026 public holidays in Catalonia.

Next year the bridge is for everyone: in 2027, 6 December is a Monday and the 8th a Wednesday, both national holidays, so taking the 7th off gives 5 days in a row. Catalonia's 2027 long weekends are in long weekends 2027 in Catalonia.

Data on this page last verified: 6 November 2026.

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