Is 19 March 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
No
No. Friday 19 March 2027, Saint Joseph's Day, is a working day in Catalonia: it is not one of the twelve 2027 holidays (Order EMT/52/2026). It is a local holiday in at least 1 town: la Llagosta, as approved by its council (pending the DOGC order).
Outside Catalonia, though, it is a holiday in Galicia, the Community of Madrid, the Region of Murcia, Navarre and the Valencian Community, according to the BOE's list of 2027 holidays.
The Easter holidays, the school break and the long weekends are in Easter 2027 in Catalonia.
Where is 19 March 2027 a local holiday?
From what councils have already approved, Friday 19 March will be a local holiday in at least 1 town, pending the DOGC order:
- la Llagosta
Local holidays for 2027 are not official yet: a DOGC order sets them at each council's request, and the 2026 one appeared on 17 December 2025. Until then this list covers only the 46 councils that have already approved and published their two 2027 days, each on its own website, e-office or minutes; once the order is out, it will cover every town.
Are shops open on 19 March 2027?
It is a working day, so shops keep their usual hours. Where it is a local holiday, shops on the general timetable may open only if the council picks it as one of its two 2027 opening days, which have not been published yet (Order EMT/89/2026).
Is there school on 19 March 2027?
There is school in Catalonia, except where it is a local holiday: local holidays are school holidays too. Each school also picks four free-choice days a year and may use one on this Friday: check your school's calendar (Order EDF/66/2026). The Easter school holidays start the next day.
Other dates
2027
- Is 1 January 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 5 January 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 6 January 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 25 March 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 26 March 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 29 March 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 23 April 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 1 May 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 17 May 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 24 June 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 29 June 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 15 August 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 11 September 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 24 September 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 12 October 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 1 November 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 2 November 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 6 December 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 7 December 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 8 December 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 24 December 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 25 December 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 26 December 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 31 December 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?
2026
- Is 1 November 2026 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 11 November 2026 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 30 November 2026 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 7 December 2026 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 8 December 2026 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 24 December 2026 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 25 December 2026 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 26 December 2026 a public holiday in Catalonia?
- Is 31 December 2026 a public holiday in Catalonia?
More on holidays
Sources
- Ordre EMT/52/2026, de 25 de març, per la qual s'estableix el calendari oficial de festes laborals a Catalunya per a l'any 2027 — DOGC núm. 9637, de 1.4.2026
- Resolución de 8 de octubre de 2026, de la Dirección General de Trabajo, por la que se publica la relación de fiestas laborales para el año 2027 — BOE-A-2026-21254, BOE de 13.10.2026
- Ordre EMT/89/2026, calendari d'obertura comercial en diumenges i festius per al 2027 — DOGC de 28.5.2026
- Llei 18/2017, de l'1 d'agost, de comerç, serveis i fires (text consolidat) — BOE-A-2017-11320
- Ordre EDF/66/2026, de 22 d'abril, calendari escolar dels cursos 2026-2027, 2027-2028 i 2028-2029 — DOGC núm. 9653, de 27.4.2026
- El Ple aprova els dos dies festius locals del 2027 — Ajuntament de la Llagosta, 30 de juliol de 2026