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Is 26 December 2027 a public holiday in Catalonia?

No

No. Sunday 26 December 2027, Saint Stephen's Day, is not a public holiday in Catalonia: it falls on a Sunday, and Order EMT/52/2026 leaves it out of the twelve 2027 holidays and does not add Monday 27 December either.

Nor is it a holiday anywhere else in Spain: the BOE's list of 2027 holidays marks neither 26 December nor Monday 27 December in any region.

The day before, Saturday 25 December, Christmas Day, is a public holiday across Catalonia.

In the 2026 calendar, by contrast, 26 December 2026 is a holiday (Order EMT/66/2025), except in Aran.

All the 2027 holidays and long weekends are in long weekends 2027 in Catalonia.

Where is 26 December 2027 a local holiday?

None of the 46 councils that have approved their 2027 days has chosen it as a local holiday.

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 26 December 2027?

Shops on the general timetable must close: Catalonia's retail law sets a few compulsory closing days, 1 and 6 January, Easter Sunday and Monday, 1 May, 24 June, 11 September and 25 and 26 December (Llei 18/2017, article 36.2.d), and 26 December is on the list even though it is not a holiday in 2027.

Businesses the law leaves outside that timetable may open, such as bakeries, pastry shops, convenience stores, florists and pharmacies (Llei 18/2017, article 37).

Is there school on 26 December 2027?

There is no school: it falls in the Christmas school holidays, 22 December 2027 to 9 January 2028, both included (Order EDF/66/2026).

Other dates

2027

2026

Catalonia's bank holidays and local holidays, town by town

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Sources

  1. 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
  2. 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
  3. Ordre EMT/89/2026, calendari d'obertura comercial en diumenges i festius per al 2027 — DOGC de 28.5.2026
  4. Llei 18/2017, de l'1 d'agost, de comerç, serveis i fires (text consolidat) — BOE-A-2017-11320
  5. 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