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Spain (Canary Isles) : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Euro (EUR)
  • Spain has set in 2007 a maximum of 14 public holidays (fiestas) every year: no more than two of those can be at a local level.
    Internet domain: .es - Telephone code: +34 - International dialing code: 00
    European Truck Ban: 08:00 to 24:00 on Sundays, public holidays eve
  • Weekend: Saturday & Sunday
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    Friday june 23, 2023Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Saturday june 24, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Thursday july 6, 2023Regional holidayCatholic
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    Saturday august 5, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Tuesday august 15, 2023AssumptionCatholic
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    Thursday september 7, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Thursday september 7, 2023Summer holiday (end) - primarySchool holidays
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    Friday september 8, 2023Nuestra Señora del Pino (Las Palmas only)cards/flowers
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    Monday september 11, 2023Summer holiday (end) - secondarySchool holidays
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    Saturday september 16, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Sunday september 24, 2023Regional holidayCatholic
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    Tuesday october 10, 2023Regional holidaySecular holiday
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    Thursday october 12, 2023National DayNational Day
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    Friday october 27, 2023All Saints - (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday november 1, 2023All Saints' DayCatholic
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    Thursday november 2, 2023All Saints - (end)School holidays
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    Tuesday december 5, 2023Mid-term holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Wednesday december 6, 2023Constitution DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday december 7, 2023School holidaySchool holidays
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    Friday december 8, 2023Immaculate ConceptionCatholic
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    Monday december 11, 2023Mid-term holiday (end)School holidays
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    Friday december 22, 2023Christmas holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas DayCatholic or protestant
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    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Friday june 23, 2023
    School holidays :

    Regional holiday

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    Saturday june 24, 2023
    Secular holiday : in Las Palmas only

    Regional holiday

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    Thursday july 6, 2023
    Catholic : Bajada de la Virgen Nuestra Señora de los Reyes in El Hierro only

    Regional holiday

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    Saturday august 5, 2023
    Secular holiday : Fiesta de la Virgen de las Nieves La Palma only

    Assumption

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    Tuesday august 15, 2023
    Catholic :

    Regional holiday

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    Thursday september 7, 2023
    Secular holiday : Our Lady of Good Help in Tenerife only

    Summer holiday (end) - primary

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    Thursday september 7, 2023
    School holidays :

    Nuestra Señora del Pino (Las Palmas only)

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    Friday september 8, 2023
    cards/flowers :

    Summer holiday (end) - secondary

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    Monday september 11, 2023
    School holidays :

    Regional holiday

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    Saturday september 16, 2023
    Secular holiday : Nuestra Señora de Los Dolores Lanzarote only

    Regional holiday

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    Sunday september 24, 2023
    Catholic : Nuestra Señora de los Reyes El Hierro only

    Regional holiday

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    Tuesday october 10, 2023
    Secular holiday : Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe La Gomera only

    National Day

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    Thursday october 12, 2023
    Secular holiday : To commemorate the arrival of Columbus in Americas in 1492. It is also celebrated as the day of the Armed Forces in Spain.

    All Saints - (beginning)

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    Friday october 27, 2023
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    All Saints' Day

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    Wednesday november 1, 2023
    Catholic : The day now honors all saints of the church, even those not known by name. The first All Saints' Day occurred on May 13, 609 (C.E.) when Pope Boniface IV accepted the Pantheon as a gift from the Emperor Phocas. Boniface dedicated it as the Church of Santa Maria Rotonda in honor of the Blessed Virgin and all martyrs. During Pope Gregory III's reign (731-741), the festival was expanded to include all saints and a chapel in St. Peter's church was dedicated accordingly. Pope Gregory IV officially designated the day in 837. (World Book Encyclopedia)

    All Saints - (end)

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    Thursday november 2, 2023
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    Mid-term holiday (beginning)

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    Tuesday december 5, 2023
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    Constitution Day

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    Wednesday december 6, 2023
    Secular holiday : Commemorates the 1978 referendum when the Spanish people voted to approve the constitution.

    School holiday

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    Thursday december 7, 2023
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    Immaculate Conception

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    Friday december 8, 2023
    Catholic : Dogma that Mary was from the first moment of conception, totally free from the stain of original sin.

    Mid-term holiday (end)

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    Monday december 11, 2023
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    Christmas holiday (beginning)

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    Friday december 22, 2023
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    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    Catholic or protestant : Since pre-historic times in Europe, festivities (bonfires, offrerings) were marking the beginning of longer hours of daylight with fires and ritual. The Roman festival of Saturnalia lasted several days in December (gambling and offerings). Germanic tribes also celebrated mid-winter (drinking and rituals). The Bulgarian (with Koleduvane) and the Polish (with Gwiazdka) perpetuate this tradition. Jesus of Nazareth was probably born in springtime (Reformists favour autumn). But in the 4th century, December 25th was chosen for the celebration of his birth by Pope Julius I (Bishop Liberus is also mentioned in 354 A.D.). Thus, a Christian element was introduced in the long-established mid-winter festivals. Before 1582, the Papal States and other Italian city states celebrated New Year’s Day on Christmas Day.