The 2024 work calendar includes a total of 12 days public holidaysnine of which will take place jointly throughout Spain, the same number as in 2023, according to a resolution of the General Directorate of Labor published in October last year in the Official State Gazette.
Among these 12 vacationBetween the months of September and December there are four national holidays and most of the autonomous communities also celebrate some of their regional holidays.
In concrete terms, the rest of the year, a party will take place throughout Spain:
- Saturday October 12 (National Day)
- Friday, November 1st (All Saints’ Day)
- Friday, December 6 (Constitution Day)
- Wednesday, December 25 (Nativity of the Lord).
Among the faculties recognized by the autonomous communities, there is the possibility of replacing the rest on the Monday following the national holidays that coincide on Sunday with the incorporation of others that are traditional to them, as well as the possibility of celebrating San José (March 19) or Santiago Apóstol (July 25) in its corresponding territory.
Where is a holiday on December 9, 2024
On the other hand, December 9 (Monday following the feast of the Immaculate Conception) will be a holiday:
- Andalusia
- Aragon
- Asturias
- Castile and Leon
- Extremadura
- Murcia
- Melilla
Two regional holidays and two local holidays must always be added to the national holidays, for a total of 16 holidays per year.
long weekends
The celebration of several public holidays on Monday or Friday, therefore close to Saturday and Sunday, will allow next year to have longer weekends than usual throughout Spain. This is what happens in the second half of the year with Friday, November 1st and Friday, December 6th.
Public holidays specific to each autonomous community
Andalusia: December 9 (transfer of the Immaculate Conception)
Aragon: December 9 (transfer of the Immaculate Conception)
Asturias: September 9 (transfer of the Asturias Festival) and December 9 (transfer of the Immaculate Conception)
Balearic Islands: no regional public holidays the rest of the year
Canary Islands: September 16 (Lanzarote and La Graciosa: Our Patron Saint of the Volcanoes); September 20 (Fuerteventura: Nuestra Señora de la Peña); September 24 (El Hierro: Our Lady of the Kings); and October 7 (La Gomera: Our Lady of Guadalupe)
Cantabria: no regional holidays the rest of the year
Castile-La Mancha: no regional holidays the rest of the year
Castilla y León: December 9 (transfer of the Immaculate Conception)
Catalonia: September 11 (Catalonia Day) and December 26 (Saint Stephen’s Day)
Community of Madrid: no regional holidays the rest of the year
Valencian Community: October 9 (Valencian Community Day)
Extremadura: December 9 (transfer of the Immaculate Conception)
Galicia: no regional holidays the rest of the year
Navarre: December 3 (Saint Francis Xavier)
Euskadi: no regional holidays the rest of the year
Region of Murcia: December 9 (transfer of the Immaculate Conception)
La Rioja: no regional holidays the rest of the year
Ceuta: no regional holidays the rest of the year
Melilla: September 17 (Melilla Day) and December 9 (Transfer of the Immaculate Conception)
