Public holidays in Barcelona

What it means for your trip

On a public holiday in Barcelona most shops and offices are closed, though tourist areas keep some shops, restaurants and sights open. Public transport usually runs a Sunday-style timetable. A holiday that falls on a Sunday is not always moved: in Catalonia it often simply disappears that year.

Public holidays in 2026

• Thu 1 January New Year's Day (Any Nou / Año Nuevo)
  The first day of the year, after a late New Year's Eve. Most shops are closed and the city starts slowly.
• Tue 6 January Epiphany (Three Kings' Day) (Reis / Reyes)
  The day children get their presents from the Three Kings, after the Cavalcade parade the evening before. Shops are closed.
• Fri 3 April Good Friday (Divendres Sant / Viernes Santo)
  The Friday before Easter, with religious processions in some districts. Shops and offices are closed. Holy Thursday is not a holiday in Catalonia.
• Mon 6 April Easter Monday (Dilluns de Pasqua / Lunes de Pascua)
  A Catalan holiday (not national) that takes the place of Holy Thursday. Families eat the traditional mona cake. Shops and offices are closed.
• Fri 1 May Labour Day (Festa del Treball / Día del Trabajo)
  Workers' day, with union demonstrations in the city centre. Shops and offices are closed.
• Mon 25 May Whit Monday (Dilluns de Pasqua Granada / Lunes de Pentecostés) Local holiday
  A local holiday in Barcelona only (not Catalonia-wide). Many locals head to the Ermita de Sant Genís; shops and offices in the city are closed.
• Wed 24 June Saint John's Day (Sant Joan) (Revetlla i Sant Joan)
  A Catalan holiday: the night before, bonfires and fireworks on the beaches and in the squares. Most of the city is closed or sleeping late the next day.
• Sat 15 August Assumption Day (L'Assumpció / La Asunción)
  A Catholic feast in mid-August. Shops are closed, and the Gràcia district celebrates its street festival around this date.
• Fri 11 September National Day of Catalonia (Diada) (La Diada)
  A Catalan holiday (not national) remembering the fall of Barcelona in 1714. Expect large pro-independence marches and crowds; shops and offices are closed.
• Thu 24 September La Mercè Local holiday
  Barcelona's patron saint festival, a local holiday with free concerts, human towers (castells), a fire-run and fireworks. Shops and offices in the city are closed.
• Mon 12 October Spain's National Day (Festa Nacional d'Espanya / Fiesta Nacional de España)
  Spain's national day, with a military parade in Madrid. In Barcelona shops and offices are closed, and it is a quiet day.
• Sun 1 November All Saints' Day (Tots Sants / Todos los Santos)
  A day to remember the dead: families visit cemeteries. Shops are closed; not a holiday when it falls on a Sunday, as in 2026.
• Sun 6 December Constitution Day (Dia de la Constitució / Día de la Constitución)
  Marks the 1978 Spanish constitution and often makes a long bridge weekend with 8 December. Shops are closed, but it is not moved when on a Sunday.
• Tue 8 December Immaculate Conception (La Immaculada / La Inmaculada)
  A Catholic feast that opens the Christmas shopping season; Christmas lights and markets are up. Many shops are closed, but the Christmas market at the cathedral is open.
• Fri 25 December Christmas Day (Nadal / Navidad)
  A quiet family day with a big lunch. Shops are closed, most restaurants are shut or fully booked and public transport is limited.
• Sat 26 December Saint Stephen's Day (Sant Esteve) (Sant Esteve)
  A Catalan holiday (not national) when families eat canelons with the leftover Christmas meat. Shops are closed; it is not a holiday when on a Sunday, as in 2027.

Public holidays in 2027

• Fri 1 January New Year's Day (Any Nou / Año Nuevo)
  The first day of the year, after a late New Year's Eve. Most shops are closed and the city starts slowly.
• Wed 6 January Epiphany (Three Kings' Day) (Reis / Reyes)
  The day children get their presents from the Three Kings, after the Cavalcade parade the evening before. Shops are closed.
• Fri 26 March Good Friday (Divendres Sant / Viernes Santo)
  The Friday before Easter, with religious processions in some districts. Shops and offices are closed. Holy Thursday is not a holiday in Catalonia.
• Mon 29 March Easter Monday (Dilluns de Pasqua / Lunes de Pascua)
  A Catalan holiday (not national) that takes the place of Holy Thursday. Families eat the traditional mona cake. Shops and offices are closed.
• Sat 1 May Labour Day (Festa del Treball / Día del Trabajo)
  Workers' day, with union demonstrations in the city centre. Shops and offices are closed.
• Mon 17 May Whit Monday (Dilluns de Pasqua Granada / Lunes de Pentecostés) Local holiday
  A local holiday in Barcelona only (not Catalonia-wide). Many locals head to the Ermita de Sant Genís; shops and offices in the city are closed.
• Thu 24 June Saint John's Day (Sant Joan) (Revetlla i Sant Joan)
  A Catalan holiday: the night before, bonfires and fireworks on the beaches and in the squares. Most of the city is closed or sleeping late the next day.
• Sun 15 August Assumption Day (L'Assumpció / La Asunción)
  A Catholic feast in mid-August. Shops are closed, and the Gràcia district celebrates its street festival around this date.
• Sat 11 September National Day of Catalonia (Diada) (La Diada)
  A Catalan holiday (not national) remembering the fall of Barcelona in 1714. Expect large pro-independence marches and crowds; shops and offices are closed.
• Fri 24 September La Mercè Local holiday
  Barcelona's patron saint festival, a local holiday with free concerts, human towers (castells), a fire-run and fireworks. Shops and offices in the city are closed.
• Tue 12 October Spain's National Day (Festa Nacional d'Espanya / Fiesta Nacional de España)
  Spain's national day, with a military parade in Madrid. In Barcelona shops and offices are closed, and it is a quiet day.
• Mon 1 November All Saints' Day (Tots Sants / Todos los Santos)
  A day to remember the dead: families visit cemeteries. Shops are closed; not a holiday when it falls on a Sunday, as in 2026.
• Mon 6 December Constitution Day (Dia de la Constitució / Día de la Constitución)
  Marks the 1978 Spanish constitution and often makes a long bridge weekend with 8 December. Shops are closed, but it is not moved when on a Sunday.
• Wed 8 December Immaculate Conception (La Immaculada / La Inmaculada)
  A Catholic feast that opens the Christmas shopping season; Christmas lights and markets are up. Many shops are closed, but the Christmas market at the cathedral is open.
• Sat 25 December Christmas Day (Nadal / Navidad)
  A quiet family day with a big lunch. Shops are closed, most restaurants are shut or fully booked and public transport is limited.
• Sun 26 December Saint Stephen's Day (Sant Esteve) (Sant Esteve)
  A Catalan holiday (not national) when families eat canelons with the leftover Christmas meat. Shops are closed; it is not a holiday when on a Sunday, as in 2027.