Spain Calendar and Public Holidays in 2026
2026 calendar of major cultural and economic events in Spain
January 21 to 25, 2026: FITUR, Madrid
January 16 to February 17, 2026: Santa Cruz de Tenerife Carnival, murgas and festivities, Canary Islands
February 12 to 18, 2026: Barcelona Carnival
March 2 to 5, 2026: Mobile World Congress, Barcelona
March 15 to 19, 2026: Fallas de Valencia
April 21 to 26, 2026: Feria de Abril, Seville
July 6 to 14, 2026: Running of the Bulls in Pamplona
August 26, 2026: La Tomatina Festival in Buñol
August 22 to September 13, 2026: La Vuelta cycling race
Time zone and time difference: UTC+1, summer time UTC+2 (late March to late October)
January 1, 2026: New Year's Day
January 6, 2026: Epiphany
April 2, 2026: Maundy Thursday
April 3, 2026: Good Friday
May 1, 2026: Labour Day
June 23, 2026: San Juan (Feast of St. John)
August 15, 2026: Assumption
October 12, 2026: Spain's National Day
November 1, 2026: All Saints' Day
December 6, 2026: Constitution Day
December 8, 2026: Feast of the Immaculate Conception
December 25, 2026: Christmas
Not to be missed: Las Fallas de Valencia
The Fallas Festival
Las Fallas is a great annual carnival in the Valencia region that consists of building and then burning large cardboard statues.