Public holidays along the Vía de la Plata (2026)

Regional holidays are shown with the region in (brackets).

Public holidays which change their date are followed by (moveable).

When a public holiday falls on a weekend it may move to the previous Friday or the following Monday. However, there is no simple rule governing this, it varies by region, ask advice locally.

1 / 2 indicated the holiday falls on a Sunday but may move to Monday.

There are also local fiestas, often confined to one town or village.

January

1 New Years Day / Año Nuevo

6 Epiphany / Epifanía (Día de Reyes)

February

28 Day of Andalusia / Día de Andalucía (Andalusia)

April

2 Maundy Thursday / Jueves Santo (moveable)

3 Good Friday / Viernes Santo (moveable)

23 Castile and León Day / Día de Castilla-y-León (Castilla-y-León)

May

1 May Day / Día del Trabajador

14 Galicia Literature Day / Día das Letras Galegas (Santiago de Compostela)

July

25 Feast of Saint James the Apostle (Galicia)

August

15 Assumption / Asunción

September

8 Día de Extremadura (Extremadura)

October

12 Spanish National Holiday / Fiesta Nacional de España (Andalusia, Extremadura, Galicia)

November

1 / 2 All Saints / Todos los Santos (except Galicia)

December

6 / 7 Immaculate Conception / Inmaculada Concepción (Andalusia, Extremadura, Castilla-y-León)

25 Christmas Day / Navidad