Public Holidays in Barcelona

There are plenty of local, regional and national public holidays in Spain. Knowing the public holidays is important especially if you are a planner.

There are three types of holidays in Barcelona:

• National holidays where it’s a holiday everywhere in Spain
• Regional holidays where it’s a holiday in a particular region or community (in Catalunya for example)
• Local holidays where it’s a holiday only in one region or city (in Barcelona)

We are going to have 15 official holidays in Barcelona in 2024:

1. Monday, 01 January – New Year’s Day (National)
2. Saturday, 06 January – Epiphany / Three Kings’ Day (National)
3. Friday, 29 March – Good Friday (National)
4. Monday, 01 April – Easter Monday (Catalunya)
5. Wednesday, 01 May – Labor Day (National)
6. Monday, 20 May – Whit Monday / Pentecost Monday (Barcelona)
7. Monday, 24 June – Midsummer’s Day / St John’s Day (Catalunya)
8. Thursday, 15 August – Assumption of Mary (National)
9. Wednesday, 11 September – Catalan National Day (Catalunya)
10. Tuesday, 24 September – La Mercè (Barcelona)
11. Saturday, 12 October – National Day of Spain (National)
12. Friday, 01 November – All Saints’ Day (National)
13. Friday, 06 December – Spanish Constitution Day (National)
14. Wednesday, 25 December – Christmas (National)
15. Thursday, 26 December – Boxing Day (Catalunya)

Now that you know the holidays, you can plan accordingly.

Source: Ajuntament Barcelona