Barcelona's long weekends.

The stretches of days off worth planning around in Barcelona, worked out from national, Catalan and city holidays, with the leave needed and where the dates come from.

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Public holidays from named sources, listed at the foot of the page
Dates that move with the moon, or are not announced yet, are marked
Hotels in Barcelona are bookable now, quoted in EUR with every tax counted.

When to go

A long weekend here is a public holiday on a weekday beside a weekend: a Friday or Monday holiday gives three days, and a midweek one can be joined to the weekend with leave, which each entry counts. Holidays that apply only to this state, region or city are included.

Long weekends

What is coming up.

Immaculate ConceptionSat 5 Dec – Tue 8 Dec 2026
4 days off, 1 leave day
Christmas DayFri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec 2026
3 days off, no leave needed
New Year's DayFri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan 2027
3 days off, no leave needed
New Year's Day, EpiphanyFri 1 Jan – Wed 6 Jan 2027
6 days off, 2 leave days
Good Friday, Easter MondayFri 26 Mar – Mon 29 Mar 2027
4 days off, no leave needed
St. John's DayThu 24 Jun – Sun 27 Jun 2027
4 days off, 1 leave day
National Day of SpainSat 9 Oct – Tue 12 Oct 2027
4 days off, 1 leave day
All Saints DaySat 30 Oct – Mon 1 Nov 2027
3 days off, no leave needed

Also in Spain: Madrid.

Sources: Nager.Date public holidays, ES, 2026 and 2027 (open dataset) (checked 2026-10-28); Madrid: Decreto 75/2025 (BOCM, 25 Sep 2025) and the city plenary of 30 Sep 2025. Barcelona: Diputacio de Barcelona BOP (Decret d'Alcaldia 16408/2025). Read as summarised by secondary sources, not the originals. Catalonia 2027: Ordre EMT/52/2026 (25 Mar 2026) lists Easter Monday 29 Mar, Sant Joan 24 Jun and the Diada 11 Sep as holidays, so those are no longer provisional. (checked 2026-10-28).

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