Madrid's long weekends.

The stretches of days off worth planning around in Madrid, worked out from national, Community of Madrid 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 Madrid 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 Conception, Constitution Day (moved to Monday)Sat 5 Dec – Tue 8 Dec 2026
4 days off, no leave needed
Immaculate Conception, Constitution Day (moved to Monday)Sat 5 Dec – Sun 13 Dec 2026
9 days off, 3 leave days
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
Maundy Thursday, Good FridaySat 20 Mar – Sun 28 Mar 2027
9 days off, 3 leave days · dates may move or be confirmed later
Maundy Thursday, Good FridayThu 25 Mar – Sun 28 Mar 2027
4 days off, no leave needed · dates may move or be confirmed later
National Day of SpainSat 9 Oct – Tue 12 Oct 2027
4 days off, 1 leave day

Also in Spain: Barcelona.

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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