Overview
- Móstoles, Leganés and Alcorcón have posted their 2026 calendars with 15 public holidays each divided among state, regional and local designations.
- Spain will observe nine nationwide holidays in 2026, while autonomous communities add three regional dates and one recoverable day chosen from April 17, April 21, June 24 or December 26.
- Madrid City Council designated May 15 (San Isidro) and November 9 (Virgen de la Almudena) as the capital’s local holidays, which the reports say generate additional long weekends.
- Leganés includes its local feast of Virgen de Butarque on August 5, Móstoles lists San Isidro and Virgen de los Santos, and Alcorcón adds April 6 (Traslado de Santo Domingo y San Dominguín) and September 8 (Nuestra Señora de los Remedios).
- Coverage notes a total of eight long weekends in the capital’s 2026 calendar after the local dates are incorporated.