2026 Holiday Calendar: A Total of 14 Festive Days
The official 2026 working calendar for the Canary Islands features a total of 14 public holidays. Of these, nine are celebrated nationwide across Spain, with a further two being regional. To these 12 days, each local council adds two municipal holidays, bringing the total to 14 days off.
National Holidays Across Spain
In 2026, the nationwide public holidays will be: Thursday 1st January (New Year’s Day), Tuesday 6th January (Epiphany), Friday 3rd April (Good Friday), Friday 1st May (Labour Day), Saturday 15th August (Assumption of Mary), Monday 12th October (Spanish National Day), Sunday 1st November (All Saints’ Day), Tuesday 8th December (Immaculate Conception), and Friday 25th December (Christmas Day).
Regional Variations and Long Weekends
Autonomous regions have the power to move certain common holidays. This has happened with Thursday 2nd April (Maundy Thursday), which will be a holiday in all of Spain except Catalonia and the Valencian Community. Regions can also replace the Monday following a Sunday national holiday with a traditional local celebration. Consequently, Monday 2nd November (the day after All Saints’ Day) will be a holiday in Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, the Canary Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Castile and León, Extremadura, the Community of Madrid, and Navarre.
Workers across all regions can look forward to at least four long weekends: Good Friday (3rd April), Labour Day (1st May), Spanish National Day (12th October), and Christmas Day (25th December). In regions observing Maundy Thursday (2nd April), there will be a four-day Easter break. Furthermore, those who can take a day’s leave could extend the weekend for Epiphany (6th January), which falls on a Tuesday.
Carnival Tuesday: A Popular Local Choice
A total of 46 Canary Islands municipalities have selected Tuesday 17th February, Carnival Tuesday, as one of their local holidays. These towns include Adeje, Arona, Arrecife, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Puerto del Rosario, San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, and San Sebastián de La Gomera, among others.
Island-by-Island Guide to Local Festivities
Tenerife Local Holidays
Approved local holidays for 2026 in Tenerife include: Adeje (20th January, San Sebastián); Arafo (31st August, San Bernardo); Arona (5th October, Santísimo Cristo de la Salud); Candelaria (27th July, Santa Ana); El Rosario (3rd August, Nuestra Señora de La Esperanza); Garachico (24th June, San Juan); Icod de los Vinos (25th April, San Marcos); La Laguna (14th September, Santísimo Cristo); La Orotava (11th June, Infraoctava del Corpus Christi); Puerto de la Cruz (13th & 14th July, Gran Poder de Dios and Virgen del Carmen); Santa Cruz de Tenerife (4th May, Día de la Cruz); and Tacoronte (25th November, Santa Catalina).
Gran Canaria Local Holidays
In Gran Canaria, local holidays will be observed in: Agaete (29th June & 5th August); Agüimes (20th January & 19th February); Arucas (24th June); Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (24th June, city foundation); Mogán (6th April & 16th July); San Bartolomé de Tirajana (25th July & 24th August); Telde (24th June & 17th November); and Teror (12th June).
Lanzarote Local Holidays
For Lanzarote, the local holidays are: Arrecife (25th September, San Ginés); Haría (24th June, San Juan); Teguise (16th July & 5th August); Tías (2nd February); Tinajo (24th June); and Yaiza (7th & 8th September).
Fuerteventura Local Holidays
In Fuerteventura, municipalities will celebrate: Antigua (9th February & 8th September); Betancuria (14th July & 24th August); La Oliva (2nd February & 16th July); Pájara (2nd & 16th July); Puerto del Rosario (7th October); and Tuineje (13th October & 2nd February).
La Palma Local Holidays
On La Palma, the approved days are: Breña Alta (29th June); Breña Baja (19th March & 7th October); Los Llanos de Aridane (2nd July); Santa Cruz de La Palma (16th July); and Tazacorte (16th July & 28th September).
La Gomera Local Holidays
La Gomera’s local festivities will be in: San Sebastián de La Gomera (20th January & 24th February); Valle Gran Rey (7th January & 24th June); and Vallehermoso (24th September & 23rd July).
El Hierro Local Holidays
Finally, for El Hierro, the local holidays are in: El Pinar (24th June & 16th July); La Frontera (10th August); and Valverde (15th May & 29th June).
Regional and Island-Specific Holidays
The remaining 12 holidays, of a regional and island-wide character, were approved by the Regional Government last April. The legislation defines as non-working days all Sundays of the year and the following: 1st January; 6th January; 2nd April (Maundy Thursday); 3rd April; 1st May; 30th May (Canary Islands Day); 15th August; 12th October; 2nd November; 8th December; and 25th December.
It also sets the island-specific holidays: 2nd February (Virgen de Candelaria) in Tenerife; 24th September (Bajada de la Virgen de los Reyes) in El Hierro; 5th August (Nuestra Señora de Las Nieves) in La Palma; 18th September (Nuestra Señora de la Peña) in Fuerteventura; 8th September (Nuestra Señora del Pino) in Gran Canaria; 15th September (Nuestra Señora de Los Volcanes) in Lanzarote and La Graciosa; and 5th October (Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe) in La Gomera.
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