Barcelona Public Holidays Calendar

Updated Jan 17 2024

The public holidays calendar in Barcelona has many holidays that are held all over Spain, as well as other dates that are only celebrated in Catalonia, such as the National Day of Catalonia which takes place on 11th September, or in the city of Barcelona, such as its major festival in memory of its patron saint the Virgen of Mercy, and is celebrated every 24th September.

Celebrations, events and activities on Sunday

If you are lucky enough to visit the city during one of these public holidays, it is worth getting information on the traditional celebrations, activities and events for some of these holidays.

When organising a trip to Barcelona it is worth knowing the public holidays calendar for the city as sometimes there may be a change in opening times for visits to museums, monuments and tourist and cultural attractions, especially during the Easter week, 1st and 6th January and 25th and 26th December.


That’s why we recommend you to take a look at this section before travelling to Barcelona and in case your stay coincides with any of the public holidays in the city, you can think ahead and check the opening times of certain cultural visits that you plan to make, of stores and shops you want to go shopping in, as well as get information on the possible changes for some restaurants and night venues or if there is any change to the public transport service, especially metro and bus.

Barcelona public holidays calendar 2024 / 2025

PUBLIC HOLIDAY 2024 / 2025HOLIDAY
1st JanuaryNew Year
6th JanuaryThree Kings Day
29th March 2024
18th April 2025
Good Friday
1st April 2024
21st April 2025
Lunes de Pascua
1st MayLabour Day
20th May 2024
9th June 2025
Pentecost
24th JuneSant Joan Festival (Saint John)
15th AugustAssumption of the Virgin Mary
11th SeptemberNational Day of Catalonia
24th SeptemberLa Mercè Festival
12th OctoberHispanic Day
1st NovemberAll Saints Day
6th DecemberConstitution Day
8th DecemberDay of the Immaculate Conception
25th DecemberChristmas Day
26th DecemberBoxing Day

Shops and business opening hours on public holidays

Although business opening hours in Barcelona has gotten more relaxed over recent years, on most public holidays (including Sundays) the vast majority of stores and businesses are usually closed. For a certain number of days and/or holiday periods, businesses are open, in some cases just in a specific area of Barcelona called the “tourist zone”.


However, because of its privileged location in Port Vell the Maremagnum Shopping Centre has certain benefits, it is open during all public holidays, except 25th December.

map stores open Barcelona

Stores in the “Tourist area” are allowed to open on Sundays from 12pm to 8pm during some periods of the year (2024: Sundays from May 15 to September 15 in addition to May 20, June 24, August 15 and September 11). These are mostly stores located in the Ciutat Vella district (El Raval, El Born – La Ribera, La Barceloneta and the Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter) where a large number of stores are usually open on these Sundays.

Also, each year stores are allowed to open in all areas of the city on some Sundays and other specific public holidays (2024: January 7, October 12 and 20, November 1 and December 6, 8, 15, 22 and 29), although most stores that choose to open during these public holidays are in the city centre.

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