There are still more than three months to go before the end of the year and the weekends are getting too short and the worst:in Barcelona, until 2026, there are only five national and regional holidays that workers will be able to enjoy, but not all of them are valid.
This year the calendar does not play too much in favor, as several fall on Saturday or Sunday, so we tell you month by month how to enjoy them and make the most of them.
October: a holiday without a long weekend
October will only have one holiday, October 12, Columbus Day, which in 2025 will fall on a Sunday. In Catalonia, as it will not be moved to Monday, there will be no long weekend or long weekend. Even so, the festive atmosphere will be felt in the city, with cultural activities and concerts scheduled during that week.
November: Tots Sants long weekend falls on Saturday
November 1, All Saints’ Day, will fall on a Saturday, which prevents extending the working day off. It will be necessary to concentrate plans around this holiday and, incidentally, take advantage of the Halloween atmosphere of the previous day.
December, the most festive month
December is once again the month with the most holidays, offering the only three-day long weekend on the calendar. Constitution Day (December 6) will fall on a Saturday, but Monday, December 8, Immaculate Conception, will be a holiday throughout Spain. A perfect respite just before the Christmas vacations and in the middle of Barcelona illuminated with Christmas lights and markets already underway.
The last holiday of the year will be December 25, Christmas, which will fall on a Thursday, which together with December 26, Sant Esteve, will allow to set up a macro Christmas holiday that will allow to say goodbye to the year in the best possible way.