Yes, we are that anxious. 2024 still has a long way to go, the Mercè long weekend has just passed, but we are already thinking about the holidays of 2025.
The Barcelona City Council has already published the working calendar for next year, and that allows us to get an idea of the long weekends that we can enjoy. Therefore, we leave you here the list of holidays where, with just one day, you can make a great long weekend to enjoy your vacations.
What are the best holidays to take a long weekend in 2025?
In 2025 there are up to six holidays that allow you to easily build a bridge. We explain what they are:
- January 6 (Epiphany): This day falls on a Monday, which allows for a long weekend from Saturday, January 4 to Monday, January 6.
- April 18 (Good Friday): This holiday falls on a Friday, allowing for a long weekend from Thursday, April 17 (if Maundy Thursday is taken as a holiday) to Sunday, April 20.
- April 21 (Easter Monday): This day is a holiday in some autonomous communities and falls on a Monday, allowing a long weekend from Saturday, April 19 to Monday, April 21.
- May 1 (Labor Day): It falls on Thursday, which allows for a long weekend taking Friday, May 2 as a day off, extending the rest until Sunday, May 4.
- August 15 (La Asunción): This holiday falls on Friday, allowing for a long weekend from Friday, August 15 through Sunday, August 17.
- September 24 (La Mercè): If you still have days left after August, this Mercè falls on a Wednesday, so if you are well organized, you can organize a five-day macro-weekend.
- December 8 (La Inmaculada Concepción): It falls on a Monday, which allows for a long weekend from Saturday, December 6 to Monday, December 8.
These are the main holidays in Barcelona that allow a long weekend, but keep in mind that this may vary depending on the autonomous community.
But so you don’t miss a single one in the city, we leave you the list of all the holidays of 2025 in Barcelona.
- January 1 New Year’s Day (E)
- January 6 Epiphany ( E)
- April 18 Good Friday ( E)
- April 21 Easter Monday ( A)
- May 1 Labor Day ( W)
- 9 June Easter Monday Granada ( L)
- June 24 St. John’s Day (A)
- 15 August La Asunción ( E)
- 11 September National Day of Catalonia ( A)
- 24 September Mare de Déu de la Mercè ( L)
- 1 November All Saints’ Day ( E)
- 6 December Constitution Day ( W)
- December 8 Immaculate Conception Day ( S)
- December 25 Christmas Day (S)
- 26 December Saint Stephen’s Day (S)