New Year's Day has already passed this year.
Thursday, January 1, 2026
Key facts
- Date
- Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Day of the week
- Thursday
- Where observed
- Nationwide
- Holiday type
- Public holiday
- Week number
- 1
- Day of year
- 1
- Local time zone
- Europe/Madrid
- Currency
- EUR
Long-weekend planner
New Year's Day falls on a Thursday in 2026. Take the Friday off to turn it into a four-day weekend.
This holiday in other years
Frequently asked questions
In Spain, New Year's Day is on January 1, 2026 in 2026.
In 2026, New Year's Day falls on a Thursday.
Yes. New Year's Day is a public holiday observed nationwide in Spain.
New Year's Day was on January 1, 2026 and has already passed this year.
The next New Year's Day in Spain is on January 1, 2027.
Other public holidays in Spain 2026
- Epiphany (Día de Reyes / Epifanía del Señor)Jan 6
- Day of Andalucía (Día de Andalucía)Feb 28
- Day of the Balearic Islands (Dia de les Illes Balears)Mar 1
- Maundy Thursday (Jueves Santo)Apr 2
- Good Friday (Viernes Santo)Apr 3
- Easter Monday (Lunes de Pascua)Apr 6
- Castile and León Day (Día de Castilla y León)Apr 23
- Day of Aragón (San Jorge (Día de Aragón))Apr 23
- Labour Day (Fiesta del trabajo)May 1
- Day of Madrid (Fiesta de la Comunidad de Madrid)May 2
- Galician Literature Day (Día das Letras Galegas)May 17
- Day of the Canary Islands (Día de Canarias)May 30
- Day of Castilla-La Mancha (Día de la Región Castilla-La Mancha)May 31
- Corpus ChristiJun 4
- Day of La Rioja (Día de La Rioja)Jun 9
- Day of Murcia (Día de la Región de Murcia)Jun 9
- St. John's Day (Sant Joan)Jun 24
- Santiago ApóstolJul 25
- Day of the Cantabrian Institutions (Día de las Instituciones de Cantabria)Jul 28
- Assumption (Asunción)Aug 15
- Day of Asturias (Día de Asturias)Sep 8
- Day of Extremadura (Día de Extremadura)Sep 8
- National Day of Catalonia (Diada Nacional de Catalunya)Sep 11
- Feast of Our Lady of Bien Aparecida (Festividad de la Bien Aparecida)Sep 15
- Day of the Valencian Community (Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana)Oct 9
- National Day of Spain (Fiesta Nacional de España)Oct 12
- All Saints Day (Día de todos los Santos)Nov 1
- Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución)Dec 6
- Immaculate Conception (Inmaculada Concepción)Dec 8
- Christmas Day (Navidad)Dec 25
- St. Stephen's Day (Feast of Saint Stephen)Dec 26
About these dates
The New Year's Day date for Spain 2026 is compiled from public official sources and was last updated on August 7, 2026.
Official source: https://www.boe.es/calendario.php