Spain long weekends 2027: the leave planner
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Pick your town and how many leave days you want to use: the planner finds the gaps between holidays and tells you which days to book for the most time off.
Days off in a row with 6 days of leave
21
in 3 breaks, using 6 days: 3.5 off per day of leave
| Leave days used | 6 / 6 |
| Breaks | 3 |
| Longest | 10 days, Fri 19 Mar to Sun 28 Mar |
| One or two-day bridges this year | 5 |
The 2027 local holidays have not yet been published in the official gazette (checked on 28 October 2026). They will be added the day they are.
| Take off | Days | Off | In a row |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 4 Jan to Tue 5 Jan | 2 | Fri 1 Jan to Wed 6 Jan | 6 |
| Mon 22 Mar to Wed 24 Mar | 3 | Fri 19 Mar to Sun 28 Mar | 10 |
| Tue 7 Dec | 1 | Sat 4 Dec to Wed 8 Dec | 5 |
| Take off | Days | Off | In a row |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 7 Dec | 1 | Sat 4 Dec to Wed 8 Dec | 5 |
| Mon 11 Oct | 1 | Sat 9 Oct to Tue 12 Oct | 4 |
| Mon 4 Jan to Tue 5 Jan | 2 | Fri 1 Jan to Wed 6 Jan | 6 |
| Thu 7 Jan to Fri 8 Jan | 2 | Wed 6 Jan to Sun 10 Jan | 5 |
| Thu 9 Dec to Fri 10 Dec | 2 | Wed 8 Dec to Sun 12 Dec | 5 |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Rules read in the BOE and the regional gazettes on 28 October 2026
The best long weekend of 2027 comes in December: Monday 6, Constitution Day, and Wednesday 8, the Immaculate Conception, leave Tuesday 7 in between. Book that one day and you are off for 5 days in a row, Sat 4 Dec to Wed 8 Dec, anywhere in Spain. The second is in October: the 12th is a Tuesday and, by booking Monday 11, you get 4 days. Easter, from 25 March to 29 March, already gives four or five days without booking anything, depending on the region, and stretches to nine by booking the three or four days before. On the other hand, 1 May and Christmas Day fall on a Saturday and leave no bridge. The planner combines your region's holidays and your town's two, and places however many leave days you give it where they go furthest. With 5 days in Madrid, for example, you get 19 days off in 3 breaks.
Long weekends across Spain in 2027
Three dates work for everyone, because they hinge on nationwide holidays in the BOE resolution. In January, Epiphany falls on a Wednesday: booking 2 days (Mon 4 Jan to Tue 5 Jan) gives 6 off. In October, Monday 11 links the weekend with Tuesday 12. In December, Tuesday 7 links Monday 6 with Wednesday 8. 1 November is a Monday and gives a long weekend without booking anything.
Each region's long weekends
Regional holidays change the map. This table gives, for each region and without local holidays, the one or two-day bridge that goes furthest in 2027 and how many such bridges the year has.
| Region | Best bridge | Days off | Bridges |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andalusia | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 5 |
| Aragon | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 5 |
| Asturias | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 7 |
| Balearic Islands | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 5 |
| Canary Islands | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 5 |
| Cantabria | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 9 |
| Castilla-La Mancha | book Fri 28 May | 5 days | 6 |
| Castile and León | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 5 |
| Catalonia | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 6 |
| Extremadura | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 6 |
| Galicia | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 5 |
| Madrid region | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 5 |
| Murcia | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 7 |
| Navarre | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 5 |
| Basque Country | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 7 |
| La Rioja | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 7 |
| Valencian Community | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 5 |
| Ceuta | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 6 |
| Melilla | book Tue 7 Dec | 5 days | 7 |
Saint Joseph's Day falls on a Friday in Galicia, Madrid region, Murcia, Navarre and Valencian Community: there 19 March gives a three-day weekend for free, and Easter comes the week after. In Andalusia, Aragon, Asturias, Canary Islands, Castile and León and Madrid region, Monday 16 August does the same in the middle of summer.
Your best long weekends with 3 days of leave
Days off in a row with 3 days of leave
11
| Leave days used | 3 / 3 |
| Breaks | 2 |
| Longest | 6 days, Fri 1 Jan to Wed 6 Jan |
| One or two-day bridges this year | 5 |
Spreading more days: the Madrid example
With 10 days of leave, the planner suggests 4 breaks in Madrid city adding up to 30 days off: Fri 1 Jan to Wed 6 Jan (2 days of leave), Fri 19 Mar to Sun 28 Mar (3 days of leave), Sat 14 Aug to Sun 22 Aug (4 days of leave) and Sat 4 Dec to Wed 8 Dec (1 day of leave). It looks for gaps of up to five working days between two runs of days off and picks the combination giving the most consecutive days, with no two breaks overlapping and without going over the days you give it. If you prefer longer breaks, raise the "shortest break" under "More details".
Before you book
Leave is agreed with your employer, under article 38 of the Workers' Statute, and the leave calendar must be known at least two months ahead. Bridge days are the first to go: if you want 7 December, ask early. The planner does not know your collective agreement, which may give personal days or set closures at Christmas or in August.