Many workers are already planning their next days off, especially after Holy Week. The 2026 labor calendar in Catalonia still reserves two general non-working days and an additional one that is exclusive to Barcelona and a few other Catalan localities.
The first of these holidays is Friday, May 1st, celebrated throughout Spain as Labor Day. This date will allow many to enjoy a long weekend. Those who can request additional days off, such as Thursday, April 30th or Monday, May 4th, will be able to extend the long weekend.
May 1st commemorates the achievements of the labor movement and labor rights. It originated in the United States, from a union strike in Chicago (Illinois) in 1886.
The next holiday in Barcelona is local and will take place on Monday, May 25th. This day celebrates Second Easter, a movable feast that always falls 50 days after Easter Sunday, coinciding with the day after Pentecost Sunday. Although it is a holiday in Barcelona, other Catalan localities can also enjoy this date. The Generalitat de Catalunya offers an online search engine to consult the municipalities where it is a holiday.
After May 25th, there will be almost a month to wait for the next weekday holiday in Barcelona: June 24th, Sant Joan. This year, the holiday falls on a Wednesday, which opens up the possibility of enjoying a "super long weekend" of five days. By requesting Monday, June 22nd and Tuesday, June 23rd, or Thursday, June 25th and Friday, June 26th, the non-working day of the 24th and the weekend could be combined.
The festivity of Sant Joan approximately coincides with the summer solstice, which marks the longest day and shortest night of the year, and also commemorates the birth of Saint John the Baptist.
