Madrid: Public Holidays

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Madrid Public Holidays

• January 1 - New Year's Day (Año Nuevo, national holiday)
• January 6 - Epiphany (Epifanía del Señor, national)
• March 19 - San José (Father's Day in Spain)
• Easter: Easter Thursday (Madrid and others) and Easter Friday (national)
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• May 1 - Labour Day (Fiesta del Trabajo, national)
• May 2 - Community Day (Fiesta de la Communidad, Madrid community only)
• May 15 - San Isidro (Madrid capital only)
• June 11 - Corpus Cristi (Madrid community & some others)
• August 15 - Feast of the Assumption (Asunción de la Virgen, national - in Madrid called Virgen de la Paloma)
• October 12 - Spain's National Day (Fiesta Nacional de España, national - also called Día de la Hispanidad)
• November 1 - All Saints Day (national - in 2009 this falls on a Sunday)
• November 9 - Almudena (Madrid's female patron saint - Madrid capital only)
• December 6 - Constitution Day (Día de la Constitución Española, national - in 2009 this falls on a Sunday)
• December 8 - Feast of the Immaculate Conception (La Inmaculada Concepción, national)
• December 25 - Christmas Day (Natividad del Señor, national)