Politics · Spain · 2 hrs ago
Some Spanish regions will move the November 1 holiday to November 2
Spain’s next national holiday after October 12 is All Saints’ Day, on November 1, 2026.
It falls on a Sunday that year.
Eight regions—Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Castile and León, Castile-La Mancha, Madrid, Extremadura and Navarre—will move the day off to Monday, November 2.
Residents there can have a three-day weekend.
The other regions will keep the holiday on Sunday, November 1.
The next holiday mentioned after that is Spain’s Constitution Day on December 6, which also falls on a Sunday in 2026.
The article does not say whether regions will move that holiday to another day.
Several Spanish autonomous communities will observe the All Saints’ Day holiday on Monday, November 2, 2026, instead of Sunday, November 1.
The regions named are Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Castile and León, Castile-La Mancha, Madrid, Extremadura and Navarre.
The change will give residents in those regions an additional day off and a long weekend.
Other autonomous communities will keep the holiday on Sunday, November 1.
The next national holiday mentioned in the article is Constitution Day on December 6, which also falls on a Sunday.
- Who
- The autonomous communities of Andalusia, the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands, Castile and León, Castile-La Mancha, Madrid, Extremadura and Navarre.
- What
- They will move the All Saints’ Day holiday to Monday, November 2.
- When
- November 2, 2026. All Saints’ Day falls on Sunday, November 1.
- Where
- The eight named Spanish autonomous communities.
- Why
- All Saints’ Day falls on a Sunday, and the named regions will move the holiday to Monday.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Spain celebrates its National Day, according to the article.
All Saints’ Day falls on a Sunday.
Eight autonomous communities will observe the holiday on Monday instead.
Constitution Day falls on a Sunday.
- Holiday
- All Saints’ Day
- Original date
- Sunday, November 1, 2026
- Observed date
- Monday, November 2, 2026
- Regions moving the holiday
- Andalusia, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Castile and León, Castile-La Mancha, Madrid, Extremadura and Navarre
- Next holiday mentioned
- Constitution Day, December 6, 2026
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