🇪🇸 Spain Bridge Days 2026
Take 1 extra day off and turn a public holiday into a long weekend. Here are the best opportunities in 2026.
Best dealNew Year's Day
1 leave day4 days off
Take 2 Jan 2026 off → 1 Jan 2026 to 4 Jan 2026 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 1 January 2026 · Take off: 2 January 2026
Epiphany
1 leave day4 days off
Take 5 Jan 2026 off → 3 Jan 2026 to 6 Jan 2026 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 6 January 2026 · Take off: 5 January 2026
Castile and León Day
1 leave day4 days off
Take 24 Apr 2026 off → 23 Apr 2026 to 26 Apr 2026 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 23 April 2026 · Take off: 24 April 2026
Regional holiday — not observed everywhere in this country
Corpus Christi
1 leave day4 days off
Take 5 Jun 2026 off → 4 Jun 2026 to 7 Jun 2026 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 4 June 2026 · Take off: 5 June 2026
Regional holiday — not observed everywhere in this country
Day of La Rioja
1 leave day4 days off
Take 8 Jun 2026 off → 6 Jun 2026 to 9 Jun 2026 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 9 June 2026 · Take off: 8 June 2026
Regional holiday — not observed everywhere in this country
Day of the Cantabrian Institutions
1 leave day4 days off
Take 27 Jul 2026 off → 25 Jul 2026 to 28 Jul 2026 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 28 July 2026 · Take off: 27 July 2026
Regional holiday — not observed everywhere in this country
Day of Asturias
1 leave day4 days off
Take 7 Sept 2026 off → 5 Sept 2026 to 8 Sept 2026 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 8 September 2026 · Take off: 7 September 2026
Regional holiday — not observed everywhere in this country
Feast of Our Lady of Bien Aparecida
1 leave day4 days off
Take 14 Sept 2026 off → 12 Sept 2026 to 15 Sept 2026 (4 days off, 1 leave day)
Holiday date: 15 September 2026 · Take off: 14 September 2026
Regional holiday — not observed everywhere in this country
Constitution Day + nearby holiday
1 leave day4 days off
Take 7 Dec 2026 off to connect two holidays → extended break
Holiday date: 6 December 2026 · Take off: 7 December 2026
St. John's Day
2 leave days5 days off
Take 22 Jun 2026 + 23 Jun 2026 off → 20 Jun 2026 to 24 Jun 2026 (5 days off, 2 leave days)
Holiday date: 24 June 2026 · Take off: 22 June 2026
Regional holiday — not observed everywhere in this country
St. John's Day
2 leave days5 days off
Take 25 Jun 2026 + 26 Jun 2026 off → 24 Jun 2026 to 28 Jun 2026 (5 days off, 2 leave days)
Holiday date: 24 June 2026 · Take off: 25 June 2026
Regional holiday — not observed everywhere in this country
Bridge Days Summary — Spain 2026
Best deal
New Year's Day — 1 day off gets you 4 days off
Total opportunities
11 bridge day opportunities in 2026
What is a bridge day?
A bridge day (Brückentag) is a working day between a public holiday and a weekend. By taking this one day off, you connect the holiday to the weekend and get several consecutive days off using minimal annual leave.
Source: BOE — Estatuto de los Trabajadores, art. 37.2 ↗ (the governing law) · Dates verified annually. · Report an error
Art. 37.2 caps paid holidays at 14 a year, of which 12 are national. The remaining days — and which fall where — are set annually by each autonomous community.