Where is a public holiday today, November 9, depends on the municipality. Madrid celebrates this Monday the holiday of Our Lady of Almudena, patron saint of the city, and extends the weekend for those who enjoy local time off. The date is explicitly listed in the City Council’s official calendar for 2026.
The most frequent mistake consists of extending that holiday to all of the Community of Madrid. Almudena is a local celebration of the capital. That delimitation also must not be confused with the idea that Madrid is the only place in Spain where there is a public holiday today: other town halls have chosen the same day for their local festivities.
Where is a public holiday this Monday
The calendars consulted make it possible to confirm these examples. The table does not constitute an exhaustive list of all Spanish municipalities with a local holiday.
| Locality | Province | What its calendar establishes |
|---|---|---|
| Madrid capital | Madrid | Local holiday for Our Lady of Almudena. It does not extend to the entire Community of Madrid. |
| L'Alfàs del Pi | Alicante | Local holiday. Tuesday, November 10 is also listed as a holiday in its 2026 calendar. |
| Sant Celoni | Barcelona | Local holiday. La Batllòria has a different schedule of local festivities. |
Source: official calendars of the town halls of Madrid, l'Alfàs del Pi and Sant Celoni. Selection of verified localities: this is not an exhaustive list of all Spanish municipalities with a local holiday on November 9, 2026.
The Town Hall of l'Alfàs del Pi expressly lists November 9 and 10 as local holidays for 2026. Its schedule for the Festivities of the Jubilee and of the Most Holy Christ of Buen Acierto runs from November 7 to November 10.
Sant Celoni also indicates November 9 as a holiday. Its calendar includes an important clarification: La Batllòria has different local dates, so the same answer should not be automatically applied to both population centers.
Why Almudena is not a holiday across the entire Community of Madrid
Local festivities are added to the national and regional calendar. If a date is a holiday in the city of Madrid, that does not mean it has that status in Getafe, Móstoles, Leganés or Alcalá de Henares.
The Community of Madrid publishes a list of the festivities for each municipality. For example, Getafe has marked May 14 and May 25 as its two local holidays of 2026, not November 9.
To check a specific locality, you can consult the labor calendar of the Community of Madrid and its municipalities. The search must be done by municipality, not only by province.
What the holiday means for shopping today
The work calendar and the opening of supermarkets are different matters. Just because today is a holiday in the capital does not mean that all commercial establishments are closed.
Mercadona keeps its stores in Madrid capital closed for Almudena, according to the information published for this day. Other chains have openings that depend on the establishment, its format, and its location.
Before traveling, it is worth consulting the specific store’s page and checking that the hours match Monday, November 9. A generic Monday-to-Saturday schedule may not reflect an exception for a local holiday.
The difference with the Almudena of 2025
Also, it is necessary to review the year of the information that appears in the search engines. In 2025, on November 9 it fell on a Sunday and the news about openings referred to Monday 10. Those schedules do not work to organize today’s purchases.
In 2026, the municipal calendar of Madrid places the Almudena directly on Monday 9. Tuesday 10 is not the festive day of the capital for this celebration; in l'Alfàs del Pi, instead, both days are listed as local holidays.