Monday, November 2, 2026 will be a holiday in nine autonomous communities. Since All Saints' Day falls on a Sunday, these territories include the following Monday in their work calendar, which allows those who usually do not work on weekends to string together three days of rest.
The long weekend, however, does not extend to all of Spain. The calendar published in the Official State Gazette distinguishes between the communities that maintain Monday as a day off and those that have opted for other holidays within their powers.
In which communities Monday, November 2 is a holiday
The day after All Saints appears as a work holiday in these nine territories:
* Andalucía.
* Aragón.
* Asturias.
* Canarias.
* Castilla-La Mancha.
* Castilla y León.
* Extremadura.
* Comunidad de Madrid.
* Navarra.
That is how it appears in the official list of work holidays for 2026. Therefore, Monday will be a holiday in cities such as Sevilla, Zaragoza, Oviedo, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Toledo, Valladolid, Mérida, Madrid or Pamplona, as they are included in these communities.
Where November 2 is not a regional holiday
Monday is not included as a regional holiday in Baleares, Cantabria, Cataluña, Comunidad Valenciana, Galicia, La Rioja, Región de Murcia and País Vasco. Nor does it appear as a holiday of general scope in Ceuta and Melilla.
In these territories, it is also necessary to check the local holidays of the municipality before concluding that it is an ordinary working day. The regional calendar does not on its own include all municipal particularities.
Why some communities have a long weekend and others do not
The celebration of All Saints remains on November 1. What changes this year is the associated work rest, because that date coincides with a Sunday.
The official calendar identifies November 2 as the day after All Saints and includes it in the communities that have not exercised the power to replace that holiday with another.
That is why there is no identical transfer throughout Spain. The differences are due to the configuration of the work calendars, to which up to two local holidays per municipality are added.
Madrid will have another holiday Monday on November 9, but only in the capital
In Madrid there are two consecutive dates that it is worth distinguishing. Monday, November 2 will be a public holiday throughout the autonomous community. One week later, Monday the 9th, the feast of Nuestra Señora de la Almudena will arrive, included in the calendar of Madrid capital.
Those who work in the city and usually rest on Saturdays and Sundays will be able to connect another three-day weekend. That second holiday does not automatically extend to the other municipalities of the region.
Does being a holiday mean that all stores close?
The condition of a public holiday does not allow one to infer by itself the schedule of each supermarket, store or shopping center. To organize a purchase, it is advisable to consult the specific establishment and its opening calendar.
Nor do all workers necessarily have that day off: the services and activities that operate during holidays maintain their own shifts. The three-day long weekend corresponds to those who can add the Monday rest to that of the weekend.