With the post-Easter holiday depression still in the body and with the arrival of good weather, many are starting to look at the calendar to organize a possible getaway or make plans abroad. Despite the fact that everyone ends up saving many of their vacation days to enjoy the summer, many people have already started making their bobbin lace for link the days and enjoy a long bridge. And it is that there are still a few days of festivities to savor before the change of season.
No more freezing temperatures, bad weather and sheltering from the cold with a piping hot coffee, since the progressive increase in the hours of sunshine invites you to go out and enjoy all kinds of outdoor projects more frequently, whether be it a barbecue, a route through the mountains or a trip near the sea. At this point it is appropriate to remember the dates of the holidays that we still have to enjoy before the official arrival of summer on 21st of June.
Ahead is still the Labor Day which takes place on May 1, marked as a national holiday in the 2023 work calendar and which everyone will be able to enjoy since they will be able to enjoy a long weekend of up to three days. Although if you live in Madrid, you can chain up to four days of rest without spending vacation days from the May 2 is a public holiday as Community Day is commemorated.
In the rest of the regions, they will still have to wait a bit to take advantage of several days of rest, beyond the weekend. So that you do not miss any date and know which days are public holidays or not in your city, here we leave you a small compilation of all days marked in red in the calendar 2023. Take note!
National, regional and local holidays 2023 before summer
Here are the upcoming national and regional public holidays for 2023 listed in the BOE:
- May 1: Labor Party.
- April 24: Feast of Aragon.
- May 2: Feast of the Community of Madrid.
- May 15: San Isidro (Madrid).
- May 17: Galician Literature Day (Galicia).
- May 30: Canary Day.
- May 31: Castile-La Mancha Day.
- June 8: Corpus Christi in Castile-La Mancha.
- June 9: Region of Murcia Day and La Rioja Day.
What are the next holidays?
To take advantage of the next national holiday, you will have to wait until August 15, Feast of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary which this year falls on a Tuesday. Which means that if you have vacation days left, you can take Monday the 14th and enjoy a good long weekend.
Although it is true that by then many citizens will have already enjoyed a long vacation at the beach, in nature or in a remote corner. Anyway, until then there will be other local festivities like the July 25, Day of the Apostles of Santiago, considered a public holiday in Castile and León, Galicia, the Region of Murcia and the Basque Country or September 8 which is celebrated on Asturias Day and Extremadura Day.