Barcelona is the key local reference here, and the city has now set its two 2027 local holidays alongside Catalonia’s official labour calendar. The Generalitat has confirmed 12 public holidays for Catalonia in 2027, while Barcelona adds Monday 24 May and Friday 24 September.
For workers, parents, employers and anyone planning travel or childcare, that means 14 non-working public holidays in Barcelona across the year. The Catalan calendar is set by Ordre EMT/52/2026 from the Department of Business and Labour, part of the Generalitat, and Barcelona’s two local holidays appear on the City Council’s official holiday calendar. Readers can also use our news page for more current coverage.
Under the Generalitat order, Catalonia will observe these 12 official public holidays in 2027: Friday 1 January, Wednesday 6 January, Friday 26 March, Monday 29 March, Saturday 1 May, Thursday 24 June, Sunday 15 August, Saturday 11 September, Tuesday 12 October, Monday 1 November, Monday 6 December, Wednesday 8 December, Saturday 25 December and Sunday 26 December.
That makes 14 dates listed in the official Catalan calendar, but only 12 are classed as annual paid public holidays. Some holidays fall on a weekend in 2027, including 1 May, 15 August, 11 September, 25 December and 26 December. The Generalitat’s order is the legal reference for the official calendar and sets the annual framework for public holidays in Catalonia.
Barcelona’s two local holidays are Monday 24 May, Second Easter, and Friday 24 September, La Mercè. With those dates included, Barcelona will have 14 public holidays in total in 2027. That is the figure most useful for school routines, workplace closures, council services and shop opening plans in the city.
Local holidays are chosen by each council, so people who work in Barcelona but live elsewhere, or who live in Barcelona and work in another municipality, may need to check both calendars. Parents may also want to compare these dates with the school calendar once it is published, while employers can use the official Generalitat and City Council calendars to plan rotas, annual leave and customer notices.
Anyone booking appointments with public bodies should also check whether a date is a holiday or an “inhàbil” day, meaning an administrative non-working day for procedures. Barcelona City Council publishes that information on its official calendar pages. For source details, see the Generalitat’s labour calendar pages and the city’s holiday calendar.
