It’s been just one week since the last holiday (October 12), but fortunately, we won’t have to wait long for the next one… or the one after that. Both Monday, November 2, and Monday, November 9, will be holidays: the first, a make-up day for All Saints’ Day (which falls on a Sunday), will be observed throughout the Community of Madrid, while the second, the Feast of Our Lady of Almudena, will be observed only in the city of Madrid.
Thus, the Halloween weekend and the traditional All Saints’ Day celebration will last three days, thanks to the rescheduling of the holiday from November 1 to November 2. Last year, it was the holiday in honor of the Almudena—which fell on a Sunday—that had to be moved to a Monday (the 10th).
Those who don’t have to work or attend school in the capital next Monday, November 9, can take advantage of the day to enjoy the activities scheduled for the Feast of the Almudena, such as concert series or the distribution of the Corona de la Almudena in the Plaza Mayor, organized by ACYRE Madrid. About 3,000 slices of this Madrid specialty (weighing 300 kilos and measuring 100 meters long) will be given away to attendees on a first-come, first-served basis.
Upcoming holidays in Madrid before the end of the year
In December, as a prelude to Christmas, the Constitution Day long weekend will take place, spanning from Saturday, December 5, through Tuesday, December 8, in 2026. Both Monday and Tuesday will be holidays in the Community of Madrid: December 8, in observance of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, and December 7, as a make-up holiday for Spanish Constitution Day, which falls on a Sunday this year.
Friday, December 25, will also be a holiday, and—without getting too far ahead of ourselves—so will Friday, January 1. Thus, this Christmas season will feature two long weekends, both for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day as well as for New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The last national holiday of the festive season will be January 6, Three Kings’ Day, which in 2027 will fall on a Wednesday.