Bank Holidays and Public Holidays in Benalmadena
Benalmadena enjoys 14 public holidays a year. This comprises of 9 National public holidays; 2 whose dates are set by the region, 1 regional holidays and 2 local public holidays.
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Public Holidays in Benalmadena 2024
- January 1 - Monday - Año Nuevo (New Year)
- January 6 - Saturday - La Epifanía del Señor (Three Kings)
- February 28 - El día de Andalucia (Andalucia day)
- March 28 - La festividad del Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday)
- March 29 - El Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
- May 1 - Wednesday - La Fiesta nacional del Trabajo (May Day)
- June 24 - Monday - Local Holiday
- July 16 - Tuesday - Virgen del Carmen (Fishermen) Saint's day.
- August 15 - Thursday - La Asunción de la Virgen (Asuncion Day)
- October 12 - Saturday - La Fiesta Nacional de España (Hispanic Day)
- November 1 - Friday - El día de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day)
- December 6 - Friday - El día de la Constitución (Constitution Day)
- December 9 - Monday - El día de la Inmaculada Concepción Day of the Imaculate Conception.(Bank Holiday moved to Monday)
- December 25 - Wednesday - El día de Navidad (Christmas Day)
Official Andalucia calendar Decreto 62/2023, BOJA 87 27-10-2023
Saturdays and Sundays
In general when a public holiday falls on a Sunday the cultural day will still be celebrated on the Sunday, however the public holiday will be moved to the Monday and shops, offices and banks will be closed. If the public holiday falls on a Saturday it will remain on the Saturday and shops will be open. The confirmation of the national public holidays is published in the Boletin Oficial del Estado (BOE) and the regional holidays in the Boletin Oficial de la Junta de Andalucia (BOJA) towards the end of the preceding year.
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Public Holidays in Benalmadena 2025
- January - Wednesday - Año Nuevo (New Year)
- January 6 - Monday - La Epifanía del Señor (Three Kings)
- February 28 - Friday - El día de Andalucia (Andalucia day)
- April 17 - La festividad del Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday)
- April 18 - El Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
- May 1 - Thursday - La Fiesta nacional del Trabajo (May Day)
- June 24 - Tuesday - Local Holiday
- July 16 - Wednesday - Virgen del Carmen (Fishermen) Saint's day.
- August 15 - Friday - La Asunción de la Virgen (Asuncion Day)
- October 13 - Monday - La Fiesta Nacional de España (Hispanic Day) Bank Holiday moved to Monday 13th
- November 1 - Saturday - El día de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day)
- December 6 - Saturday - El día de la Constitución (Constitution Day)
- December 8 - Monday - El día de la Inmaculada Concepción Day of the Imaculate Conception
- December 25 - Thursday - El día de Navidad (Christmas Day)
Museums and tourist attractions tend to be open on these holidays with the exception of Christmas Day and New Years Day. Check with each. Many museums (especially state run ones, are closed on Mondays except when the Monday is a holiday
On a día festivos holiday (Bank holiday) and a Sunday almost all shops will be closed. The exception are shopping centres on the dates below, small family run shops, petrol station shops. Almost all bars, cafes and restaurant will be open. Bus and trains will run a Sunday service which is slightly (not substantially) reduced service.
Sunday Opening
Permitted bank holiday and public holiday trading days often called and Sunday trading days in Velez-Malaga and on the Costa del Sol.
Any town that the Junta de Andalucia has designated ‘an Area of Great Tourist Influx' can open on additional Sundays or Holidays. This aplies to Easter week (from Palm Sunday to Resurection Sunday inclusive) and Summer from 1st June to 30th September. This applies to Sunday and holiday trading in the Costa del Sol towns and cities: Malaga, Marbella, Fuengirola, Estepona, Benalmádena, Torremolinos, Nerja, Rincón de la Victoria, Mijas and Manilva. It also applies to coastal resort towns on the Costa de la Luz and the Costa Almeria.
There are 28 permitted Sunday and Bank Holiday trading days in 2024 in Benalmadena and on the Costa del Sol
6 January 2024
24 March 2024 (Palm Sunday)
28 March 2024 (Easter Thursday)
29 March 2024 (Good Friday)
31 March 2024 (Easter Sunday)
June 2024: every Sunday
July 2024: every Sunday
August 2024: every Sunday
15 August 2024 (Asunción de la Virgen)
September 2024: every Sunday
12 October 2024 (Día de Colon)
1 November 2024 (Día de Todos los Santos)
1 December 2024
6 December 2024
9 December 2024 (following Día de la Concepción Inmaculada)
15 December 2024
22 December 2024
29 December 2024
