Ceuta Day is celebrated every 2 September and is a holiday specific to the Autonomous City of Ceuta, not the rest of Spain.
Regional holiday
2 September 2026
83,595
Verified data
In 2026, Ceuta Day is recorded as a regional holiday on 2 September 2026. The calendars included in the dataset apply it in Ceuta, covering 83,595 residents in the 2025 register.
This comparison uses only the official working calendars incorporated into the dataset for each year.
| Year | Main date | Where recorded | Residents |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 September 2026 | Ceuta | 83,595 |
Demographic profile
Age, citizenship, birthplace and average-age structure from the 2025 Annual Population Census.
49.6% / 50.4%
17%
69.4%
13.7%
6.4%
13.6%
39.3 years
Comparison with Spain. All five comparisons are population-weighted and use only the 2025 Annual Census. A positive sign means the covered population has a higher value than the benchmark.
| Demographic profile | Covered population | Compared with Spain |
|---|---|---|
| Aged 0–14 | 17% | +4 pp |
| Aged 65+ | 13.7% | -7 pp |
| Foreign citizenship | 6.4% | -7.7 pp |
| Born outside Spain | 13.6% | -5.7 pp |
| Weighted mean age | 39.3 years | -5.3 years |
The largest difference from Spain is in “Foreign citizenship”: -7.7 pp.
Sex comes from the 2025 municipal register; all other metrics come from the 2025 Annual Census. Each percentage uses the total from its own statistical operation. INE municipal tables 68535 and 68541.
The date commemorates the appointment of Pedro de Meneses as the first governor of Ceuta by King John I of Portugal, on 2 September, 1415, after the Portuguese conquest of the city. Today it functions as an institutional day of the autonomous city, with official events that usually include an institutional event and the delivery of recognitions or distinctions, in addition to cultural, sports and tourist activities.
Ceuta is not part of any autonomous community: it has its own self-government regime recognized by its Statute of Autonomy. The working calendar distinguishes national and regional holidays from the holidays of the autonomous cities of Ceuta and Melilla, which is why Ceuta Day appears as a specific Ceuta holiday.
It should not be confused with Our Lady of Africa, patron saint of the city, which is celebrated on 5 August and is also a holiday in Ceuta. While 5 August has a religious and patron saint character, 2 September has an institutional and historical meaning.
Other holidays
Per-municipality data with its official source (regional gazette). Every date is verifiable on the municipality page. Data from festivos.io — CC BY 4.0.