--- title: "Festes Majors 2026: when and where it's a public holiday — festivos.io" description: "Festes Majors is a local holiday in 5 municipalities, accounting for 20,466 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 8 September." source: "https://festivos.io/en/holiday/festes-majors" --- # Festes Majors Festes Majors is a local holiday in 5 municipalities in the Spanish working calendar; in 2026 the most common date is 8 September. - **Level:** Local holiday - **Date 2026:** Tuesday 8 September - **Municipalities:** 5 - **Residents · 2025 register:** 20,466 - **Where most:** Cataluña (4) ## Festes Majors in the working calendar In 2026, the dataset records Festes Majors as a local holiday in 5 municipalities, accounting for 20,466 residents in the 2025 register. The most common date is 8 September 2026. 4 municipalities set it on another date. This comparison uses only the official working calendars incorporated into the dataset for each year. ## Demographics of the covered population Age, citizenship, birthplace and average-age structure from the 2025 Annual Population Census. | Demographic profile | % | | --- | --- | | Women / men | 50.7% / 49.3% | | Aged 0–14 | 12.5% | | Aged 15–64 | 66% | | Aged 65+ | 21.5% | | Foreign citizenship | 15.7% | | Born outside Spain | 20.5% | | Weighted mean age | 45 years | ### How it differs from its surroundings Comparison with Spain and with the aggregate of the 2 regions where it is observed. 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 | Compared with its 2 regions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aged 0–14 | 12.5% | -0.4 pp | -0.7 pp | | Aged 65+ | 21.5% | +0.8 pp | +1.5 pp | | Foreign citizenship | 15.7% | +1.6 pp | -3.3 pp | | Born outside Spain | 20.5% | +1.3 pp | -4.2 pp | | Weighted mean age | 45 years | +0.4 years | +1 years | The largest difference from Spain is in “Foreign citizenship”: +1.6 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](). ## What is Festes Majors In the working calendar, Festes Majors appears as a local holiday — not as a national or general regional holiday. Each municipality may set up to two local holidays a year; this dedication or name is one of those most often adopted (5 in the reference index). In 2026, among the municipalities that record it, the most common date is 8 September. 4 municipalities set it on another date. The communities with the most records are Catalonia and the Valencian Community. This page summarises the scope verified in the dataset; it does not add legends or local traditions that have not been checked. Each municipality's detail keeps its official source. ## Dates of Festes Majors In 2026 it falls on Tuesday 8 September in most municipalities. 4 move it to another date (when it lands on a weekend or by local agreement). | Year | Main date | Municipalities | | --- | --- | --- | | 2025 | Monday, 23 June | 1 | | 2026 | Tuesday, 8 September | 5 | ## Official sources Official documents linked by the 2026 records. Dates can vary by territory; each municipality page preserves its specific source. Population: official municipal-register figures at 1 January 2025. [INE](). [INE municipal tables 68535 and 68541](). - [Generalitat de Catalunya — Calendari de festes locals (DOGC/dades obertes)]() - [Generalitat Valenciana — Resolución de fiestas locales (DOGV)]() ## 5 municipalities celebrate Festes Majors Its local holiday in 2026, by region. Each municipality links to its annual record and the available official source. Together, they account for 20,466 residents in the INE municipal register at 1 January 2025. **Cataluña** (4): Aldover, Batea, Benifallet, Caseres **Comunitat Valenciana** (1): Benetússer ## About Festes Majors ### When is Festes Majors in 2026? In 2026, Festes Majors is mainly celebrated on 8 September 2026 (Tuesday). Some municipalities move it to another date on the working calendar. ### In how many municipalities is Festes Majors a holiday? It's a local holiday in 5 municipalities in 2026, accounting for 20,466 residents in the 2025 register; mostly in Cataluña (4 municipalities). ### Is Festes Majors a national holiday? No. Festes Majors is a local-level holiday: it's only a non-working day in the municipalities that set it as their local festival; each keeps its official source. ## Other holidays - Saint Isidore the Laborer (1052 municipalities) - San Roque (340 municipalities) - San Sebastián (260 municipalities) - San Blas (259 municipalities) - San Pedro (251 municipalities) - San Bartolomé (243 municipalities) - San Miguel (236 municipalities) - Exaltación de la Santa Cruz (209 municipalities) 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. --- Data: festivos.io — CC BY 4.0. Official source: State Official Gazette (BOE) and regional gazettes (Law 37/2007).