The Feast of Sacrifice-Eid al-Adha is the name of the Ceuta calendar for the Eid al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice; in 2026 it falls on 27 May.
Regional holiday
27 May 2026
83,595
Verified data
In 2026, Eid al-Adha is recorded as a regional holiday on 27 May 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 | 27 May 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.
It is the same Islamic celebration that Melilla registers as the Sacrifice Festival-Eid al-Adha: the Eid al-Adha, with a variable lunar date with respect to the Gregorian calendar.
In 2026, both autonomous cities place it on 27 May. The different name reflects the wording of each official calendar, not a different holiday.
It is only a regional holiday in Ceuta under this name; The rest of the State does not incorporate it as a general holiday.
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.