--- title: "Gracias 2026: when and where it's a public holiday — festivos.io" description: "Gracias is a local holiday in 2 municipalities, accounting for 6,471 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 18 September." source: "https://festivos.io/en/holiday/gracias" --- # Gracias Gracias is a local holiday in 2 municipalities — 6,471 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 18 September; below, where and when it's celebrated. - **Level:** Local holiday - **Date 2026:** Friday 18 September - **Municipalities:** 2 - **Residents · 2025 register:** 6,471 - **Where most:** La Rioja (2) ## Gracias in the working calendar In 2026, the dataset records Gracias as a local holiday in 2 municipalities, accounting for 6,471 residents in the 2025 register. The most common date is 18 September 2026. 1 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 | 49.9% / 50.1% | | Aged 0–14 | 13.8% | | Aged 15–64 | 62.6% | | Aged 65+ | 23.6% | | Foreign citizenship | 17.4% | | Born outside Spain | 21.1% | | Weighted mean age | 45.6 years | ### How it differs from its surroundings Comparison with Spain and with the aggregate of the region 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 region | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aged 0–14 | 13.8% | +0.9 pp | +0.8 pp | | Aged 65+ | 23.6% | +2.9 pp | +1.1 pp | | Foreign citizenship | 17.4% | +3.4 pp | +2.6 pp | | Born outside Spain | 21.1% | +1.8 pp | +2.2 pp | | Weighted mean age | 45.6 years | +1.1 years | +0.1 years | The largest difference from Spain is in “Foreign citizenship”: +3.4 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](). ## Dates of Gracias In 2026 it falls on Friday 18 September in most municipalities. 1 move it to another date (when it lands on a weekend or by local agreement). | Year | Main date | Municipalities | | --- | --- | --- | | 2024 | Friday, 13 September | 2 | | 2025 | Saturday, 13 September | 1 | | 2026 | Friday, 18 September | 2 | | 2027 (preview) | Thursday, 16 September | 3 | 2027 is a preview: it only counts municipalities in regions whose 2027 local holidays are already in the dataset. The rest will be added as soon as their official source makes them available. ## 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](). - [Gobierno de La Rioja — Calendario de fiestas locales (BOR)]() ## 2 municipalities celebrate Gracias Its local holiday in 2026, by region. Each municipality links to its annual record and the available official source. Together, they account for 6,471 residents in the INE municipal register at 1 January 2025. **La Rioja** (2): Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Villarejo ## About Gracias ### When is Gracias in 2026? In 2026, Gracias is mainly celebrated on 18 September 2026 (Friday). Some municipalities move it to another date on the working calendar. ### In how many municipalities is Gracias a holiday? It's a local holiday in 2 municipalities in 2026, accounting for 6,471 residents in the 2025 register; mostly in La Rioja (2 municipalities). ### Is Gracias a national holiday? No. Gracias 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 (341 municipalities) - San Blas (260 municipalities) - San Sebastián (260 municipalities) - San Pedro (252 municipalities) - San Bartolomé (244 municipalities) - San Miguel (237 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).