--- title: "Lunes de Magdalena 2026: when and where it's a public holiday — festivos.io" description: "Lunes de Magdalena is a local holiday in 3 municipalities, accounting for 1,427 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 9 March." source: "https://festivos.io/en/holiday/lunes-de-magdalena" --- # Lunes de Magdalena Lunes de Magdalena is a local holiday in 3 municipalities — 1,427 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 9 March; below, where and when it's celebrated. - **Level:** Local holiday - **Date 2026:** Monday 9 March - **Municipalities:** 3 - **Residents · 2025 register:** 1,427 - **Where most:** Comunitat Valenciana (3) ## Lunes de Magdalena in the working calendar In 2026, the dataset records Lunes de Magdalena as a local holiday in 3 municipalities, accounting for 1,427 residents in the 2025 register. The most common date is 9 March 2026. 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 | 48.9% / 51.1% | | Aged 0–14 | 12% | | Aged 15–64 | 63.3% | | Aged 65+ | 24.7% | | Foreign citizenship | 21.7% | | Born outside Spain | 21.7% | | Weighted mean age | 46.6 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 | 12% | -0.9 pp | -1.2 pp | | Aged 65+ | 24.7% | +3.9 pp | +4.3 pp | | Foreign citizenship | 21.7% | +7.6 pp | +2.3 pp | | Born outside Spain | 21.7% | +2.5 pp | -2.4 pp | | Weighted mean age | 46.6 years | +2 years | +2.3 years | The largest difference from Spain is in “Foreign citizenship”: +7.6 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](). ## Dates of Lunes de Magdalena In 2026 it falls on Monday 9 March in most municipalities. | Year | Main date | Municipalities | | --- | --- | --- | | 2024 | Monday, 4 March | 3 | | 2025 | Monday, 24 March | 2 | | 2026 | Monday, 9 March | 3 | ## 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 Valenciana — Resolución de fiestas locales (DOGV)]() ## 3 municipalities celebrate Lunes de Magdalena Its local holiday in 2026, by region. Each municipality links to its annual record and the available official source. Together, they account for 1,427 residents in the INE municipal register at 1 January 2025. **Comunitat Valenciana** (3): Benlloc, Serratella, la, Zucaina ## About Lunes de Magdalena ### When is Lunes de Magdalena in 2026? In 2026, Lunes de Magdalena is mainly celebrated on 9 March 2026 (Monday). Some municipalities move it to another date on the working calendar. ### In how many municipalities is Lunes de Magdalena a holiday? It's a local holiday in 3 municipalities in 2026, accounting for 1,427 residents in the 2025 register; mostly in Comunitat Valenciana (3 municipalities). ### Is Lunes de Magdalena a national holiday? No. Lunes de Magdalena 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).