Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday and, in 2026, falls on 6 April. It is a regional holiday in the Balearic Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, the Foral Community of Navarra, the Basque Country, La Rioja and the Valencian Community.
Regional holiday
6 April 2026
20,171,950
Verified data
In 2026, Easter Monday is recorded as a regional holiday on 6 April 2026. The calendars included in the dataset apply it in 7 regions and autonomous cities; and a local holiday in Aragón (44 municipalities), Extremadura (42 municipalities), Andalucía (26 municipalities), Galicia (23 municipalities), Castilla y León (13 municipalities), Región de Murcia (5 municipalities), Cantabria (4 municipalities), Comunidad de Madrid (4 municipalities) and Principado de Asturias (3 municipalities), covering 20,763,984 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1 April 2024 | 7 regions and autonomous cities; and a local holiday in Galicia (16 municipalities), Castilla y León (6 municipalities), Principado de Asturias (3 municipalities), Región de Murcia (3 municipalities) and Andalucía (1 municipalities) | 18,641,668 |
| 2025 | 21 April 2025 | Cataluña, Comunidad Foral de Navarra, Comunitat Valenciana, La Rioja and País Vasco; and a local holiday in Illes Balears (17 municipalities), Galicia (15 municipalities), Castilla y León (4 municipalities), Principado de Asturias (3 municipalities), Región de Murcia (3 municipalities), Cantabria (2 municipalities), Andalucía (1 municipalities), Castilla-La Mancha (1 municipalities) and Extremadura (1 municipalities) | 17,378,156 |
| 2026 | 6 April 2026 | 7 regions and autonomous cities; and a local holiday in Aragón (44 municipalities), Extremadura (42 municipalities), Andalucía (26 municipalities), Galicia (23 municipalities), Castilla y León (13 municipalities), Región de Murcia (5 municipalities), Cantabria (4 municipalities), Comunidad de Madrid (4 municipalities) and Principado de Asturias (3 municipalities) | 20,763,984 |
Demographic profile
Age, citizenship, birthplace and average-age structure from the 2025 Annual Population Census.
50.7% / 49.3%
13.2%
66.5%
20.3%
17.2%
22.5%
44.2 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 | 13.2% | +0.3 pp |
| Aged 65+ | 20.3% | -0.4 pp |
| Foreign citizenship | 17.2% | +3.1 pp |
| Born outside Spain | 22.5% | +3.3 pp |
| Weighted mean age | 44.2 years | -0.4 years |
The largest difference from Spain is in “Born outside Spain”: +3.3 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.
Within the Christian tradition it is part of the Easter Octave, the first week after Easter Sunday, and prolongs the celebration of the resurrection of Jesus Christ, considered the most important festival of the liturgical year. Like Easter, it has no fixed date: it depends on Easter Sunday, which is calculated according to the liturgical calendar, so some years it falls in March and others in April.
It is not a holiday in all of Spain. In 2026 it is a non-working day in the Balearic Islands, Castilla-La Mancha, Catalonia, the Foral Community of Navarra, the Basque Country, La Rioja and the Valencian Community, while in other autonomous communities it is a working day.
In Catalonia, the Valencian Community, Murcia and the Balearic Islands the date is associated with the Easter cake, a sweet documented since the Middle Ages that the godfather usually gives to the godson or goddaughter. Formerly it was a coca or cake decorated with hard-boiled eggs; In Catalonia it evolved into chocolate cakes, whose decoration with figures became popular in Barcelona around 1930. It is a day that is often lived outdoors, with excursions and family meals in the countryside or on the beach.
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.