--- title: "Miércoles de Ceniza 2026: when and where it's a public holiday — festivos.io" description: "Miércoles de Ceniza is a local holiday in 5 municipalities, accounting for 8,530 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 18 February." source: "https://festivos.io/en/holiday/miercoles-de-ceniza" --- # Miércoles de Ceniza Miércoles de Ceniza is a local holiday in 5 municipalities — 8,530 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 18 February; below, where and when it's celebrated. - **Level:** Local holiday - **Date 2026:** Wednesday 18 February - **Municipalities:** 5 - **Residents · 2025 register:** 8,530 - **Where most:** Castilla y León (3) ## Miércoles de Ceniza in the working calendar In 2026, the dataset records Miércoles de Ceniza as a local holiday in 5 municipalities, accounting for 8,530 residents in the 2025 register. The most common date is 18 February 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 | 50.3% / 49.7% | | Aged 0–14 | 11.1% | | Aged 15–64 | 62.8% | | Aged 65+ | 26.2% | | Foreign citizenship | 6.2% | | Born outside Spain | 8.4% | | Weighted mean age | 48.3 years | ### How it differs from its surroundings Comparison with Spain and with the aggregate of the 3 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 3 regions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aged 0–14 | 11.1% | -1.8 pp | -1.5 pp | | Aged 65+ | 26.2% | +5.5 pp | +4.6 pp | | Foreign citizenship | 6.2% | -7.9 pp | -7.5 pp | | Born outside Spain | 8.4% | -10.9 pp | -11.8 pp | | Weighted mean age | 48.3 years | +3.7 years | +3.2 years | The largest difference from Spain is in “Born outside Spain”: -10.9 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 Miércoles de Ceniza In 2026 it falls on Wednesday 18 February in most municipalities. | Year | Main date | Municipalities | | --- | --- | --- | | 2024 | Wednesday, 14 February | 4 | | 2025 | Wednesday, 5 March | 3 | | 2026 | Wednesday, 18 February | 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](). - [Comunidad de Madrid — Festivos locales (datos abiertos)]() - [Gobierno Vasco — Calendario laboral (Open Data Euskadi)]() - [Junta de Castilla y León — Fiestas locales (datos abiertos)]() ## 5 municipalities celebrate Miércoles de Ceniza Its local holiday in 2026, by region. Each municipality links to its annual record and the available official source. Together, they account for 8,530 residents in the INE municipal register at 1 January 2025. **Castilla y León** (3): Fresno de la Ribera, Peñaranda de Bracamonte, Salvatierra de Tormes **Comunidad de Madrid** (1): Valdemaqueda **País Vasco** (1): Mallabia ## About Miércoles de Ceniza ### When is Miércoles de Ceniza in 2026? In 2026, Miércoles de Ceniza is mainly celebrated on 18 February 2026 (Wednesday). Some municipalities move it to another date on the working calendar. ### In how many municipalities is Miércoles de Ceniza a holiday? It's a local holiday in 5 municipalities in 2026, accounting for 8,530 residents in the 2025 register; mostly in Castilla y León (3 municipalities). ### Is Miércoles de Ceniza a national holiday? No. Miércoles de Ceniza 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).