--- title: "San Antón 2026: when and where it's a public holiday — festivos.io" description: "San Antón is a local holiday in 28 municipalities, accounting for 49,528 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 16 January." source: "https://festivos.io/en/holiday/san-anton" --- # San Antón San Antón is a local holiday in 28 municipalities — 49,528 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 16 January; below, where and when it's celebrated. - **Level:** Local holiday - **Date 2026:** Friday 16 January - **Municipalities:** 28 - **Residents · 2025 register:** 49,528 - **Where most:** Aragón (6) ## San Antón in the working calendar In 2026, the dataset records San Antón as a local holiday in 28 municipalities, accounting for 49,528 residents in the 2025 register. The most common date is 16 January 2026. 14 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 | 50.8% / 49.2% | | Aged 0–14 | 11.2% | | Aged 15–64 | 61.5% | | Aged 65+ | 27.3% | | Foreign citizenship | 12.3% | | Born outside Spain | 16.8% | | Weighted mean age | 48.4 years | ### How it differs from its surroundings Comparison with Spain and with the aggregate of the 9 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 9 regions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aged 0–14 | 11.2% | -1.7 pp | -1.3 pp | | Aged 65+ | 27.3% | +6.6 pp | +5.2 pp | | Foreign citizenship | 12.3% | -1.7 pp | -1.5 pp | | Born outside Spain | 16.8% | -2.5 pp | -2.5 pp | | Weighted mean age | 48.4 years | +3.9 years | +3 years | The largest difference from Spain is in “Aged 65+”: +6.6 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 San Antón In 2026 it falls on Friday 16 January in most municipalities. 14 move it to another date (when it lands on a weekend or by local agreement). | Year | Main date | Municipalities | | --- | --- | --- | | 2024 | Wednesday, 17 January | 24 | | 2025 | Friday, 17 January | 27 | | 2026 | Friday, 16 January | 28 | ## 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)]() - [Generalitat Valenciana — Resolución de fiestas locales (DOGV)]() - [Gobierno de Aragón — Calendario laboral (Aragón Open Data)]() - [Gobierno de La Rioja — Calendario de fiestas locales (BOR)]() - [Gobierno Vasco — Calendario laboral (Open Data Euskadi)]() - [Junta de Castilla y León — Fiestas locales (datos abiertos)]() - [Junta de Comunidades de Castilla-La Mancha — Calendario de fiestas locales (DOCM/datos abiertos)]() - [Principado de Asturias — Calendario de festivos (datos abiertos)]() - [Xunta de Galicia — Calendario laboral (datos abiertos)]() ## 28 municipalities celebrate San Antón Its local holiday in 2026, by region. Each municipality links to its annual record and the available official source. Together, they account for 49,528 residents in the INE municipal register at 1 January 2025. **Aragón** (6): Aranda de Moncayo, Bárcabo, Castillazuelo, Lascellas-Ponzano, Sástago, Zaidín **Castilla y León** (6): Arcenillas, Diego del Carpio, Fuentesecas, Rapariegos, Salobral, Valdelagua del Cerro **Castilla-La Mancha** (4): Alcubillas, Balsa de Ves, Casas de Juan Núñez, Cendejas de Enmedio **Comunitat Valenciana** (4): Casas Bajas, Cofrentes, Vallanca, Zarra **La Rioja** (3): Munilla, Ojacastro, Villaverde de Rioja **Galicia** (2): Cuntis, Monforte de Lemos **Comunidad de Madrid** (1): Aldea del Fresno **País Vasco** (1): Elgoibar **Principado de Asturias** (1): Morcín ## About San Antón ### When is San Antón in 2026? In 2026, San Antón is mainly celebrated on 16 January 2026 (Friday). Some municipalities move it to another date on the working calendar. ### In how many municipalities is San Antón a holiday? It's a local holiday in 28 municipalities in 2026, accounting for 49,528 residents in the 2025 register; mostly in Aragón (6 municipalities). ### Is San Antón a national holiday? No. San Antón 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 (488 municipalities) - San Roque (278 municipalities) - Segona Pasqua (189 municipalities) - Martes de Entroido (186 municipalities) - San Isidro Labrador (163 municipalities) - San Blas (151 municipalities) - San Vicente Ferrer (142 municipalities) - San Pedro (136 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).