--- title: "Santa Bárbara 2026: when and where it's a public holiday — festivos.io" description: "Santa Bárbara is a local holiday in 48 municipalities, accounting for 100,006 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 4 December." source: "https://festivos.io/en/holiday/santa-barbara" --- # Santa Bárbara Santa Bárbara is a local holiday in 48 municipalities — 100,006 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 4 December; below, where and when it's celebrated. - **Level:** Local holiday - **Date 2026:** Friday 4 December - **Municipalities:** 48 - **Residents · 2025 register:** 100,006 - **Where most:** Castilla y León (20) ## Santa Bárbara in the working calendar In 2026, the dataset records Santa Bárbara as a local holiday in 48 municipalities, accounting for 100,006 residents in the 2025 register. The most common date is 4 December 2026. 9 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 | 50.3% / 49.7% | | Aged 0–14 | 11.2% | | Aged 15–64 | 64.7% | | Aged 65+ | 24.2% | | Foreign citizenship | 9.7% | | Born outside Spain | 12.2% | | Weighted mean age | 47 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 | -1.9 pp | | Aged 65+ | 24.2% | +3.4 pp | +3.3 pp | | Foreign citizenship | 9.7% | -4.4 pp | -4.6 pp | | Born outside Spain | 12.2% | -7 pp | -6.4 pp | | Weighted mean age | 47 years | +2.4 years | +2.4 years | The largest difference from Spain is in “Born outside Spain”: -7 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 Santa Bárbara In 2026 it falls on Friday 4 December in most municipalities. 9 move it to another date (when it lands on a weekend or by local agreement). | Year | Main date | Municipalities | | --- | --- | --- | | 2024 | Wednesday, 4 December | 28 | | 2025 | Thursday, 4 December | 35 | | 2026 | Friday, 4 December | 48 | ## 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 de Catalunya — Calendari de festes locals (DOGC/dades obertes)]() - [Generalitat Valenciana — Resolución de fiestas locales (DOGV)]() - [Gobierno de Aragón — Calendario laboral (Aragón Open Data)]() - [Gobierno de Cantabria — Calendario laboral (BOC)]() - [Gobierno de La Rioja — Calendario de fiestas locales (BOR)]() - [Junta de Andalucía — Calendario de fiestas locales (datos abiertos)]() - [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)]() ## 48 municipalities celebrate Santa Bárbara Its local holiday in 2026, by region. Each municipality links to its annual record and the available official source. Together, they account for 100,006 residents in the INE municipal register at 1 January 2025. **Castilla y León** (20): Aldeatejada, Arrabalde, Barruelo de Santullán, Brañosera, Castroverde de Cerrato, Cebanico, Espinosa de Cervera, Espinosa de los Caballeros, Fabero, Husillos, Ituero de Azaba, Ituero y Lama, Milles de la Polvorosa, Páramo del Sil, Poveda, Prado de la Guzpeña, Salce, San Cristóbal de Cuéllar, Toreno, Villablino **Aragón** (14): Alcalá de Ebro, Argavieso, Barbués, Castelflorite, Figueruelas, Gotor, Lumpiaque, Morata de Jalón, Novallas, Terrer, Urriés, Valpalmas, Vierlas, Villafranca de Ebro **Comunitat Valenciana** (6): Casinos, Chulilla, Higueruelas, Montcada/Moncada, Piles, Vinalesa **Andalucía** (2): Baza, Peñarroya-Pueblonuevo **Castilla-La Mancha** (2): Congostrina, Iniéstola **Cantabria** (1): Puente Viesgo **Cataluña** (1): Torres de Segre **La Rioja** (1): Tudelilla **Principado de Asturias** (1): Teverga ## About Santa Bárbara ### When is Santa Bárbara in 2026? In 2026, Santa Bárbara is mainly celebrated on 4 December 2026 (Friday). Some municipalities move it to another date on the working calendar. ### In how many municipalities is Santa Bárbara a holiday? It's a local holiday in 48 municipalities in 2026, accounting for 100,006 residents in the 2025 register; mostly in Castilla y León (20 municipalities). ### Is Santa Bárbara a national holiday? No. Santa Bárbara 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).