Good Friday
Good Friday recalls the crucifixion and death of Jesus: the central day of the Passion within Holy Week, with a movable date between March and April.
National holiday
3 April 2026
49,114,494
Verified data
Good Friday in the working calendar
In 2026, Good Friday is recorded as a national holiday on 3 April 2026. The calendars included in the dataset apply it in 19 regions and autonomous cities, covering 49,114,494 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 | 29 March 2024 | 19 regions and autonomous cities | 48,587,813 |
| 2025 | 18 April 2025 | 19 regions and autonomous cities | 49,114,494 |
| 2026 | 3 April 2026 | 19 regions and autonomous cities | 49,114,494 |
Demographic profile
Demographics of the covered population
Age, citizenship, birthplace and average-age structure from the 2025 Annual Population Census.
51% / 49%
12.9%
66.4%
20.7%
14.1%
19.3%
44.6 years
How it differs from its surroundings
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 | 12.9% | 0 pp |
| Aged 65+ | 20.7% | 0 pp |
| Foreign citizenship | 14.1% | 0 pp |
| Born outside Spain | 19.3% | 0 pp |
| Weighted mean age | 44.6 years | 0 years |
The covered population matches Spain overall on these indicators.
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.
What is Good Friday
Good Friday is part of the Easter Triduum and commemorates the Passion and crucifixion of Jesus Christ. In Catholic liturgy it is a day of silence, fasting and adoration of the Cross; the Eucharist is not celebrated as on other days of the year, but rather the Celebration of the Passion.
Its date depends on Western Christian Easter — the first Sunday after the first full moon of spring — and therefore shifts each year, usually between late March and late April. Together with Maundy Thursday it forms the core of the Holy Week break on the Spanish calendar.
In the streets the day is identified with Passion processions: floats of the crucified Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows, brotherhoods, band music or silence. Cities such as Seville, Málaga, Valladolid, Zamora or Murcia are landmarks, but Holy Week — declared Intangible Cultural Heritage of Spain — is lived intensely in hundreds of localities.
Beyond faith, Good Friday works as a day of quiet and cultural tourism: many people go to watch processions or spend the long weekend on the coast or inland. Its own meaning, however, remains the memory of Jesus's death before Easter Sunday.
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.