--- title: "Eve of the Assumption 2026: when and where it's a public holiday — festivos.io" description: "Eve of the Assumption is a local holiday in 8 municipalities, accounting for 33,311 residents in the 2025 register. In 2026 it falls on 14 August." source: "https://festivos.io/en/holiday/vispera-de-la-asuncion" --- # Eve of the Assumption The eve of the Assumption (14 August) opens the cycle of 15 August, a Marian solemnity and a nationwide public holiday in Spain. - **Level:** Local holiday - **Date 2026:** Friday 14 August - **Municipalities:** 8 - **Residents · 2025 register:** 33,311 - **Where most:** Andalucía (3) ## Eve of the Assumption in the working calendar In 2026, the dataset records Eve of the Assumption as a local holiday in 8 municipalities, accounting for 33,311 residents in the 2025 register. The most common date is 14 August 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 | 48.7% / 51.3% | | Aged 0–14 | 15.6% | | Aged 15–64 | 68.9% | | Aged 65+ | 15.5% | | Foreign citizenship | 10% | | Born outside Spain | 13.6% | | Weighted mean age | 41.7 years | ### How it differs from its surroundings Comparison with Spain and with the aggregate of the 5 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 5 regions | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Aged 0–14 | 15.6% | +2.7 pp | +2.5 pp | | Aged 65+ | 15.5% | -5.3 pp | -4.8 pp | | Foreign citizenship | 10% | -4.1 pp | -2.7 pp | | Born outside Spain | 13.6% | -5.7 pp | -3.8 pp | | Weighted mean age | 41.7 years | -2.8 years | -2.5 years | The largest difference from Spain is in “Born outside Spain”: -5.7 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](). ## What is Eve of the Assumption 15 August commemorates the Assumption of Mary: in Catholic belief, her being taken up body and soul into heavenly glory. It is an ancient liturgical solemnity and, in Spain, a non-substitutable national holiday. The eve—the 14th—is, in many towns, the practical start of the festival: proclamation, Marian hymn, street parade or the first lights. Some town halls set that eve itself as the local public holiday, so the labour rest falls on the 14th even though the liturgical and national great day is the 15th. In 2026 several municipalities in the dataset record «Víspera de la Asunción» (or similar wording) on 14 August. There is no single rite for every place: the Assumption is patron or titular of countless parishes, and each combines worship and summer in its own way—procession, night dance, fair. What is shared is the calendar: the eve prepares the solemnity that the next day applies across Spain. Anyone planning a long weekend should check both days: the 15th is national; the 14th is a day off only where the municipality has named it as a local feast. ## Dates of Eve of the Assumption In 2026 it falls on Friday 14 August in most municipalities. | Year | Main date | Municipalities | | --- | --- | --- | | 2026 | Friday, 14 August | 8 | ## 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 de Aragón — Calendario laboral (Aragón Open Data)]() - [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)]() ## 8 municipalities celebrate Eve of the Assumption Its local holiday in 2026, by region. Each municipality links to its annual record and the available official source. Together, they account for 33,311 residents in the INE municipal register at 1 January 2025. **Andalucía** (3): Deifontes, Dílar, Güéjar Sierra **Castilla y León** (2): Cebreros, Villamuriel de Cerrato **Aragón** (1): María de Huerva **Castilla-La Mancha** (1): Torrejón del Rey **Comunidad de Madrid** (1): Fresno de Torote ## About Eve of the Assumption ### When is Eve of the Assumption in 2026? In 2026, Eve of the Assumption is mainly celebrated on 14 August 2026 (Friday). Some municipalities move it to another date on the working calendar. ### In how many municipalities is Eve of the Assumption a holiday? It's a local holiday in 8 municipalities in 2026, accounting for 33,311 residents in the 2025 register; mostly in Andalucía (3 municipalities). ### Is Eve of the Assumption a national holiday? No. Eve of the Assumption 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).