On Monday, 9 November 2026, City of Madrid is a local public holiday in Nuestra Señora de la Almudena, in honour of the capital's patron saint. For employees who normally work only from Monday to Friday, this creates a long weekend. However, the day off applies only within the municipal area of the city of Madrid.
Other places in the Community of Madrid are not automatically covered by this arrangement. Towns such as Leganés, Alcorcón or Getafe will follow their usual working day on 9 November unless they have designated a local public holiday in their own municipal calendar. The Almudena holiday is therefore a municipal exception for the capital, not a regional public holiday.
The legal basis is the official working-day and public-holiday calendar for 2026. The Comunidad de Madrid sets the framework in its regional calendar, which municipalities supplement with two local public holidays each. For 2026, the city of Madrid has designated San Isidro on 15 May and Nuestra Señora de la Almudena on 9 November. These dates are listed in the Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid and in the city's Kalender laboral 2026 calendar.
In practice, the local public holiday means that municipal offices and many municipal services in the capital will be closed. Public schools in the city of Madrid will not be holding classes. Religious and cultural events traditionally take place on Almudena Day; the city authorities will provide separate advance information on the precise arrangements and any traffic or security measures. Different rules apply in the private sector, depending on the industry and employer. Whether extra pay, time off in lieu or special work scheduling is provided depends on the collective agreement, company agreement or individual arrangements.
The key point is that 9 November 2026 falls on a Monday. This gives many employees in the city of Madrid a three-day period off work, from Saturday to Monday. It does not alter the obligation to work in the region's other municipalities, unless they have independently designated another local public holiday on the same date.
The information is based on the published provisions in the regional framework calendar of the Comunidad de Madrid and the municipal calendar of the city of Madrid for 2026. Both documents expressly list Almudena Day as a local public holiday in the city.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).