País Vasco Business Day Calculator

Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 · Holiday data: June 24, 2026

Calculate business days in País Vasco with its own autonomic public holidays. País Vasco shares the Monday to Friday working week and the Saturday and Sunday weekend with the rest of Spain, but its holiday calendar is different, so due dates and deadlines can land differently from the national count.

How País Vasco differs from the national Spanish holidays

The País Vasco adds four days beyond the national set: San José on 19 March, Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday) on 2 April, Lunes de Pascua (Pazko astelehena, Easter Monday) on 6 April, and Santiago Apóstol on 25 July. Santiago falls on a Saturday in 2026, so the working days the País Vasco closes beyond the national calendar are San José, Jueves Santo, and Lunes de Pascua. Todos los Santos (1 November) and the Día de la Constitución (6 December) both fall on a Sunday in 2026 and the País Vasco leaves them on that date. The three historical territories of Araba, Bizkaia, and Gipuzkoa add their own local fiestas, which are not part of this region-wide count.

Worked example

Adding 2 business days to Wednesday, March 18, 2026 using País Vasco's holidays lands on Monday, March 23, 2026. With the national Spanish holidays, the same calculation lands on Friday, March 20, 2026: the gap comes from País Vasco's own calendar.

País Vasco public holidays in 2026

Date	Day	Public holiday	Notes
January 1	Thursday	Año Nuevo	Año Nuevo on Thursday January 1 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
January 6	Tuesday	Epifanía del Señor	Epifanía del Señor on Tuesday January 6 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
March 19	Thursday	San José	San José on Thursday March 19 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
April 2	Thursday	Jueves Santo	Jueves Santo on Thursday April 2 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
April 3	Friday	Viernes Santo	Viernes Santo on Friday April 3 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
April 6	Monday	Lunes de Pascua	Lunes de Pascua on Monday April 6 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
May 1	Friday	Día del Trabajo	Día del Trabajo on Friday May 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
July 25	Saturday (weekend)	Santiago Apóstol	Santiago Apóstol lands on a Saturday (July 25) and is absorbed into the weekend.
August 15	Saturday (weekend)	Asunción de la Virgen	Asunción de la Virgen lands on a Saturday (August 15) and is absorbed into the weekend.
October 12	Monday	Fiesta Nacional de España	Fiesta Nacional de España on Monday October 12 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
November 1	Sunday (weekend)	Día de Todos los Santos	Día de Todos los Santos lands on a Sunday (November 1) and is absorbed into the weekend.
December 6	Sunday (weekend)	Día de la Constitución	Día de la Constitución lands on a Sunday (December 6) and is absorbed into the weekend.
December 8	Tuesday	Inmaculada Concepción	Inmaculada Concepción on Tuesday December 8 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
December 25	Friday	Navidad	Navidad on Friday December 25 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.

How to count País Vasco business days

For an interactive calculation, use the Spain calculator and add País Vasco's own dates under Advanced options. The per-year holiday page below lists every País Vasco date ready to paste in.

País Vasco public holiday data is verified against the BOE 2026 calendario laboral (BOE-A-2025-21667).

País Vasco FAQ

Does the País Vasco calculator use different holidays from the national Spanish set?

Is the País Vasco working week Monday to Friday?

Yes. País Vasco uses the Monday to Friday working week with a Saturday and Sunday weekend, the same as the rest of Spain. Only the holiday set changes.