| Date | English name | Spanish name |
| January 1st * | New Year’s Day | Año Nuevo |
| January 6th * | Epiphany | Día de Reyes |
| March 19th * | Father’s Day | San José |
| moveable * | Good Friday | Viernes Santo |
| moveable * | Easter Monday | Lunes de Pascua |
| April 23rd | Saint George’s Day | Día del Libro |
| May 1st * | Labour Day | Día del Trabajador |
| May 3rd | Day of the Crosses | Día de las Cruces (local fiesta) |
| May 15th | Saint Isidro | San Isidro (local fiesta) |
| June 24th | Saint John | San Juan (Alicante) |
| July 26th | Saint Ana | Santa Ana (local fiesta) |
| August 15th * | Assumption of Mary | Asunción |
| August 16th | Saint Joaquin | San Joaquin (local fiesta) |
| October 9th * | Community Day | Día de la communidad Valenciana |
| October 12th * | Hispanic Day | Día de la Hispanidad |
| November 1st * | All Saints Day | Día de todos los Santos |
| December 6th * | Constitution Day | Día de la Constitución |
| December 8th * | Immaculate Conception | Inmaculada Concepción |
| December 25th * | Christmas Day | Navidad |
| December 31st | New Year’s Eve | Noche Vieja |
NB Not all are of course public holidays. I’ve starred the ones which I believe are holidays.
It is important to remember that if a holiday falls on a Thursday or a Tuesday then some businesses and schools will ‘bridge’ the weekend i.e. close for the Friday or the Monday as well.
Good Friday this year was on the 10th April, next year it will be on the 2nd April and the following year on April 22nd.
The fiesta at the Holy Cross is on the first weekend in May and the Romeria for San Isidro on the following Saturday.
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