Public Holidays in Benalmadena

Bank Holidays and Public Holidays in Benalmadena

Benalmadena enjoys 14 public holidays a year. This comprises of 9 National public holidays; 2 whose dates are set by the region, 1 regional holidays and 2 local public holidays.

 

 

Public Holidays in Benalmadena 2025

  • January 1 - Wednesday - Año Nuevo (New Year)
  • January 6 - Monday - La Epifanía del Señor (Three Kings)
  • February 28 - Friday - El día de Andalucia (Andalucia day)
  • April 17 - La festividad del Jueves Santo (Maundy Thursday)
  • April 18 - El Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
  • May 1 - Thursday - La Fiesta nacional del Trabajo (May Day)
  • June 24 - Tuesday - Local Holiday
  • July 16 - Wednesday - Virgen del Carmen (Fishermen) Saint's day, Local holiday.
  • August 15 - Friday - La Asunción de la Virgen (Asuncion Day)
  • October 13 - Monday - La Fiesta Nacional de España (Hispanic Day) Bank Holiday moved to Monday 13th
  • November 1 - Saturday - El día de Todos los Santos (All Saints Day)
  • December 6 - Saturday - El día de la Constitución (Constitution Day)
  • December 8 - Monday - El día de la Inmaculada Concepción Day of the Imaculate Conception
  • December 25- Thursday - El día de Navidad (Christmas Day)

(Calendario de días inhábiles en la Comunidad Autónoma de Andalucía Fiestas laborales Año 2025 Decreto 99/2024, de 21 de mayo).

Saturdays and Sundays

In general when a public holiday falls on a Sunday the cultural day will still be celebrated on the Sunday, however the public holiday will be moved to the Monday and shops, offices and banks will be closed. If the public holiday falls on a Saturday it will remain on the Saturday and shops will be open. The confirmation of the national public holidays is published in the Boletin Oficial del Estado (BOE) and the regional holidays in the Boletin Oficial de la Junta de Andalucia (BOJA) towards the end of the preceding year.

 

 

Museums and tourist attraction

Museums and tourist attractions tend to be open on these holidays with the exception of Christmas Day and New Years Day.  Check with each. Many museums (especially state run ones, are closed on Mondays except when the Monday is a holiday

On a día festivos holiday (Bank holiday) and a Sunday almost all shops will be closed. The exception are shopping centres on the dates below, small family run shops, petrol station shops. Almost all bars, cafes and restaurant will be open. Bus and trains will run a Sunday service which is slightly (not substantially) reduced service.

Sunday Opening Shopping

Permitted bank holiday and public holiday trading days often called and Sunday trading days in Fuengirola and on the Costa del Sol.

Any town that the Junta de Andalucia has designated ‘an Area of Great Tourist Influx' can open on additional Sundays or Holidays. This aplies to Easter week (from Palm Sunday to Resurection Sunday inclusive) and Summer from 1st June to 30th September. This applies to Sunday and holiday trading in the Costa del Sol towns and cities: Malaga, Marbella, Fuengirola, Estepona, Benalmádena, Torremolinos, Nerja, Rincón de la Victoria, Mijas and Manilva. It also applies to coastal resort towns on the Costa de la Luz and the Costa Almeria.

Sunday Trading in Andalucia

Traditionally very few shops used to open on a Sunday or public holiday in Andalucia. This was due to restrictions on Sunday trading by the Junta de Andalucía (regional government). However, since 2020, the number of Sundays when shopping centres and large supermarkets are permitted to open has increased substantially.

Trading on Sundays and bank holidays for shopping centres and shops whose floor space is more than 300 square metres is decreed by the Junta de Andalucía. Shops that can open on any Sunday or holiday are:

Shops selling cakes and pastries, bread, ready meals, chips (French fries), nuts and sweets, newspapers, flowers and plants; also the preparation and sale of churros.

Shops selling cultural and sporting products located inside museums, and cultural or sporting establishments.

Petrol stations and shops designated as 'convenience stores'.

Shops in train and bus stations, and airports and sea ports.

 

Larger shops and shopping centres are permitted to open on the following Sundays and holidays throughout Andalucía. Note that this does not imply that all shops in a town or village will be open on a Sunday; it simply means that they are permitted to open. In practice, larger shopping centres and retail parks will definitely be open, while some shops in towns and cities will open. Shops in smaller towns and villages will be closed, apart from small convenience stores and petrol stations.

Permitted Sunday and bank holiday trading days in 2025 - Andalucia-wide

There are 16 permitted Sunday and Bank Holiday trading days in 2025 - Andalucia-wide:
5 January 2025
12 January 2025
17 April 2025 (Easter Thursday)
29 June 2025
6 July 2025
3 August 2025
15 August 2024 (Asunción de la Virgen)
31 August 2025
13 October 2024 (following Día de Colon)
1 November 2025 (Día de Todos los Santos)
30 November 2025
6 December 2025 (Constitution Day)
8 December 2025 (Día de la Concepción Inmaculada)
14 December 2025
21 December 2025
28 December 2025

This list is similar each year; depending on the day of the week that a public holiday falls. Local town halls are permitted to modify two days with respect to their local holidays.

Permitted Sunday and bank holiday trading days in 2025 - Costa del Sol

Any town that the Junta de Andalucia has designated ‘an Area of Great Tourist Influx' can open on additional Sundays or Holidays. This applies to Easter week (from Palm Sunday to Resurection Sunday inclusive) and Summer from 1st June to 30th September. This applies to Sunday and holiday trading in the Costa del Sol towns and cities: Malaga, Marbella, Fuengirola, Estepona, Benalmádena, Torremolinos, Mijas, Manilva, Rincón de la Victoria, Vélez-Málaga, Algarrobo. It also applies to coastal resort towns on the Costa de la Luz and the Costa Almeria.

This list is similar each year; depending on the day of the week that a public holiday falls. Local town halls are permitted to modify two days with respect to their local holidays.

There are 28 permitted Sunday and Bank Holiday trading days in 2025 - Costa del Sol
5 January 2025
12 January 2025
13 April 2025 (Palm Sunday)
17 April 2025 (Easter Thursday)
18 April 2025 (Good Friday)
20 April 2025 (Easter Sunday)
June 2025: every Sunday
July 2025: every Sunday
August 2025: every Sunday
15 August 2025 (Asunción de la Virgen)
September 2025: every Sunday
13 October 2025 (following Día de Colon)
1 November 2025 (Día de Todos los Santos)r
30 November 2025
6 December 2024 (Constitution Day)
8 December 2025 (Día de la Concepción Inmaculada)
14 December 2025
21 December 2025
28 December 2025

This list is similar each year; depending on the day of the week that a public holliday falls. Local town halls are permitted to modify two days with respect to their local holidays.

Permitted Sunday and Bank Holidays trading days in 2025 - Inland Cities

The historic city centres of Almeria, Granada, Seville, Cordoba and Jerez de la Frontera are also 'Areas of Great Tourist Influx' also have their additional holiday trading dates from the 'Andalucia-wide' list above. However these are generally related to Sundays and holidays during Easter week.

Opening Hours

Shopping centres are generally open from 10.00 to 22.00 Monday to Saturday. They are also open for the same or slightly reduced trading hours on the Sundays and bank holidays listed above.

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