Closure expectation
HighConstitution Day is modeled as a public holiday in Spain; expect office, bank, school, and service-hour changes unless a local exception applies.
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Holiday guide
Global holiday guide rooted in Spain's calendar, observed nationwide.
Next occurrence
December 6, 2026
Sunday · Atlantic/Canary
Next occurrence
December 6, 2026
Sunday
Observed in
15 countries
Current holiday dataset
Primary context
Spain
Public
Planning timezone
Atlantic/Canary
UTC+01:00
Next: December 6, 2026 (Sunday)
Constitution Day holidays put the legal framework of the state at the center of the public story rather than a purely military or dynastic milestone. In the current dataset this holiday appears in 15 country calendars, with the strongest concentration in Europe (8), America (3), Africa (2).
Last updated recently. Dates draw from the curated holiday catalog (tracked window 2025-2027); cultural context comes from the source-cited curation library when an entry exists.
Local statutory mode, country coverage, date rule, timezone spread, and related planning context for Constitution Day.
Primary calendar
Spain · Public
Cultural family
secular civic holiday · Southern Europe
Observed scope
Nationwide observance
Coverage reach
15 countries in the current holiday dataset
Timezone context
Atlantic/Canary (UTC+01:00), Europe/Madrid (UTC+02:00)
Next date signal
December 6, 2026 · Sunday
Forward window
2025: December 6, 2025 · 2026: December 6, 2026 · 2027: December 6, 2027
Related planning set
New Year's Day · Epiphany · Day of Andalucía
Regional spread
Europe 8 · America 3 · Africa 2 · Asia 2
Reference posture
4 source-cited dossier references plus catalog dates
The rows below are built from this holiday's actual route, country, local-name, date, rule, timezone, observed-country, and adjacent-calendar records. They make Constitution Day in Spain distinct from holidays with similar names or the same season.
Route identity
constitution-day · Constitution Day · Spain · ES
Local name and scope
Día de la Constitución · Public · nationwide
Rule and family
secular civic holiday · Southern Europe · fixed-date
Country/date clusters
May 17, 2027 (2) · June 5, 2027 (2) · June 18, 2026 (1) · June 28, 2026 (1)
Observed type mix
Public: 14 · Bank: 1
Forward date window
2026: December 6, 2026 (Sunday) · 2027: December 6, 2027 (Monday) · 2028: December 6, 2028 (Wednesday) · 2029: December 6, 2029 (Thursday) · 2030: December 6, 2030 (Friday)
Timezone anchor
Atlantic/Canary · Atlantic/Canary (UTC+01:00), Europe/Madrid (UTC+02:00)
Calendar neighbors
previous: All Saints Day (35 days before) · next: Immaculate Conception (2 days after)
Source depth
4 curated source citations plus catalog dates
The practical risk is not just the date. Constitution Day can affect closure expectations, bridge-day leave, country-specific substitutions, cross-border date drift, and timezone reminders differently in each jurisdiction.
Closure expectation
HighConstitution Day is modeled as a public holiday in Spain; expect office, bank, school, and service-hour changes unless a local exception applies.
Date confidence
Projected tail3 forward rows are projected from a fixed-date rule after the tracked catalog window; verify long-range statutory calendars before committing.
Bridge-day pressure
SundayConstitution Day next falls on December 6, 2026 (Sunday). Weekend-substitution risk is the main scheduling question; check whether local law grants a weekday substitute.
Cross-border drift
Split datesConstitution Day appears in 15 country calendars with 13 next-date clusters. Do not assume every country observes it on the Spain date.
Timezone handling
Multi-zoneSpain has 2 timezone entries in the country record, so national observance dates should be converted through the correct city or zone for reminders.
Source posture
DossierConstitution Day has 4 curated source citations rendered on the page, plus catalog dates and country metadata.
This page keeps the date answer separate from statutory verification. The catalog supplies the tracked date rows; the checkpoints below show which authority, story profile, local specificity, and dossier layer should be reviewed when the holiday affects bookings, payroll, travel, or public-service hours.
Country authority checkpoint
Spanish national public-holiday calendar; Autonomous-community holiday calendars
Story and rule checkpoint
fixed holiday profile: Constitution Day holidays put the legal framework of the state at the center of the public story rather than a purely military or dynastic milestone.
Local specificity checkpoint
Local specificity comes from the selected country calendar row, local name, observance type, timezone record, nearby holidays, and observed cross-country date spread.
Dossier checkpoint
Constitution Day commemorates the codification of governing law, distinguishing it from Independence Day (sovereignty from a colonial or parent state) and Republic Day (abolition of monarchy). Norway is a special case where the 1814 constitution effectively also marks independence from Denmark, so May 17 functions as both. In Mexico, Día de la Constitución (February) is distinct from September 16 Independence Day; in Poland, May 3 is paired with November 11 Independence Day to bracket the civic calendar. Source citations are rendered in the holiday-specific dossier.
Reference stack
This block separates the local Spain holiday answer from two common sources of programmatic-calendar confusion: countries that use the same holiday name on different dates, and future rows that are projected from a rule rather than directly tracked.
Cross-border date spread
Constitution Day has 13 next-date clusters across countries, spanning 352 days. 1 country match the Spain date; 14 differ.
Projection reliability
Constitution Day has a projectable fixed-date pattern, but projected rows are explicitly labeled and should not be treated as official statutory notices. Source posture: 4 curated source citations attached.
Observed next-date clusters
May 17, 2027
2 countries · Norway, Svalbard and Jan Mayen
June 5, 2027
2 countries · Denmark, Faroe Islands
June 18, 2026
1 country · Seychelles
June 28, 2026
1 country · Ukraine
July 5, 2026
1 country · Armenia
July 18, 2026
1 country · Uruguay
Observed type mix across countries
Name in Spain
Día de la Constitución
The local catalog name for Spain is Día de la Constitución; the English display name is Constitution Day.
Country calendar role
Constitution Day is recorded in Spain as a public holiday with nationwide scope.
Other local labels in this holiday family
Reference fields include Constitution Day's country, date behavior, timezone context, related holidays, and observed-country coverage.
The day usually commemorates the adoption of a constitution or a legal turning point that later became shorthand for rights, institutions, and modern state legitimacy.
That legal focus gives the holiday a civic-education role alongside the usual practical effects of a public closure or national ceremony.
Constitution Day is marked as a nationwide observance in the current Spain holiday data.
Constitution Day is scheduled on December 6 each year. In the tracked 2025-2027 data window, it stays on December 6 and only the weekday changes.
Because Constitution Day stays on the same calendar date, the only year-over-year planning shift is the day of the week — that controls long-weekend math, school-closure timing, and how the holiday lands in payroll cycles.
The current static build keeps the tracked 2025-2027 date window online for curated holiday detail pages.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | December 6, 2025 | Saturday |
| 2026 | December 6, 2026 | Sunday |
| 2027 | December 6, 2027 | Monday |
The first rows are taken from the tracked catalog window (2025-2027); rows after the catalog cut-off are projected forward because Constitution Day has a fixed-date rule. Easter-cycle, lunar, and country-specific custom-rule holidays are never projected — those rows simply stop at the catalog edge.
| Year | Date | Weekday | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | December 6, 2026 | Sunday | Catalog |
| 2027 | December 6, 2027 | Monday | Catalog |
| 2028 | December 6, 2028 | Wednesday | Projected (fixed rule) |
| 2029 | December 6, 2029 | Thursday | Projected (fixed rule) |
| 2030 | December 6, 2030 | Friday | Projected (fixed rule) |
Projected rows assume the fixed-date rule continues to repeat the same calendar date; weekend-substitution and other statutory adjustments may shift the actual local observance day.
Seasonal placement
Constitution Day next lands in the winter / year-boundary planning band for Spain. That matters for school terms, travel season, and whether the holiday sits near year-end, spring religious calendars, summer travel, or autumn civic cycles.
Weekday distribution in this window
Constitution Day is a secular civic anchor: its meaning is constitutional, political, or statehood-related, with little religious or seasonal content driving the date.
Searches for Constitution Day usually want the exact date, the public-closure status in Spain, and a quick read of why the date is on the calendar at all.
Cultural family
secular civic holiday
Origin region: Southern Europe
Statutory mode
Constitution Day is listed as a public holiday in Spain (nationwide), which usually means government offices, banks, and most schools close.
Differentiates from neighbors
Constitution Day commemorates the codification of governing law, distinguishing it from Independence Day (sovereignty from a colonial or parent state) and Republic Day (abolition of monarchy). Norway is a special case where the 1814 constitution effectively also marks independence from Denmark, so May 17 functions as both. In Mexico, Día de la Constitución (February) is distinct from September 16 Independence Day; in Poland, May 3 is paired with November 11 Independence Day to bracket the civic calendar.
Religious / civic / cultural context
Constitution Day is universally framed as a civic-democratic holiday — celebrating the rule of law and the foundational document rather than independence or revolution. There is generally no religious element in the official rites, though Poland traditionally pairs May 3 with a Catholic Mass for Our Lady Queen of Poland (a feast day on the same date), and Norway's Syttende mai often includes church services. The Norwegian and Polish observances are the most emotionally charged and broadly participatory; Spanish and Mexican observances are more formal and state-led; Danish observance is quietly democratic, often featuring fællessang (group singing) in parks.
Date rule
Date varies by country and is fixed to each constitution's signing or ratification anniversary. Major observances: Spain December 6 (1978 referendum), Mexico February 5 (1917 promulgation) — observed on the first Monday of February under the 2006 lunes-puente reform, Poland May 3 (1791 — the second written national constitution after the US), Norway May 17 (1814 signing at Eidsvoll), and Denmark June 5 (the 1849 and 1953 constitutions were both signed on this date).
Planning impact
Same-day business is impossible in Spain, Mexico, Poland, and Norway — ministries, courts, and banks closed. Mexico's first-Monday rule creates a predictable long weekend (puente) that compounds tourism and retail planning. Norway's Syttende mai is the single biggest day of the year for inner-city street closures: Karl Johans gate and equivalent main streets in every Norwegian town are closed from morning through afternoon for parades. In Denmark, expect a half-day Friday or full-day closure but verify with each counterparty since it is not statutory.
Observance mode by jurisdiction
Country-specific behavior
Only countries whose pattern departs from the headline observance rule are listed.
Spain
Día de la Constitución, December 6 (fixed). Marks the 1978 referendum approving the post-Franco constitution. Paired with December 8 Immaculate Conception to form the 'puente de la Constitución' long weekend — one of the year's biggest domestic travel periods.
Mexico
Día de la Constitución, observed first Monday of February (commemorates the February 5, 1917 promulgation). The first-Monday rule was set by the 2006 federal labor law amendment. One of Mexico's three lunes-puente statutory holidays.
Norway
Grunnlovsdag / Syttende mai, May 17 (fixed). The biggest civic celebration of the year — children's parades (barnetog) in every town, national costume (bunad) widely worn, no military presence by tradition. First children's parade held in 1870.
Poland
Święto Konstytucji 3 Maja, May 3 (fixed). Commemorates the 1791 constitution — the first written constitution in Europe and second in the world. Together with May 1 Labor Day forms the 'majówka' long-weekend tradition; restored as official holiday in 1990.
Denmark
Grundlovsdag, June 5 (fixed). Honors both the 1849 and 1953 constitution signings. Not statutory but a bank/school/optional holiday — public sector and many private workplaces give a half-day or full day; supermarkets and shops increasingly open.
Slovakia
Day of the Constitution, September 1 (fixed). Marks the 1992 adoption of the post-Czechoslovak-split constitution. Full public holiday.
Cayman Islands / Other Commonwealth realms
Various Constitution Day dates tied to local constitutional orders; treated as statutory days off in the respective jurisdictions.
Ukraine
Constitution Day, June 28 (fixed). Marks the 1996 post-Soviet constitution. Public holiday with civic ceremonies.
Sources
As a secular civic holiday sitting in the Spain calendar, Constitution Day matters for planning because office, bank, and school closures stack on the same day. The next tracked occurrence is December 6, 2026 (Sunday), which controls long-weekend math for that year.
Constitution Day also appears in other country calendars such as Andorra, Armenia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, and Faroe Islands. Recorded next dates include Andorra on March 14, 2027, Armenia on July 5, 2026, Denmark on June 5, 2027, and Dominican Republic on November 6, 2026 — slight differences across borders are common because each country can apply weekend-substitution or regional-only rules to the same nominal holiday.
Spain spans 2 timezones for planning: Atlantic/Canary (UTC+01:00), Europe/Madrid (UTC+02:00). Because Constitution Day stays on the same calendar date, the only year-over-year planning shift is the day of the week — that controls long-weekend math, school-closure timing, and how the holiday lands in payroll cycles. Teams often line Constitution Day up with New Year's Day, Epiphany, and Day of Andalucía when blocking off the broader holiday window.
Holiday planning depth
The closest observed holidays before and after Constitution Day in the Spaincalendar show the local scheduling neighborhood for 2026.
Previous holiday
All Saints Day
November 1, 2026 · Public
35 days before Constitution Day; local label: Día de todos los Santos.
Next holiday
Immaculate Conception
December 8, 2026 · Public
2 days after Constitution Day; local label: Inmaculada Concepción.
These are the closest holidays around Constitution Day in the Spaincalendar for 2026. They help separate this guide from holidays in the same season or religious/civic family.
Immaculate Conception
December 8, 2026 · Public
2 days after Constitution Day. Local label: Inmaculada Concepción.
Christmas Day
December 25, 2026 · Public
19 days after Constitution Day. Local label: Navidad.
St. Stephen's Day
December 26, 2026 · Public
20 days after Constitution Day. Local label: Feast of Saint Stephen.
All Saints Day
November 1, 2026 · Public
35 days before Constitution Day. Local label: Día de todos los Santos.
National Day of Spain
October 12, 2026 · Public
55 days before Constitution Day. Local label: Fiesta Nacional de España.
Day of the Valencian Community
October 9, 2026 · Public
58 days before Constitution Day. Local label: Dia de la Comunitat Valenciana.
Constitution Day appears in 15 country calendars in the current dataset.
Europe
8 countries
America
3 countries
Africa
2 countries
Asia
2 countries
Constitution Day reads differently across the 15 listed jurisdictions: a secular civic holiday can carry one statutory weight in Spain and another in neighboring countries that copied the date but kept different observance rules.
| Country | Next date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Andorra | March 14, 2027 | Public |
| Armenia | July 5, 2026 | Public |
| Denmark | June 5, 2027 | Bank |
| Dominican Republic | November 6, 2026 | Public |
| Faroe Islands | June 5, 2027 | Public |
| Ghana | January 7, 2027 | Public |
| Kazakhstan | August 30, 2026 | Public |
| Mexico | February 1, 2027 | Public |
| Norway | May 17, 2027 | Public |
| Poland | May 3, 2027 | Public |
| Seychelles | June 18, 2026 | Public |
| Spain | December 6, 2026 | Public |
Related links are selected from the same country calendar first, with family matches such as Easter-cycle or lunisolar festivals preferred before nearby-date filler.
New Year's Day
January 1, 2026 · Public
26 days after in the local calendar
See 2026 calendar
Epiphany
January 6, 2026 · Public
31 days after in the local calendar
Open curated guide
Day of Andalucía
February 28, 2026 · Public
Nearby in the country calendar
See 2026 calendar
Day of the Balearic Islands
March 1, 2026 · Public
Nearby in the country calendar
See 2026 calendar
Maundy Thursday
April 2, 2026 · Public
Nearby in the country calendar
See 2026 calendar
Yes — Constitution Day is listed as a public holiday in Spain on a nationwide basis.
In 2026, Constitution Day in Spain falls on December 6, 2026 (Sunday). Subsequent dates: 2027 December 6, 2027, 2028 December 6, 2028, 2029 December 6, 2029.
Constitution Day is scheduled on December 6 each year. In the tracked 2025-2027 data window, it stays on December 6 and only the weekday changes. Because Constitution Day stays on the same calendar date, the only year-over-year planning shift is the day of the week — that controls long-weekend math, school-closure timing, and how the holiday lands in payroll cycles.
Constitution Day is listed as a public holiday in Spain (nationwide), which usually means government offices, banks, and most schools close. It reads as a secular civic holiday with origins tied to Southern Europe.
The local catalog name for Spain is Día de la Constitución; the English display name is Constitution Day.
Constitution Day appears in 15 country calendars in the current dataset, including Andorra, Armenia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Faroe Islands, and more.
Spain uses Atlantic/Canary (UTC+01:00), Europe/Madrid (UTC+02:00) for local planning.
Constitution Day is universally framed as a civic-democratic holiday — celebrating the rule of law and the foundational document rather than independence or revolution. There is generally no religious element in the official rites, though Poland traditionally pairs May 3 with a Catholic Mass for Our Lady Queen of Poland (a feast day on the same date), and Norway's Syttende mai often includes church services. The Norwegian and Polish observances are the most emotionally charged and broadly participatory; Spanish and Mexican observances are more formal and state-led; Danish observance is quietly democratic, often featuring fællessang (group singing) in parks. Same-day business is impossible in Spain, Mexico, Poland, and Norway — ministries, courts, and banks closed. Mexico's first-Monday rule creates a predictable long weekend (puente) that compounds tourism and retail planning. Norway's Syttende mai is the single biggest day of the year for inner-city street closures: Karl Johans gate and equivalent main streets in every Norwegian town are closed from morning through afternoon for parades. In Denmark, expect a half-day Friday or full-day closure but verify with each counterparty since it is not statutory.
Constitution Day commemorates the codification of governing law, distinguishing it from Independence Day (sovereignty from a colonial or parent state) and Republic Day (abolition of monarchy). Norway is a special case where the 1814 constitution effectively also marks independence from Denmark, so May 17 functions as both. In Mexico, Día de la Constitución (February) is distinct from September 16 Independence Day; in Poland, May 3 is paired with November 11 Independence Day to bracket the civic calendar.
Constitution Day is often compared with New Year's Day, Epiphany, Day of Andalucía on the Spain calendar.