Public Holidays for 2020 – , (PHVa202020191228.doc)

NATIONAL/REGIONAL and LOCAL Public Holidays for 2020 - for the Valencian Community, Spain (For the 3 constituent provinces, please see at foot of page) All Sundays are public holidays throughout the whole of Spain

Day Date Title

Wednesday 1st January New Year Monday 6th January Epiphany Wednesday 22nd January (Local Holiday in ) Monday 16th March (Local Holiday in Castellon [-de la Plana]) Thursday 19th March San José Friday 20th March (Local Holiday in Denia) Friday 10th April Easter (Good Friday) Monday 13th April 'Easter' Monday Monday 20th April (Local Holiday in Gandia, Javea [Xabia], Peniscola, , , Valencia) Thursday 23rd April (Local Holiday in ) Saturday 25th April (Local Holiday in Alcoy) Monday 27th April (Local Holiday in Alcoy) Friday 1st May Labour Day Monday 22nd June (Local Holiday in Alicante) Wednesday 24th June San Juan Monday 29th June (Local Holiday in Castellon [-de la Plana]) Wednesday 8th July (Local Holiday in Denia) Thursday 16th July (Local Holiday in Torrevieja) Friday 17th July (Local Holiday in ) Saturday 1st August (Local Holiday in Xativa) Wednesday 5th August (Local Holiday in Xativa) Saturday 8th August (Local Holiday in Pinoso) Friday 14h August (Local Holiday in Guadalest [Castell de-]) Saturday 15th August Assumption Monday 17th August (Local Holiday in Guadalest [Castell de-]) Tuesday 8th September (Local Holiday in Javea [Xabia], Orihuela) Wednesday 9th September (Local Holiday in Peniscola) Monday 5th October (Local Holiday in Gandia) Friday 9th October Valencian Community Day Monday 12th October National Day of Spain ('Columbus Day') Monday 9th November (Local Holiday in ) Tuesday 10th November (Local Holiday in Benidorm) Tuesday 8th December Inmaculada Concepción ('Immaculate Conception') Friday 25th December 'Christmas' Day

NB/ 'All Saints Day' is observed on 1st November which in 2020 is a Sunday; there is not a public holiday in lieu on the following Monday NB/ - There are many other ‘LOCAL’ holidays throughout the large Valencian Community; to find details of any that specially interests you, please visit the links below in the Official Gazette of the Valencian Community - DOGV (and note that are grouped alphabetically within the 3 constituent Provinces of Alicante, Castellon and Valencia): http://www.dogv.gva.es/datos/2019/12/23/pdf/2019_12306.pdf and: http://www.dogv.gva.es/datos/2019/07/23/pdf/2019_7548.pdf