Spanish Easter celebrations last much longer than in most of the world. The Spanish celebrations of Easter, Holy Week in Spanish or Holy Week in English, last more than a week. Below are the dates for Easter 2017.
Read more about Easter in Spain .
Spain’s calendar of events extends to much more than just Catholic devotion. Spain has giant food fights, bullfights and much more. Read more here: the best festivals in Spain
What are the best cities for Easter?
Most visitors to Spain head to Andalusia (particularly Seville and Malaga) for the cities famous Easter celebrations. However, Castilla y León is also an interesting place to see the Holy Week celebrations. Read more about Easter: City by City .
If you want to escape Easter, it is easy to avoid in Madrid and Barcelona. However, expect stores to close towards the end of the week across the country.
Easter dates 2017
The above dates are not celebrated throughout the country, and the first weekend is celebrated more frequently in Toledo and other areas of central Spain. The later dates are celebrated in most of the country, with normal life practically stopped.
- Friday of Dolores April 7, 2017. It is only celebrated in some parts of Spain.
- Saturday of Passion April 8, 2017. Only celebrated in parts of Spain.
- Palm Sunday April 9, 2017
- Holy Monday April 10, 2017
- Holy Tuesday April 11, 2017
- Holy Wednesday April 12, 2017
- Holy Thursday April 13, 2017
- Good Friday April 14, 2017
- Glory Saturday April 15, 2017
- Resurrection Sunday April 16, 2017. (Easter Sunday). The most important day in Easter.
- Easter Monday April 17, 2017. It is only celebrated in some parts of Spain.
Other important dates related to Easter 2017
As in other countries with a strong Christian tradition, there are many dates related to Easter and Holy Week.
These include:
- Ash Wednesday The beginning of Lent and the carnival celebrations will be on March 1, 2017.
- Water Monday An unusual event in Salamanca that traditionally was about welcoming the cities, um, ‘ladies of the night’ back to the city after Lent, it takes place eight days after Easter Sunday, the 24th. April 2016.
- Feria de Abril Seville’s traditional post-Easter celebrations tend to begin two weeks after Easter. These dates have yet to be confirmed, but they should be May 2-7, 2017. The exact start date confusion, as I understand it, is that the celebrations start at midnight on Monday night, which is technically Tuesday morning
- Corpus Christi A particularly popular event in Seville, which will take place on June 15, 2017.
