Carnival – Spain

The next Carnival is on Tuesday, February 9, 2027 – in 147 days.

In Spain it's an observance, which means plenty of people mark it but nobody gets the day off work or school.

When is it? Carnival falls on 47 days before Easter Sunday. It's calculated from Easter Sunday, which moves with the lunar calendar, so the date can shift by several weeks from one year to the next. Next time round is Tuesday, February 9, 2027, 147 days from now.

Which weekday does it land on? Always the same day: every one of the eleven years in the table puts Carnival on a Tuesday. None of those years put it next to a weekend, so it doesn't make a long weekend on its own. You can open the printable calendar for any year in the table and see the date in context.

What to expect on the day. Nothing closes. Shops, offices, schools and transport all run as normal, because this is a day people mark rather than a day they get off. That said, restaurants, florists and retailers often build around it, so booking ahead is sensible if you're planning to go out. In 2027 it falls in February, which also holds Valentine's Day on the 14th. Worth seeing them together before you commit to dates.

Putting it in your own calendar. You don't need to. Every calendar on this site already shows Carnival for whichever country you've selected. What's worth adding is everything around it: the travel, the cover arrangements, who's visiting when. Open the month, click the days and type. Keep a free account and the notes stay with you between devices, and you can send someone a read-only link so you're both working from the same dates.

Carnival is marked in Italy and Portugal as well. The date and the way it's observed aren't always the same from one country to the next, so use the links below to get the version that applies to you.

Carnival dates 2026–2036