Local and National Public Holidays

National Holidays for 2012

1 January - New Year's Day

5 January - Twelfth Night (Three Kings Procession)

6 January - Three Kings

28 February - Andalucia Day

19 March - San José (Spanish Father's Day)

5 April - Maundy Thursday

6 April - Good Friday

1 May - Labour Day

15 August - Feast of the Assumption

12 October - Spanish National Day

1 November - All Saints Day

6 December - Day of the Constitution

8 December - Immaculate Conception (Christmas season officially begins)

25 December - Christmas Day

26 December - St Stephen's Day - Public holiday in Andalucia

Local Holidays for 2011

17 January - St Anton's Day in Alhaurin el Grande and St Antonio Abad in Malaga

3 May - Malaga Crosses of May celebrations

15 May - Setenil in Cadiz, Estepona and Malaga

3 June - Corpus Christi - holidays in some regions

5 June - Torremolinos Day of the Fish

11 June - Marbella Feria de San Bernabe

16 July - Festival in honour of La Virgen del Carmen - protectress of seamen

8 September - Mijas Virgin of the Rock holiday

Ferias/Fiestas

Estepona - first week in July

Benalmadena - second week in August

Malaga - second week in August

Marbella - second week in June

Mijas - second week in September

Torremolinos - last week in September

Fuengirola - first week in October

San Pedro - third week in October