Which Sundays and holidays can shops open in Andalucía in 2026?
Short answer
The Junta de Andalucía allows large shops to open on 16 Sundays and holidays in 2026. The dates left in the year are Monday 2 November 2026, Sunday 29 November 2026, Monday 7 December 2026, Sunday 13 December 2026, Sunday 20 December 2026 and Sunday 27 December 2026.
Detailed answer
The dates were set by the Junta de Andalucía's order of Monday 23 June 2025, published in the BOJA. They apply to shops under the general rules, which includes the shopping centres near Gibraltar. The 16 days for 2026 are:
- Sunday 4 January 2026
- Sunday 11 January 2026
- Saturday 28 February 2026 (Andalucía Day)
- Thursday 2 April 2026 (Holy Thursday)
- Sunday 3 May 2026
- Sunday 5 July 2026
- Sunday 26 July 2026
- Sunday 2 August 2026
- Saturday 15 August 2026
- Monday 12 October 2026
- Monday 2 November 2026
- Sunday 29 November 2026
- Monday 7 December 2026
- Sunday 13 December 2026
- Sunday 20 December 2026
- Sunday 27 December 2026
Each town council may swap up to two of these dates for other days, and approved swaps are published in the BOJA, so a particular town can differ slightly from this list. Shops in declared tourist zones and smaller shops can open on other days as well.
Being allowed to open does not mean a shop will. Gibraltar Bites' free tool Is it open in Spain today? shows the confirmed openings for the shopping centres near Gibraltar, and you can subscribe to the Andalucía shopping Sundays calendar there.