Which Sundays and holidays can shops open in Andalucía in 2027?
Short answer
The Junta de Andalucía has set 16 Sundays and holidays in 2027 on which large shops may open, starting with Sunday 3 January 2027 and ending with Sunday 26 December 2027. Six of the dates fall in November and December.
Detailed answer
The dates were set by the Junta de Andalucía's order of Wednesday 10 June 2026, published in the BOJA. They apply to shops under the general rules, which includes the shopping centres near Gibraltar. The 16 days for 2027 are:
- Sunday 3 January 2027
- Sunday 10 January 2027
- Monday 1 March 2027
- Thursday 25 March 2027 (Holy Thursday)
- Sunday 2 May 2027
- Sunday 4 July 2027
- Sunday 1 August 2027
- Sunday 8 August 2027
- Monday 16 August 2027
- Monday 1 November 2027
- Sunday 28 November 2027
- Monday 6 December 2027
- Wednesday 8 December 2027
- Sunday 12 December 2027
- Sunday 19 December 2027
- Sunday 26 December 2027
Each town council may swap up to two of these dates. Swaps that apply for the whole of 2027 had to be requested before Sunday 1 November 2026, and approved swaps are published in the BOJA, so a particular town can still differ slightly from this list. Shops in declared tourist zones and smaller shops can open on other days as well.
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