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Public Holidays in Tenerife 2023

Tenerife's Public Holidays for 2023

The Government Council of the Canary Islands has approved the calendar of labour holidays for the autonomous community in 2023: 
  • January 6 - Epifanía del Señor (Epiphany of the Lord)
  • February 2 - Virgen de la Candelaria (Candlemas), in Tenerife
  • April 6 - Jueves Santo (Holy Thursday)
  • April 7 - Viernes Santo (Good Friday)
  • May 1 - Fiesta del Trabajo (Workers’ Day)
  • May 30 - Día de Canarias (Canary Islands Day)
  • August 15 - Asunción de la Virgen (Assumption of the Virgin)
  • October 12 - Fiesta Nacional de España (National Day of Spain)
  • November 1 - Todos los Santos (All Saints)
  • December 6 - Constitución Española (Spanish Constitution)
  • December 8 - Inmaculada Concepción (Immaculate Conception)
  • December 25 - Natividad del Señor (Christmas Day)
The list does not include January 1, New Year, as it's already on a Sunday.

To these will be added two additional days, specific to each municipal council area, to make up the 14 days public holidays decreed by law.

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