Festivals, holidays and day offs in Andorra (Pyrenees)

Holidays:

January, 1st – New Year’s Day (a work day)

January, 6th  – The Epiphany or The Theophany and Three Kings‘ Day (religious holiday)

February, 14th – Valentine ’s Day (a work day)

February, 16th – Carnival Monday. National holiday.

March, 14th – Constitution Day

April – Good Friday (a work day), Easter, Good Monday (religious holidays)

April, 23th – The Saint  George Day (a work day)

May, 1st – Labor Day

June, 1st – Ascension Day (religious holiday)

June, 5th – Pentecost Day (religious holiday)

June, 23-24th – Saint John’s Day (The Saint Patron of Andorra), it is celebrated in the shortest night of the year (religious holiday)

First Saturday of August – Holiday of Andorra la Vella, the capital of Andorra

August, 15th – Assumption Day (religious holidays)

September, 8th – National Day of Andorra or Lady of Meritxell Day (The Saint Patroness of Andorra). Look here for more details

October, 31th – Chestnut’s Day (a work day)

November,1st – All Saints’ Day (religious holiday)

November, 4th – Saint Charles Day (The Saint Patron of Andorra), religious holiday

December, 8th – Immaculate Conception Day (religious holiday)

December, 21st – Saint Thomas day (religious holiday)

December 24-26th – Christmas

Festivals (in each 7 districts):

Canillo:

June, 29th  – Saint Pere del Tarter Festival

July 24-25th – Festival Ransol Aldosa Festival

August, 24th – Bartholomew Festival in Soldeu

September, 8th – Meritxell Festival

Ordino:

July, 3d  The Rosary Holiday

August 4-5th – Liorts Festival

August, 15-16th – Sornas Festival

September, 1- 2d – Cortinada and Arans Festival

September, 29-30th  – Ansalong Festival

La Massana:

June, 23d  – Sispony Festival

June, 24th – Pal Festival

July 8-9th – Saint Rosary Holiday

July 10th – Anios Festival

August 13th – Aldosa Festival

August, 20th – Arinsal Festival

Andorra la Vella:

June, 1st  – Margineda Festival

June, 13th – Puial Festival

August, 26-27th  – Santa Coloma Festival

San Julia de Loria:

May, 27th  – Canolich Holiday

June 23-24 – Aixirivall Festival

Escaldes-Engordany:

May, 8th  – Engolasters Festival

December, 21st  – Saint Thomas Festival

School vacation:

The beginning of academic year is September, 9th .

Vacations:

Since October, 27th till November, 2d; since December, 22d  till January, 6th ; since February, 16th till February 22d;  since March 28th till April 12th ; since May, 1st till May, 3d;   since May, 23d  till May, 31st .

The end of academic year is July, 4th

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