When is Galician Literature Day 2026?

Galician Literature Day 2026 is on Sunday 17th May, 2026 (17/05/2026) in 511 days

What is Galician Literature Day?

Galician Literature Day

Día das Letras Galegas –roughly translated to Galician Literature Day– is a regional public holiday in the Spanish autonomous community of Galicia. It typically falls on the 17th of May every year.

In Spain, each community that has been granted its autonomy can declare two idiosyncratic regional holidays aside from the national public holidays. Said regional holidays are generally dedicated to commemorating a prominent regional saint or to paying homage to a historical battle, usually a lost one – it is considered more histrionic to honor a noble defeat than the triumphant subjugation of an enemy.

One of the regional holidays of Galicia is the Feast Day of St. James, which falls on the 25th of July, coinciding with the Day of Galicia. Whereas the other regional holiday is dedicated to acknowledging the language and literature of Galicia.

Dates for Galician Literature Day from 2015 to 2030

The next occurrence of Galician Literature Day is marked in red

When is ...?WeekdayDateDays away
Galician Literature Day 2030FridayMay 17th in 1972 days
Galician Literature Day 2029ThursdayMay 17th in 1607 days
Galician Literature Day 2028WednesdayMay 17th in 1242 days
Galician Literature Day 2027MondayMay 17th in 876 days
Galician Literature Day 2026SundayMay 17th in 511 days
Galician Literature Day 2025SaturdayMay 17th in 146 days
Galician Literature Day 2024FridayMay 17th 218 days ago
Galician Literature Day 2023WednesdayMay 17th 584 days ago
Galician Literature Day 2022TuesdayMay 17th 949 days ago
Galician Literature Day 2021MondayMay 17th 1314 days ago
Galician Literature Day 2020SundayMay 17th 1679 days ago
Galician Literature Day 2019FridayMay 17th 2045 days ago
Galician Literature Day 2018ThursdayMay 17th 2410 days ago
Galician Literature Day 2017WednesdayMay 17th 2775 days ago
Galician Literature Day 2016TuesdayMay 17th 3140 days ago
Galician Literature Day 2015SundayMay 17th 3506 days ago
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Quick Facts

Start DateMay 17, 2026
When? Starts in 511 days
Duration1 Day
Type Spain Holidays

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