Castro de Rei sets two local holidays for 2027: Carnival and August

The City Council of Castro de Rei has set two dates as local holidays for the year 2027: February 9, 2027, Shrove Tuesday, and August 9, 2027, the Monday following the celebrations of San Roque and the Sweet Name of Mary. The agreement is announced through a notice published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Lugo (BOP) number 252, corresponding to Tuesday, November 3, 2026, under official reference R. 2981 and signed by the mayor, Francisco Javier Balado Teijeiro.

The announcement, issued in the Councils section of the provincial gazette, was signed in Castro de Rei on October 28, 2026, a few days before its publication. With this communication, the municipal corporation completes the annual procedure for fixing the two local holiday days that each Council must decide within the labor calendar of the following year.

The two approved dates

The published text expressly lists the two days chosen by the corporation for 2027:

• February 9, 2027, identified in the announcement as Shrove Tuesday.
• August 9, 2027, described as the Monday following San Roque and the Sweet Name of Mary.

In both cases, these are working days from Monday to Friday, meaning their consideration as holidays directly affects the administrative, commercial, and labor activity of the council during those days.

The invoked legal framework

The City Council justifies the publication in compliance with the provisions of Article 46 of Royal Decree 2001/1983, of July 28, regarding the regulation of the working day, special working days, and rest periods. This precept is what obliges local entities to determine and communicate their local holidays so that they are integrated into the official labor calendar.

Along with this regulatory basis, the announcement indicates that the list of dates is sent “for the appropriate purposes” to the Ministry of Employment, Trade, and Emigration of the Xunta de Galicia, the competent department in labor matters. The publication in the provincial gazette and the regional communication thus complete the usual administrative circuit for fixing local holidays.

Impact on the council’s calendar

The decision affects three main areas within the municipality of Castro de Rei:

• Residents and local administration: both days will be holidays, with the corresponding closure of municipal offices and services.
• Commerce and hospitality: establishments must adapt their shifts and schedules to the two dates, one of which falls in the peak tourist season of August.
• Companies and working personnel: the two dates will be integrated into the 2027 labor calendar along with the corresponding state and regional holidays.

The choice of August 9 is particularly relevant in a municipality with a strong weight in the primary sector and hospitality, while Shrove Tuesday responds to a consolidated festive tradition in the local calendar.

Relevance for readers

The fixing of these two local holidays allows residents, merchants, and businesses in Castro de Rei to plan their vacations, work shifts, commercial openings, and administrative procedures for 2027 in advance. Furthermore, the announcement comes with a margin of more than three months before the first of the dates, which facilitates the organization of entrepreneurs and workers. Any inquiry or clarification regarding the scope of the agreement should be directed to the City Council, the sole entity competent to interpret the content of the announcement officially published in BOP number 252 of November 3, 2026.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Lugo, no. 252, November 3, 2026, City Council section (official reference: R. 2981).