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Diwali in Spain 2026

Diwali 2026: Sunday, 8 November 2026

Dates and venues checked against the organisers’ own pages on .

Diwali 2026 in Spain is on Sunday, 8 November 2026. The sun sets at 6:04 pm in Madrid. Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening after sunset, in the pradosh period — roughly the first two and a half hours after it; the lamps are lit as it gets dark. The biggest public celebration is House of Taj’s Diwali Night at Suun in Madrid on 14 November.

Spain’s Diwali is kept by associations, temples and gurdwaras rather than by a city festival, and the one dated event we found for Madrid or Barcelona is House of Taj’s ticketed Diwali Night Madrid at Suun on Saturday 14 November. The Sindhi families of the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are Spain’s oldest Indian community; in Ceuta the Comunidad Hindú, whose temple opened on 22 October 2007, inaugurated an extraordinary Diwali lighting display in the Plaza de los Reyes on 16 October 2025 and had not posted a 2026 date that we could find by 30 October. Catalonia holds more than half of the 60,994 Indian nationals with residence papers (32,415 on 30 June 2026, Ministry of Inclusion), many of them Punjabi Sikhs, for whom Bandi Chhor Divas falls on Diwali night, and ISKCON Barcelona’s free Sunday programme (17:30 to 20:30) falls on Diwali itself, Sunday 8 November.

Diwali is not a public holiday in Spain: the Labour Ministry’s list of fiestas laborales for 2026, published in the BOE on 28 October 2025, has no Indian festival. Fireworks are governed by Real Decreto 989/2015 and each ayuntamiento can add its own conditions or bans in its streets, so check the town’s bando before buying; at home the night is lit with diyas and candles.

Sunset on Diwali 2026 in Spain

Sunday, 8 November 2026 · local time, worked out for each city centre

CitySunset
Barcelona5:38 pm
Madrid6:04 pm

Diwali 2026 in Spain at a glance

DateWhatWhere
Sunday, 8 NovemberDiwali itselfHomes, temples and community dinners across the country
Saturday, 14 NovemberDiwali Night MadridSuun, Calle de Manuel de Falla 3, Madrid (Chamartín)

Diwali 2026 dates

  1. Friday, 6 November

    Dhanteras

  2. Saturday, 7 November

    Naraka Chaturdashi (Choti Diwali)

  3. Sunday, 8 November

    Diwali — Lakshmi Puja

  4. Monday, 9 November

    Govardhan Puja and Annakut

  5. Tuesday, 10 November

    Bhai Dooj

The biggest Diwali celebrations in Spain

Diwali Night Madrid

When
Saturday 14 November 2026; doors 21:00, buffet 21:00 to 23:30, last entry 23:30
Where
Suun, Calle de Manuel de Falla 3, Madrid (Chamartín)
Entry
Tickets from about €39, with dinner included on early tickets; ages 17 and over

A ticketed Diwali party run by House of Taj: an Indian buffet, a henna station, photo booths and live DJ Irf from the UK, with one drink included; traditional or Indo-western dress is encouraged and photo ID is checked at the door.

Diwali events in Spain1 listed

Diwali in Madrid →

Where to celebrate Diwali in Spain, city by city

Diwali in Madrid

Madrid has the Embassy of India on Avenida Pío XII, two gurdwaras listed in the city (on the Paseo de Santa María de la Cabeza and in Villaverde Alto) and Indian associations; the dated event is House of Taj’s Diwali Night Madrid at Suun, Calle de Manuel de Falla 3, on Saturday 14 November (doors 21:00, buffet 21:00 to 23:30, DJ Irf from the UK; ages 17 and over, tickets on Eventbrite). The Embassy’s website carried no Diwali notice on 30 October, and gurdwaras usually keep Bandi Chhor Divas on Diwali night, so the Sikh community’s programme would be set by each gurdwara.

Diwali in Barcelona

Barcelona has the Consulate General of India in the Torre Allianz and gurdwaras listed in the Raval (Carrer de l’Hospital 97) and in L’Hospitalet, for the Punjabi Sikh families who settled in Catalonia. ISKCON Barcelona’s Templo Hare Krishna by the Plaça Reial holds a free Sunday programme from 17:30 to 20:30 (kirtan, a Bhagavad Gita class, arati and prasadam), which in 2026 is Diwali itself, but no Diwali-specific programme or association event had been published by 30 October, and the Consulate General’s news page lists none.

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What Diwali is

The biggest night of the Indian year: lamps, sweets, new clothes and fireworks. Abroad it is celebrated over the surrounding weekends, with one large public event in most big cities.

Diwali marks the return of Rama to Ayodhya and the victory of light over darkness; for many families it is also the day of Lakshmi Puja and the start of a new business year. Homes are cleaned and lit with diyas, sweets are exchanged, and the evening ends with fireworks.

Diwali dates and how it is celebrated around the world →

If it is your first one in Spain

  • Book restaurant tables two weeks ahead — the Diwali weekend fills every Indian restaurant in town.
  • Check local fireworks rules before buying any; most European towns restrict them to New Year.
  • Sweets (mithai) can be ordered from Indian grocers a week ahead; many deliver nationwide.
  • The big city events sell tickets in advance and sell out; children under a certain age are usually free.

Questions people ask

When is Diwali 2026 in Spain?
Diwali 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November 2026. It is not a public holiday in Spain, so the community celebrates on the weekends around it — 1 event is listed on this page, each with its own date.
What time is sunset on Diwali 2026 in Spain?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the sun sets at 6:04 pm in Madrid and 5:38 pm in Barcelona. The times are worked out for each city centre with a flat horizon, as every published table gives them; behind buildings or hills it appears a few minutes later. Lakshmi Puja is performed in the evening after sunset, in the pradosh period — roughly the first two and a half hours after it; the lamps are lit as it gets dark.
Where can I celebrate Diwali in Spain?
Spain’s Diwali is kept by associations, temples and gurdwaras rather than by a city festival, and the one dated event we found for Madrid or Barcelona is House of Taj’s ticketed Diwali Night Madrid at Suun on Saturday 14 November. The Sindhi families of the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla are Spain’s oldest Indian community; in Ceuta the Comunidad Hindú, whose temple opened on 22 October 2007, inaugurated an extraordinary Diwali lighting display in the Plaza de los Reyes on 16 October 2025 and had not posted a 2026 date that we could find by 30 October. Catalonia holds more than half of the 60,994 Indian nationals with residence papers (32,415 on 30 June 2026, Ministry of Inclusion), many of them Punjabi Sikhs, for whom Bandi Chhor Divas falls on Diwali night, and ISKCON Barcelona’s free Sunday programme (17:30 to 20:30) falls on Diwali itself, Sunday 8 November. This year’s listings so far are in Madrid.
Can non-Indians go to Diwali events in Spain?
Yes. Almost every community event is open to everyone and runs in English; temple and gurdwara celebrations welcome visitors too — dress modestly, and cover your head in a gurdwara.
Is Diwali a public holiday in Spain?
No. The Labour Ministry’s list of fiestas laborales for 2026, published in the BOE on 28 October 2025, has no Indian festival, and Diwali falls on Sunday 8 November. The celebrations are held on the weekends around it, by associations, temples and gurdwaras.
Where can I celebrate Diwali in Madrid or Barcelona in 2026?
In Madrid, House of Taj’s ticketed Diwali Night at Suun on Saturday 14 November. For Barcelona no organiser had published a Diwali programme by 30 October, and neither the Embassy of India in Madrid nor the Consulate General in Barcelona had posted a Diwali event. In Barcelona, ISKCON’s Templo Hare Krishna near the Plaça Reial has its free Sunday programme from 17:30 to 20:30, which falls on Diwali itself; the gurdwaras and associations announce their own programmes close to the date.
Where are the Hindu temples in Spain?
The temple whose own website we could read is ISKCON Barcelona’s Templo Hare Krishna near the Plaça Reial, registered in 1976. In Ceuta the Comunidad Hindú’s Templo Hindú is in Calle Echegaray and opened on 22 October 2007, and the Sindhi families of the Canary Islands, Ceuta and Melilla, Spain’s oldest Indian community, have temples of their own; check each community for the Diwali hours.
Can you set off fireworks for Diwali in Spain?
Consumer fireworks are regulated by Real Decreto 989/2015, and each ayuntamiento can add its own conditions or bans in streets and public spaces through its bando or ordinance. Ask your town hall before buying anything; at home, light diyas and candles.

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