In Spain, special closures and schedules depend on the official labor calendar, published by the BOE, and on the regulations of commercial schedules, which leaves wide margin to each autonomous community and, in addition, to each municipality. September does not include any common state holiday that forces to close throughout the country, so the changes are concentrated in territories where it is autonomic or local festive.
In practice, when the majority of large chains are a regional or local festive, they close in the affected area; There may be exceptions in convenience stores or located in areas of great tourist influx (ZGAT), where there is more time freedom. The legal basis is Law 1/2004 of commercial schedules and its autonomous development; The Ministry of Economy remembers that CCAA can modulate schedules within that frame. Now, based on this, September has holidays in some regions in which supermarkets and food shops could close their doors, according to the BOE.
What days the supermarkets close and where
Where are there holidays this month? Those marked in the official calendar are: September 8 in Asturias (Asturias Day) and Extremadura (Extremadura Day); September 11 in Catalonia (Diada); September 15 in Cantabria (the good appearance); and September 17 in Melilla (Melilla Day). At that time is when you can notice reduced closures or schedules in supermarkets in those areas.
In addition to the regional ones, there are local holidays in September that only affect a specific municipality. A known case is Barcelona, where on September 24 (La Mercè) is festive only in the city; It does not apply to the rest of Catalonia. It is convenient to look at the municipal calendar because each City Council sets two local holidays a year.
How to know if your store opens: Check the locator of your chain (Mercadona, Carrefour, Lidl, Dia, etc.) the previous day; It is where exceptions and special openings are updated. If you live in a tourist area declared ZGAT, it is more likely to find festive openings with limited schedule.