Shops open on Sundays and public holidays in Seville, Cádiz and Jerez: tourist zones and 2026-2027 calendar

Updated: 10 November 2026

Will you find shops open on a Sunday in Seville, Cádiz or Jerez? It depends on the day, the size of the shop and whether the city has a "high tourist influx zone" (zona de gran afluencia turística, ZGAT). This guide brings together what we could check on 10 November 2026 in the BOJA (the Andalusian regional gazette) and in the consolidated Andalusian Domestic Trade Act (Legislative Decree 1/2012). Each fact carries its year. Anything we did not read in an official source is marked "not confirmed". We give no opening hours for specific shops.

The basic rules in Andalusia

According to Legislative Decree 1/2012 (consolidated text, updated 23-12-2025):

Shops may open on 16 Sundays and public holidays a year. The regional government sets which ones by order, and each town council may swap up to two of those days for others (article 19).
Some shops may open whenever they like, Sundays included (article 20): individual shops under 300 m2 of usable floor space not belonging to large companies or groups, convenience stores up to 500 m2, bakeries, cake shops, newsagents, florists, petrol stations, and shops in stations, transport, museums and tourist facilities.
Shops located in a high tourist influx zone (ZGAT) also have free opening hours during the declared periods.
Opening for more than twelve hours on an authorised Sunday or holiday is a serious offence (article 84).
Which specific shops open each day and at what times: not confirmed. It depends on each shop.

2026 calendar: the Sundays and holidays left

Order of 23 June 2025 (BOJA of 26-6-2025) and 2026 swaps (BOJA of 4-6-2026):

Opening days across Andalusia in 2026: 4 and 11 January, 28 February, 2 April, 3 May, 5 and 26 July, 2 and 15 August, 12 October, 2 and 29 November, 7, 13, 20 and 27 December.
The city of Seville swapped Sunday 26 July for Tuesday 8 December 2026. Cádiz city and Jerez are not among the towns with a swap in 2026, so they follow the general calendar.
What is left of 2026 at the date of this guide: Sunday 29 November, Monday 7 December, Tuesday 8 December (city of Seville only, because of the swap), and Sundays 13, 20 and 27 December.

2027 calendar

Order of 10 June 2026 (BOJA of 16-6-2026):

Opening days across Andalusia in 2027: 3 and 10 January, Monday 1 March, Thursday 25 March, 2 May, 4 July, 1 and 8 August, Monday 16 August, Monday 1 November, 28 November, Monday 6 and Wednesday 8 December, 12, 19 and 26 December.
Town councils may apply to swap up to two of these days; approved swaps are published in the BOJA. Swaps for Seville, Cádiz or Jerez in 2027: not confirmed (not published as of 10-11-2026 in what we checked).

Seville: high tourist influx zone

What we found in the BOJA:

Resolution of 10 January 2019 (BOJA of 17-1-2019): two ZGATs in Seville, the Casco Antiguo (old town) district and Triana (calle Betis, calle Pureza, pedestrian calle San Jacinto and Plaza del Altozano), for Holy Week, the Sunday before and the three Sundays after, Easter Sunday included. Valid 2019 to 2022.
Whether Seville has a ZGAT in force in 2026 or 2027: not confirmed. We found no later declaration in the BOJA.
Otherwise, Seville follows the 2026 calendar (with 8 December) and the free opening hours of small shops, bakeries, newsagents, petrol stations and station shops.

Cádiz: high tourist influx zone

What we found in the BOJA:

Resolution of 29 December 2022 (BOJA of 18-1-2023): the whole municipality of Cádiz is a ZGAT during Carnival (from the Thursday before Ash Wednesday to the following Sunday, the domingo de piñata) and in April, May, September, October and November. Valid indefinitely while the circumstances last.
We saw no annulment in the BOJA, but whether it is still in force in 2026 and 2027 is not confirmed. Background: Spain's Supreme Court annulled Cádiz's previous ZGAT, from 2016, in 2019, according to the press (Diario Bahía de Cádiz, 19-8-2019).
In July, August, December, January and March (outside Carnival) the 2022 resolution gives no free opening: the 16 days of the general calendar apply.

Jerez de la Frontera: high tourist influx zone

What we found in the BOJA:

In 2019-2022 Jerez's old town was a ZGAT during Holy Week (resolution of 10-1-2019).
The ZGAT covering all of Jerez declared in December 2022 (Holy Week, the Motorcycle Grand Prix and May, July, August, September and October) was annulled by a ruling of the High Court of Justice of Andalusia; the annulment was published in the BOJA of 24-4-2025, which also agreed to start a new declaration.
According to the CCOO trade union (24-4-2025, not an official source), since then Jerez shops may only open on the Sundays and holidays of the general calendar, except those with free opening hours.
Whether Jerez has a new ZGAT in 2026 or 2027: not confirmed.

Tips for travellers

To avoid finding the shop closed:

On a Sunday that is not in the calendar, expect small shops, bakeries, kiosks, petrol stations and station shops to be open, and large stores closed unless there is a ZGAT in force.
Food markets have their own hours and usually close on Sundays; see our food markets guide.
Before you go, confirm the opening hours with the shop itself or at the tourist office.

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Frequently asked questions

Which Sundays do shops open in Andalusia for the rest of 2026?

According to the order of 23-6-2025 (BOJA): 29 November, 7 December and 13, 20 and 27 December. In the city of Seville, also 8 December, which replaces 26 July (BOJA of 4-6-2026).

And in 2027?

According to the order of 10-6-2026 (BOJA of 16-6-2026): 3 and 10 January, 1 and 25 March, 2 May, 4 July, 1, 8 and 16 August, 1 and 28 November, 6, 8, 12, 19 and 26 December. Local swaps for 2027 are not confirmed.

Which shops may open on any Sunday?

Under article 20 of Legislative Decree 1/2012: shops under 300 m2 of usable floor space not belonging to large companies, convenience stores up to 500 m2, bakeries, cake shops, newsagents, florists, petrol stations and shops in stations, museums and tourist facilities, among others.

Is Seville a high tourist influx zone?

It was in 2019-2022 (Casco Antiguo and Triana, during Holy Week and nearby Sundays). A declaration in force in 2026 or 2027 is not confirmed.

What about Cádiz and Jerez?

All of Cádiz was declared a ZGAT in December 2022 for Carnival and April, May, September, October and November, valid indefinitely; whether it is in force in 2026 is not confirmed. Jerez's 2022 ZGAT was annulled in 2025 (BOJA of 24-4-2025) and a new one is not confirmed.

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The basic rules in Andalusia

2026 calendar: the Sundays and holidays left

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