Mercadona’s summer twist: Longer hours, Sunday shopping

From June 26 to August 27, 2025, Mercadona will keep many of its stores open until 10:00 pm. Half an hour later than its usual 9:30 pm closing time. The reason is for summer tourism and the tidal wave of shopping it brings, with more than 1.600 stores across Spain and a whopping 26.4% market share. Mercadona is adapting to the seasonal surge and squeezing in some extra sales before sunset. 

Yes, Mercadona will open on Sundays

Well, sort of. In a rare move, the famously closed chain Sundays is finally staying open on Sundays. But mind you, in a few select tourist zones which include

• Catalonia
• The Valencian Community
• Andalusia
• Murcia
• Balearic and Canary Islands

These are special Sunday openings that operate on reduced hours from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm, allowing workers to take a break while helping locals and tourists alike. So will the store be open on Sunday? Yes, it will. Seven days a week this summer. To find out if your store is one of them, use Mercadona’s official store locator on their website. Once that August winds down, so does this schedule. 

From September onwards, the extended hours and Sunday openings will end, and Mercadona will return to its regular timetable. But until then, your late-night tortilla runs or Sunday sangria dash is officially back on the menu.