Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in Saudi Arabia 2026
Saudi Arabia has 10 public holidays in 2026: all of them on working days (the weekend is Friday and Saturday). The next one is Founding Day Holiday on Monday, February 22, 2027, in 147 days.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in Saudi Arabia
Of the 10 holiday dates in 2026, 10 fall on a working day and none on the weekend.
Of the 10 holiday dates in 2026, 10 fall on a working day and none on the weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Sunday, with 3 dates.
Five of the 10 dates land on a Thursday or Sunday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: Founding Day Holiday on Sunday, February 22, Eid al-Fitr Holiday on Thursday, March 19, Eid al-Fitr Holiday on Sunday, March 22, Eid al-Adha Holiday on Thursday, May 28 and Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) on Sunday, May 31. One more holiday sits one working day away from the weekend, so a single day of leave turns it into a four-day break: National Day Holiday on Wednesday, September 23 (take Thursday off).
March and May are the busiest months, with 4 holiday dates. Eight months have no public holiday at all (January, April, June, July, August, October, November and December). The longest stretch between two holidays is 115 days, from Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) on May 31 to National Day Holiday on September 23, the natural window for a longer break.
3 entries are observed, substitute or bridge days that move holidays onto working days, for example Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) on March 23.
2027 brings 11 public holidays, 1 holiday more than 2026. 10 of the 11 dates fall on a working day, and 4 land next to the weekend.
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2026 public holidays in Saudi Arabia
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Founding Day Holiday | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| FridayMoved | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| SaturdayMoved | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) | |
| Tuesday | Day of Arafah | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| FridayMoved | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) | |
| Wednesday | National Day Holiday |
2027 public holidays in Saudi Arabia
11 holidays on 11 dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| MondayNext | Founding Day Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| FridayMoved | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Day of Arafah | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) | |
| Thursday | National Day Holiday |
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