Public holidays 2026 in Saudi Arabia
There are 13 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Founding Day Holiday | يوم التأسيسي | ||
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | عطلة عيد الفطر | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | عطلة عيد الفطر | ||
| Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | عطلة عيد الفطر | ||
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | عطلة عيد الفطر | ||
| Monday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) | عطلة عيد الفطر (يوم تعويضي) | ||
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) | عطلة عيد الفطر (يوم تعويضي) | ||
| Tuesday | Day of Arafah | يوم عرفة | ||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | عطلة عيد الأضحى | ||
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | عطلة عيد الأضحى | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | عطلة عيد الأضحى | ||
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) | عطلة عيد الأضحى (يوم تعويضي) | ||
| Wednesday | National Day Holiday | اليوم الوطني |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2026
7 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 23 Feb, Tue 24 Feb, Wed 25 Feb, Thu 26 Feb | 20 Feb – 28 Feb 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Founding Day Holiday |
| Sun 15 Mar, Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar | 13 Mar – 24 Mar 2026 | 4 | 12 | 3 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) |
| Wed 25 Mar, Thu 26 Mar | 19 Mar – 28 Mar 2026 | 2 | 10 | 5 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) |
| Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May | 22 May – 31 May 2026 | 2 | 10 | 5 | Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) |
| Mon 1 Jun, Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun, Thu 4 Jun | 26 May – 6 Jun 2026 | 4 | 12 | 3 | Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) |
| Sun 20 Sep, Mon 21 Sep, Tue 22 Sep | 18 Sep – 23 Sep 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | National Day Holiday |
| Thu 24 Sep | 23 Sep – 26 Sep 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | National Day Holiday |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code SA (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.saudiarabian) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027