Public holidays 2027 in Saudi Arabia
There are 12 public holidays in 2027.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | Founding Day Holiday | يوم التأسيسي | ||
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | عطلة عيد الفطر | ||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | عطلة عيد الفطر | ||
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | عطلة عيد الفطر | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | عطلة عيد الفطر | ||
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) | عطلة عيد الفطر (يوم تعويضي) | ||
| Saturday | Day of Arafah | يوم عرفة | ||
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | عطلة عيد الأضحى | ||
| Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | عطلة عيد الأضحى | ||
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | عطلة عيد الأضحى | ||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) | عطلة عيد الأضحى (يوم تعويضي) | ||
| Thursday | 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 2027
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 21 Feb | 19 Feb – 22 Feb 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Founding Day Holiday |
| Tue 23 Feb, Wed 24 Feb, Thu 25 Feb | 22 Feb – 27 Feb 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Founding Day Holiday |
| Sun 7 Mar, Mon 8 Mar | 5 Mar – 14 Mar 2027 | 2 | 10 | 5 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) |
| Mon 15 Mar, Tue 16 Mar, Wed 17 Mar, Thu 18 Mar | 9 Mar – 20 Mar 2027 | 4 | 12 | 3 | Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed) |
| Thu 20 May | 14 May – 22 May 2027 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) |
| Sun 19 Sep, Mon 20 Sep, Tue 21 Sep, Wed 22 Sep | 17 Sep – 25 Sep 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | 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
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- Public holidays 2027