Public holidays in Saudi Arabia 2027

There are 12 public holidays in 2027. 10 of them fall on a working day.

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All 12 public holidays in Saudi Arabia 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
22 Feb 2027	Monday	Founding Day Holiday	يوم التأسيسي
9 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	عطلة عيد الفطر
10 Mar 2027	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	عطلة عيد الفطر
11 Mar 2027	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	عطلة عيد الفطر
12 Mar 2027	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	عطلة عيد الفطر
14 Mar 2027	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed)	عطلة عيد الفطر (يوم تعويضي)
15 May 2027	Saturday	Day of Arafah	يوم عرفة
16 May 2027	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Holiday	عطلة عيد الأضحى
17 May 2027	Monday	Eid al-Adha Holiday	عطلة عيد الأضحى
18 May 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha Holiday	عطلة عيد الأضحى
19 May 2027	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed)	عطلة عيد الأضحى (يوم تعويضي)
23 Sep 2027	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.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Saudi Arabia have in 2027?

12 public holidays. 2 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?

Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed): take 1 day of leave (20 May) and you get 9 days off in a row, 14 May – 22 May 2027.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code SA (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.saudiarabian) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026