Public holidays 2027 in Western Sahara
There are 11 public holidays in 2027.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Proclamation of the SADR | إعلان الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية | ||
| Monday | First Martyr | يوم الشهيد الأول | ||
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | عيد الفطر المبارك (تقديري) | ||
| Monday | Creation of the Polisario Front | تأسيس الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير الساقية الحمراء ووادي الذهب | ||
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري) | ||
| Thursday | Commencement of the Armed Struggle | اندلاع الكفاح المسلح | ||
| Sunday | Islamic New Year (estimated) | رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري) | ||
| Wednesday | Martyrs' Day | يوم الشهداء | ||
| Thursday | Uprising Day | يوم الانتفاضة | ||
| Saturday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | المولد النبوي الشريف (تقديري) | ||
| Tuesday | National Unity Day | عيد الوحدة الوطنية |
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
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 10 Mar, Thu 11 Mar, Fri 12 Mar | 6 Mar – 14 Mar 2027 | 3 | 9 | 3 | First Martyr, Eid al-Fitr (estimated) |
| Tue 11 May, Wed 12 May, Thu 13 May, Fri 14 May | 8 May – 16 May 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Creation of the Polisario Front, Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Mon 17 May, Tue 18 May, Wed 19 May | 15 May – 20 May 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Eid al-Adha (estimated), Commencement of the Armed Struggle |
| Fri 21 May | 20 May – 23 May 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Commencement of the Armed Struggle |
| Mon 7 Jun, Tue 8 Jun | 5 Jun – 9 Jun 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Islamic New Year (estimated), Martyrs' Day |
| Thu 10 Jun, Fri 11 Jun | 9 Jun – 13 Jun 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Martyrs' Day |
| Mon 14 Jun, Tue 15 Jun, Wed 16 Jun | 12 Jun – 17 Jun 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Uprising Day |
| Fri 18 Jun | 17 Jun – 20 Jun 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Uprising Day |
| Mon 11 Oct | 9 Oct – 12 Oct 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | National Unity Day |
| Wed 13 Oct, Thu 14 Oct, Fri 15 Oct | 12 Oct – 17 Oct 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | National Unity Day |
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 EH (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.eh) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027