Public Holidays in Saudi Arabia — 2026
There are 12 public holidays in Saudi Arabia in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
3 of them land on the Friday + Saturday weekend, which leaves 9 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: March alone holds 4 of them, while 6 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 70 days, from Tuesday, June 16, 2026 to Tuesday, August 25, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
4 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Saudi Arabia sits in Western Asia, is run from Riyadh, pays in Saudi Riyal, and has about 34.8M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 12
- Days off work
- 9
- Weekend
- Friday + Saturday
- Busiest month
- March (4)
- Longest gap
- 70 days
- Capital
- Riyadh
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun, Feb 22 | Sunday | Founding Day | |
| Thu, Mar 19 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Fri, Mar 20 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Sat, Mar 21 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Sun, Mar 22 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Tue, May 26 | Tuesday | Arafat Day (Tentative Date) | |
| Wed, May 27 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | |
| Thu, May 28 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Fri, May 29 | Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Tue, Jun 16 | Tuesday | Islamic New Year | |
| Tue, Aug 25 | Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Wed, Sep 23 | Wednesday | Saudi National Day |
How many public holidays does Saudi Arabia have in 2026?
12 — of which 9 fall on a working day and 3 fall on the Friday + Saturday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Saudi Arabia in 2026?
Founding Day on Sunday, February 22, 2026. The last one of the year is Saudi National Day on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Saudi Arabia?
Friday + Saturday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Saudi Arabia in 2026?
Between Tuesday, June 16, 2026 and Tuesday, August 25, 2026 — 70 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
4 of the 12 dates are approximate — mostly moon-sighting based observances that shift by a day. The rest are fixed. Source: api-ninjas+offline.