Public Holidays in Yemen — 2026
Yemen keeps a short official calendar in 2026: 5 public holidays in total, so each one carries real weight for planning.
1 of them land on the Saturday + Sunday weekend, which leaves 4 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 2 before July and 3 after it — with February the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 148 days, from Friday, May 1, 2026 to Saturday, September 26, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
2 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Yemen sits in Western Asia, is run from Sana'a, pays in Yemeni Rial, and has about 29.8M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 5
- Days off work
- 4
- Weekend
- Saturday + Sunday
- Busiest month
- February (1)
- Longest gap
- 148 days
- Capital
- Sana'a
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Feb 5 | Thursday | Unity Day | اليوم الوطني للجمهورية اليمنية |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | Labour Day | عيد العمال |
| Sat, Sep 26 | Saturday | Revolution Day | ثورة 26 سبتمبر المجيدة |
| Wed, Oct 14 | Wednesday | Liberation Day | ثورة 14 أكتوبر المجيدة |
| Mon, Nov 30 | Monday | Independence Day | عيد الجلاء |
How many public holidays does Yemen have in 2026?
5 — of which 4 fall on a working day and 1 fall on the Saturday + Sunday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Yemen in 2026?
اليوم الوطني للجمهورية اليمنية on Thursday, February 5, 2026. The last one of the year is عيد الجلاء on Monday, November 30, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Yemen?
Saturday + Sunday. 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 Yemen in 2026?
Between Friday, May 1, 2026 and Saturday, September 26, 2026 — 148 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 5 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.