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Public holidays in Saudi Arabia 2027

Saudi Arabia has 10 public holiday dates in 2027, 8 of them on a working day, and 3 long weekends. The next one is Founding Day Holiday, in 105 days (Monday, February 22, 2027).

Next holiday · Founding Day Holiday
105 days
Monday, February 22, 2027
  • Tue, Mar 9Eid al-Fitr Holidayin 120 days
  • Wed, Mar 10Eid al-Fitr Holidayin 121 days

2027 holiday calendar

12 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Feb 22MonFounding Day Holidayin 105 days
Mar 9TueEid al-Fitr Holidayin 120 days
Mar 10WedEid al-Fitr Holidayin 121 days
Mar 11ThuEid al-Fitr Holidayin 122 days
Mar 12FriEid al-Fitr Holidayin 123 days
Mar 14SunEid al-Fitr Holiday observedin 125 days
May 15SatDay of Arafahin 187 days
May 16SunEid al-Adha Holidayin 188 days
May 17MonEid al-Adha Holidayin 189 days
May 18TueEid al-Adha Holidayin 190 days
May 19WedEid al-Adha Holiday observedin 191 days
Sep 23ThuNational Day Holidayin 318 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2027

Assumes a Friday and Saturday weekend.

  • Tue, Mar 9 – Sun, Mar 14Eid al-Fitr Holiday6 days
  • Fri, May 14 – Wed, May 19Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha Holiday6 days
  • Thu, Sep 23 – Sat, Sep 25National Day Holiday3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Sun, Feb 21Founding Day Holiday4 days off
  • Take Thu, May 20Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha Holiday9 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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