Holiday Timeline

🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Public Holidays 2026

9 national public holidays · timezone UTC+3 · official source ↗

This page lists every national public holiday in Saudi Arabia for 2026 — 9 days in total. Each date is cross-checked against the official government source. To compare Saudi Arabia against other countries side by side, open the interactive timeline.

DateDayHoliday
February 22SundayFounding Day
March 20FridayEid al-Fitr (est.)
March 21SaturdayEid al-Fitr Holiday
March 22SundayEid al-Fitr Holiday
May 26TuesdayArafah Day (est.)
May 27WednesdayEid al-Adha (est.)
May 28ThursdayEid al-Adha Holiday
May 29FridayEid al-Adha Holiday
September 23WednesdayNational Day

Dates marked (est.) for Saudi Arabia follow the Hijri or other lunar calendar and may move by ±1 day until the government confirms the sighting; this page is updated when they do.

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