Western Sahara holidays 2026 and 2027
Western Sahara (EH). Public holidays fall on 9 weekdays in Western Sahara in 2026.
- Id
EH- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 27 Feb 2026 | Proclamation of the SADR | Closed | ||
| Sun 8 Mar 2026 | First Martyr | Closed | ||
| Fri 20 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 10 May 2026 | Creation of the Polisario Front | Closed | ||
| Wed 20 May 2026 | Commencement of the Armed Struggle | Closed | ||
| Wed 27 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 9 Jun 2026 | Martyrs' Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 16 Jun 2026 | Islamic New Year (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 17 Jun 2026 | Uprising Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 25 Aug 2026 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 12 Oct 2026 | National Unity Day | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 27 Feb 2027 | Proclamation of the SADR | Closed | ||
| Mon 8 Mar 2027 | First Martyr | Closed | ||
| Tue 9 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 10 May 2027 | Creation of the Polisario Front | Closed | ||
| Sun 16 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 20 May 2027 | Commencement of the Armed Struggle | Closed | ||
| Sun 6 Jun 2027 | Islamic New Year (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 9 Jun 2027 | Martyrs' Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 17 Jun 2027 | Uprising Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 14 Aug 2027 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 12 Oct 2027 | National Unity Day | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Western Sahara holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Western Sahara closed in 2026?
9: Proclamation of the SADR (Fri 27 Feb 2026); Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (Fri 20 Mar 2026); Commencement of the Armed Struggle (Wed 20 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Wed 27 May 2026); Martyrs' Day (Tue 9 Jun 2026); Islamic New Year (estimated) (Tue 16 Jun 2026); Uprising Day (Wed 17 Jun 2026); Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Tue 25 Aug 2026); National Unity Day (Mon 12 Oct 2026).
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=EH&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/EH.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
Add your key to the feed address. Use a separate key for feeds; it ends up in your calendar app's settings.