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Saudi Arabia holidays 2026 and 2027

Saudi Arabia (SA). Public holidays fall on 7 weekdays in Saudi Arabia in 2026.

Id
SA
Kind
Country or region
Time zone
—
Weekend
Fri–Sat
Years of data
2000–2040
Verified years
2025, 2026
Last verified
2026-10-14

2026

All dates verified against official sources.

DateNameEffectSources
Sun 22 Feb 2026Founding Day HolidayClosed[1][2][3][5][7][9]
Thu 19 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[1][2][3][5][7][9]
Fri 20 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[1][2][3][5][7][9]
Sat 21 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[1][2][3][5][7][9]
Sun 22 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[1][2][3][5][7][9]
Tue 26 May 2026Day of ArafahClosed[1][2][3][5][7][9]
Wed 27 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[1][2][3][5][7][9]
Thu 28 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[1][2][3][5][7][9]
Fri 29 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[1][2][3][5][7][9]
Wed 23 Sep 2026National Day HolidayClosed[1][2][3][5][7][9]

2027

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Mon 22 Feb 2027Founding Day HolidayClosed
Tue 9 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed
Wed 10 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed
Thu 11 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed
Fri 12 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed
Sun 14 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr Holiday (observed)Closed
Sat 15 May 2027Day of ArafahClosed
Sun 16 May 2027Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed
Mon 17 May 2027Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed
Tue 18 May 2027Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed
Wed 19 May 2027Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed)Closed
Thu 23 Sep 2027National Day HolidayClosed
Provenance

Official sources

A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

Saudi Arabia holidays: questions

How many weekdays is Saudi Arabia closed in 2026?

7: Founding Day Holiday (Sun 22 Feb 2026); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Thu 19 Mar 2026); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Sun 22 Mar 2026); Day of Arafah (Tue 26 May 2026); Eid al-Adha Holiday (Wed 27 May 2026); Eid al-Adha Holiday (Thu 28 May 2026); National Day Holiday (Wed 23 Sep 2026).

Which days are the weekend for Saudi Arabia?

Fri–Sat. Those days aren't business days unless a date says otherwise.

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=SA&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"

Holidays endpoint reference

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https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/SA.ics?key=YOUR_KEY

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