No official public holidays are listed for Saudi Arabia in 2026.
We could not find published public holiday data for Saudi Arabia in 2026. The source is Nager.Date, which covers most countries but not all. Try a neighbouring year or contact us if you know of a public source we should add.
Total holidays
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in 2026
Working days remaining
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See Saudi Arabia's holidays side by side with another country to plan cross-border work.
Saudi Arabia recognises a short list of statutory public holidays under the Saudi Labour Law (Royal Decree M/51 of 1426 AH, 2005) article 112 and Council of Ministers resolutions. The standing list comprises Eid al-Fitr (typically four days), Eid al-Adha (typically four days centred on the Day of Arafah and 10 Dhu al-Hijjah), Saudi National Day on 23 September commemorating the 1932 unification of the Kingdom under King Abdulaziz, and Founding Day on 22 February (added by Royal Order in 2022). Religious observances follow the Hijri lunar calendar with dates confirmed by the Supreme Court's moon-sighting committee. Unlike most economies the Kingdom does not observe Gregorian New Year as a holiday.
Saudi Labour Law article 98 sets the standard private-sector week at 48 hours over six days, reduced to 36 hours during Ramadan for Muslim employees under article 98 paragraph 2. The official weekend across government, banking and the formal private sector is Friday and Saturday since 2013. Friday is the statutory weekly rest day under article 104 and Islamic practice. Settlement of riyal transactions runs on the Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)'s Saudi Arabian Riyal Interbank Express (SARIE) RTGS system, which closes on the gazetted Eid and national holidays plus every Friday and Saturday.
For people planning cross-border meetings, the practical move is to overlay Saudi Arabia's calendar with the calendars of the other countries on your team. A week that looks completely clear from your end might be a national holiday on theirs. The compare tool above pairs two country calendars and highlights the overlapping closures, so you can spot the weeks where almost no one is at their desk before you put a launch on the board.