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Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia public holidays 2028

Saudi Arabia has 10 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 251 working days. The first is Founding Day Holiday on Tuesday, February 22, 2028.

Public holidays in Saudi Arabia in 2028
DateHoliday
February
Feb 22TuesdayFounding Day HolidayNationwide
Feb 26SaturdayEid al-Fitr HolidayNationwide
Feb 27SundayEid al-Fitr HolidayNationwide
Feb 28MondayEid al-Fitr HolidayNationwide
Feb 29TuesdayEid al-Fitr HolidayNationwide
March
Mar 1WednesdayEid al-Fitr Holiday Day off in lieuNationwide
May
May 4ThursdayDay of ArafahNationwide
May 5FridayEid al-Adha HolidayNationwide
May 6SaturdayEid al-Adha HolidayNationwide
May 7SundayEid al-Adha HolidayNationwide
May 8MondayEid al-Adha Holiday Day off in lieuNationwide
May 9TuesdayEid al-Adha Holiday Day off in lieuNationwide
September
Sep 23SaturdayNational Day HolidayNationwide
Sep 24SundayNational Day Holiday Day off in lieuNationwide
Nationwide
10public holidays
By region
10no regional days
Working days
251after nationwide days off
Long weekends
3+1 with 1 day off

In Saudi Arabia the weekend is Friday and Saturday, so working days and long weekends are counted that way.

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2028

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

Saudi Arabia public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Saudi Arabia in 2028?

10 nationwide public holidays: Founding Day Holiday (Feb 22); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Feb 26); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Feb 27); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Feb 28); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Feb 29); Day of Arafah (May 4); Eid al-Adha Holiday (May 5); Eid al-Adha Holiday (May 6); Eid al-Adha Holiday (May 7); National Day Holiday (Sep 23).

How many working days are there in 2028?

251 working days, counting the local weekend and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.

What does "Day off in lieu" mean?

When a holiday falls on a weekend, the day off moves to a nearby working day, usually the following Monday. Those substitute days are listed separately.