Public holidays in Saudi Arabia 2025

13 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Saudi Arabia

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
22 February Saturday	Saturday	Founding Day Holiday National day يوم التأسيسي	يوم التأسيسي
23 February Sunday	Sunday	Founding Day Holiday (observed) National day يوم التأسيسي (يوم تعويضي) Observed day off for Founding Day Holiday (Sat 22 Feb)	يوم التأسيسي (يوم تعويضي)
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر	عطلة عيد الفطر
31 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر	عطلة عيد الفطر
1 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر	عطلة عيد الفطر
2 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر	عطلة عيد الفطر
5 June Thursday	Thursday	Day of Arafah Religious يوم عرفة	يوم عرفة
6 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى	عطلة عيد الأضحى
7 June Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى	عطلة عيد الأضحى
8 June Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى	عطلة عيد الأضحى
9 June Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى (يوم تعويضي) Observed day off for Eid al-Adha Holiday (Sun 8 Jun)	عطلة عيد الأضحى (يوم تعويضي)
10 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed) Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى (يوم تعويضي) Observed day off for Eid al-Adha Holiday (Sun 8 Jun)	عطلة عيد الأضحى (يوم تعويضي)
23 September Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day Holiday National day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Saudi Arabia (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 21 Feb – Sun 23 Feb · 3 days off
Founding Day Holiday, Founding Day Holiday (observed)
Typically in Riyadh: high 25°C (77°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 28 Mar – Wed 2 Apr · 6 days off
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Typically in Riyadh: high 32°C (90°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 3% of days
Thu 5 Jun – Tue 10 Jun · 6 days off
Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed)
Typically in Riyadh: high 43°C (109°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Thu 3 Apr: take 1 day off, get 9 days in a row (Fri 28 Mar – Sat 5 Apr)
Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Typically in Riyadh: high 32°C (90°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 3% of days

Leave planner 2025

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Wed 26 Mar – Sat 5 Apr — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 26 Mar, Thu 27 Mar, Thu 3 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Feb – Sun 23 Feb · Founding Day Holiday, Founding Day Holiday (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 3 Apr) get 9 days in a rowFri 28 Mar – Sat 5 Apr · Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 4 Jun) get 7 days in a rowWed 4 Jun – Tue 10 Jun · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha Holiday, Eid al-Adha Holiday (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Sun 21 Sep, Mon 22 Sep) get 5 days in a rowFri 19 Sep – Tue 23 Sep · National Day HolidayShow on calendar ↓