Public holidays in Western Sahara 2025

11 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Western Sahara

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · Western Sahara

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
27 February Thursday	Thursday	Proclamation of the SADR National day إعلان الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية	إعلان الجمهورية العربية الصحراوية الديمقراطية
8 March Saturday	Saturday	First Martyr National day يوم الشهيد الأول	يوم الشهيد الأول
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر المبارك
10 May Saturday	Saturday	Creation of the Polisario Front تأسيس الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير الساقية الحمراء ووادي الذهب	تأسيس الجبهة الشعبية لتحرير الساقية الحمراء ووادي الذهب
20 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Commencement of the Armed Struggle اندلاع الكفاح المسلح	اندلاع الكفاح المسلح
6 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى المبارك
9 June Monday	Monday	Martyrs' Day National day يوم الشهداء	يوم الشهداء
17 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Uprising Day National day يوم الانتفاضة	يوم الانتفاضة
26 June Thursday	Thursday	Islamic New Year Religious رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
4 September Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday Religious المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	المولد النبوي الشريف
12 October Sunday	Sunday	National Unity Day National day عيد الوحدة الوطنية	عيد الوحدة الوطنية

Long weekends and bridge days 2025

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Western Sahara (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 6 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated), Martyrs' Day
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 38°C (100°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Fri 28 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 27 Feb – Sun 2 Mar)
Proclamation of the SADR
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 27°C (81°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 3% of days
Mon 19 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 17 May – Tue 20 May)
Commencement of the Armed Struggle
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 37°C (99°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 0% of days
Mon 16 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Sat 14 Jun – Tue 17 Jun)
Uprising Day
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 38°C (100°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 27 Jun: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 26 Jun – Sun 29 Jun)
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 41°C (106°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 5 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 41°C (106°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 7% 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: Tue 3 Jun – Mon 9 Jun — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 3 Jun, Wed 4 Jun, Thu 5 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 28 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 27 Feb – Sun 2 Mar · Proclamation of the SADRShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 19 May) get 4 days in a rowSat 17 May – Tue 20 May · Commencement of the Armed StruggleShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Jun) get 5 days in a rowThu 5 Jun – Mon 9 Jun · Eid al-Adha, Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 16 Jun) get 4 days in a rowSat 14 Jun – Tue 17 Jun · Uprising DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 27 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 26 Jun – Sun 29 Jun · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Sep) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 Sep – Sun 7 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓