Public holidays in Western Sahara 2028

11 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Western Sahara

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 36°C (97°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 9 Jun – Sun 11 Jun · 3 days off
Martyrs' Day
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 38°C (100°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Fri 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 36°C (97°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 4 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 44°C (111°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 1% of days
Fri 13 Oct: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 12 Oct – Sun 15 Oct)
National Unity Day
Typically in Bir Lehlou: high 35°C (95°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 4% of days

Leave planner 2028

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: Thu 4 May – Wed 10 May — 7 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 4 May, Mon 8 May, Tue 9 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 25 Feb) get 3 days in a rowFri 25 Feb – Sun 27 Feb · Eid al-Fitr, Proclamation of the SADRShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 May – Sun 7 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sun 28 May · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 8 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 8 Jun – Sun 11 Jun · Martyrs' DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Oct) get 4 days in a rowThu 12 Oct – Sun 15 Oct · National Unity DayShow on calendar ↓