Public holidays in Yemen 2028

17 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Yemen

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
25 February Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
26 February Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
27 February Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
28 February Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
29 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) Religious عيد الفطر (يوم تعويضي) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Mon 28 Feb)	عيد الفطر (يوم تعويضي)
1 May Monday	Monday	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
4 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
5 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
6 May Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
7 May Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
8 May Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
9 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha (observed) Religious عيد الأضحى (يوم تعويضي) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Eid al-Adha (Mon 8 May)	عيد الأضحى (يوم تعويضي)
22 May Monday	Monday	Unity Day National day اليوم الوطني للجمهورية اليمنية	اليوم الوطني للجمهورية اليمنية
25 May Thursday	Thursday	Islamic New Year Day Religious عيد رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد رأس السنة الهجرية
26 September Tuesday	Tuesday	Revolution Day National day ثورة 26 سبتمبر المجيدة	ثورة 26 سبتمبر المجيدة
14 October Saturday	Saturday	Liberation Day National day ثورة 14 أكتوبر المجيدة	ثورة 14 أكتوبر المجيدة
30 November Thursday	Thursday	Evacuation Day عيد الجلاء	عيد الجلاء

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Fri 25 Feb – Tue 29 Feb · 5 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Sanaa: high 27°C (81°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 4 May – Tue 9 May · 6 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Sanaa: high 27°C (81°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 3% of days
Thu 25 May – Sat 27 May · 3 days off
Islamic New Year Day (estimated)
Typically in Sanaa: high 28°C (82°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 6% of days
Thu 30 Nov – Sat 2 Dec · 3 days off
Evacuation Day
Typically in Sanaa: high 23°C (73°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 7% of days

Bridge days

Sun 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May)
Labor Day
Typically in Sanaa: high 26°C (79°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 10% of days
Sun 21 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 19 May – Mon 22 May)
Unity Day
Typically in Sanaa: high 28°C (82°F), low 15°C (59°F), rain on 0% 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: Fri 28 Apr – Tue 9 May — 12 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 30 Apr, Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Feb) get 6 days in a rowThu 24 Feb – Tue 29 Feb · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 3 May) get 7 days in a rowWed 3 May – Tue 9 May · Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 21 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 19 May – Mon 22 May · Unity DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 May) get 4 days in a rowWed 24 May – Sat 27 May · Islamic New Year DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 29 Nov) get 4 days in a rowWed 29 Nov – Sat 2 Dec · Evacuation DayShow on calendar ↓