Holidays in Saudi Arabia 2025
Saudi Arabia observes 10 public holidays in 2025. 7 fall on a weekday and 3 land on a weekend, leaving 254 working days across the year on the national-only count.
2025 public holidays calendar
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 22 | Saturday (weekend) | Founding Day |
| Mar 30 | Sunday (weekend) | Eid al-Fitr (day 1) |
| Mar 31 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr (day 2) |
| Apr 1 | Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr (day 3) |
| Apr 2 | Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr (day 4) |
| Jun 5 | Thursday | Arafat Day |
| Jun 6 | Friday | Eid al-Adha (day 1) |
| Jun 7 | Saturday (weekend) | Eid al-Adha (day 2) |
| Jun 8 | Sunday (weekend) | Eid al-Adha (day 3) |
| Sep 23 | Tuesday | Saudi National Day |
2025 year summary
Total days
365
Weekend days
104
Public holidays on weekdays
7
Working days
254
The 3 weekend-falling public holidays in 2025 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 7 weekday-falling entries. Saudi Arabia observes Founding Day (22 February), Saudi National Day (23 September), and the lunar Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha. The workweek is Sunday-Thursday with a Friday-Saturday weekend.
Holidays not included
Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha holidays may be extended by royal decree to 5-6 days in some years (typically 9 days for Eid al-Fitr at the discretion of the King). This calculator uses the conservative core 4-day Eid set. Provincial governorate holidays (such as Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Madinah civic commemorations) are excluded. The Saudi private sector aligns most operational closures with the public sector except in 24/7 industries (oil and gas, hospitality, healthcare).