Public holidays in 2021 in Saudi Arabia

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2021 through Dec 31, 2021. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 34 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 34 calendar days that fall in 2021.

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Key insights

Total holidays

34 days

From 34 holiday records in Saudi Arabia, 2021.

Busiest holiday month

May

11 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

10 days

2021-05-08 - 2021-05-17.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2021New Year's Day
Mar 21, 2021Human Rights Day
Mar 22, 2021Day off for Human Rights Day
Apr 2, 2021Good Friday
Apr 5, 2021Family Day
Apr 27, 2021Freedom Day
May 1, 2021Workers' Day
May 8, 2021Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 9, 2021Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 10, 2021Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 11, 2021Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 12, 2021Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 13, 2021Eid al-Fitr
May 14, 2021Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 15, 2021Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 16, 2021Eid al-Fitr Holiday
May 17, 2021Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Jun 16, 2021Youth Day
Jul 15, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 16, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 17, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 18, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 19, 2021Arafat Day
Jul 20, 2021Eid al-Adha
Jul 21, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 22, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Aug 9, 2021National Women's Day
Sep 23, 2021Saudi National Day
Sep 24, 2021Heritage Day
Nov 1, 2021Local Government Elections
Dec 16, 2021Day of Reconciliation
Dec 25, 2021Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2021Day of Goodwill
Dec 27, 2021Day of Goodwill

Related guides & tools

Working days in Saudi Arabia (2021)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Saudi Arabia (2021)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Saudi Arabia (2021)

Bridge-day opportunities built around weekends and holidays.

Holidays API

Fetch holiday calendars programmatically for custom ranges and filters.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Saudi Arabia in 2021?

Saudi Arabia has about 34 distinct public holiday days in 2021 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 34 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

May has the most holiday days, with 11.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides