Public holidays in 2023 in Saudi Arabia

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2023 through Dec 31, 2023. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 29 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 28 calendar days that fall in 2023.

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Key insights

Total holidays

28 days

From 29 holiday records in Saudi Arabia, 2023.

Busiest holiday month

April

9 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

7 days

2023-04-21 - 2023-04-27.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2023New Year's Day
Jan 2, 2023Day off for New Year's Day
Feb 22, 2023Founding Day
Feb 23, 2023Founding Day Public Sector Holiday
Mar 21, 2023Human Rights Day
Apr 7, 2023Good Friday
Apr 10, 2023Family Day
Apr 21, 2023Eid al-Fitr
Apr 22, 2023Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Apr 23, 2023Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Apr 24, 2023Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Apr 25, 2023Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Apr 26, 2023Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Apr 27, 2023Freedom Day
May 1, 2023Workers' Day
Jun 16, 2023Youth Day
Jun 27, 2023Arafat Day
Jun 28, 2023Eid al-Adha
Jun 29, 2023Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jun 30, 2023Eid al-Adha Holiday
Aug 9, 2023National Women's Day
Sep 23, 2023Saudi National Day
Sep 24, 2023Day off for Saudi National Day
Sep 24, 2023Heritage Day
Sep 25, 2023Day off for Heritage Day
Dec 15, 2023Rugby World Cup Win Public Holiday
Dec 16, 2023Day of Reconciliation
Dec 25, 2023Christmas Day
Dec 26, 2023Day of Goodwill

Related guides & tools

Working days in Saudi Arabia (2023)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Saudi Arabia (2023)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Saudi Arabia (2023)

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 2023?

Saudi Arabia has about 28 distinct public holiday days in 2023 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 29 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

April has the most holiday days, with 9.

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).

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