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Saudi Arabia Long Weekends

7 long weekends in Saudi Arabia for 2026.

4 need no leave days. 3 unlock with one. The longest run is 5 consecutive days off. Add any break to your calendar in one click.

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Breaks
7
No leave needed
4
Longest run
5 days
Total days off
26 / 3 leave
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  • Thu, Jan 1 – Sat, Jan 3

    3 consecutive days off

    3D · no leave
    Thu
    1
    New Year Day
    Fri
    2
    Weekend
    Sat
    3
    Weekend
    Includes: New Year Day

  • Fri, Feb 20 – Sun, Feb 22

    3 consecutive days off

    3D · no leave
    Fri
    20
    Weekend
    Sat
    21
    Weekend
    Sun
    22
    Saudi Arabia Foundation Day
    Includes: Saudi Arabia Foundation Day

  • Wed, Mar 11 – Sat, Mar 14

    4 consecutive days off

    4D · 1 leave
    Wed
    11
    Saudi Flag Day
    Thu
    12
    BOOK
    Fri
    13
    Weekend
    Sat
    14
    Weekend
    1
    Book leave on
    Thu, Mar 12

    One leave day unlocks 4 consecutive days off.

    Includes: Saudi Flag Day

  • Thu, Apr 30 – Sat, May 2

    3 consecutive days off

    3D · no leave
    Thu
    30
    Eid Al Fitr
    Fri
    1
    Eid Al Fitr – Day 2
    Sat
    2
    Eid Al Fitr – Day 3
    Includes: Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Fitr – Day 2, Eid Al Fitr – Day 3

  • Fri, May 22 – Tue, May 26

    5 consecutive days off

    5D · 1 leave
    Fri
    22
    Weekend
    Sat
    23
    Weekend
    Sun
    24
    BOOK
    Mon
    25
    Arafah Day
    Tue
    26
    Eid Al Adha
    1
    Book leave on
    Sun, May 24

    One leave day unlocks 5 consecutive days off.

    Includes: Arafah Day, Eid Al Adha

  • Fri, May 29 – Mon, Jun 1

    4 consecutive days off

    4D · no leave
    Fri
    29
    Weekend
    Sat
    30
    Weekend
    Sun
    31
    Eid Al Adha – Day 2
    Mon
    1
    Eid Al Adha – Day 3
    Includes: Eid Al Adha – Day 2, Eid Al Adha – Day 3

  • Wed, Sep 23 – Sat, Sep 26

    4 consecutive days off

    4D · 1 leave
    Wed
    23
    Saudi Arabia National Day
    Thu
    24
    BOOK
    Fri
    25
    Weekend
    Sat
    26
    Weekend
    1
    Book leave on
    Thu, Sep 24

    One leave day unlocks 4 consecutive days off.

    Includes: Saudi Arabia National Day

Leave-day budget

Move the slider to set how many annual-leave days you can spend on bridges. Tenure picks the bridges that unlock the most extra days off.

2
03
Leave used
2 / 2
Bridges taken
2
Total breaks
6
Days off
22

Book leave on these days

  • Thu, Mar 12
    Unlocks Wed, Mar 11 – Sat, Mar 14 (4 days off)
    4D · 1 leave
  • Sun, May 24
    Unlocks Fri, May 22 – Tue, May 26 (5 days off)
    5D · 1 leave

Without using any leave you still get 4 natural breaks totalling 13 days off. The slider lets you trade leave days for additional breaks, picking the ones that unlock the most consecutive days first.

See how Saudi Arabia stacks up against the rest of the GCC

Side-by-side ranking of all six GCC countries — total breaks, longest run, days off without using leave.

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Frequently asked

How many long weekends does Saudi Arabia have in 2026?

7 three-day-plus breaks fall in the Saudi Arabia 2026 calendar — 4 that need no leave days, and 3 that unlock with a single leave day.

What is the longest long weekend in Saudi Arabia in 2026?

5 consecutive days off from Friday, May 22 to Tuesday, May 26 (with one leave day on Sunday, May 24). Includes Arafah Day, Eid Al Adha.

If I use 3 leave days this year, how many total days off can I get in Saudi Arabia?

Taking the 3 bridge days flagged here gets you 26 total days off across 7 breaks. Without any leave, 13 days off across 4 natural breaks.

Are these dates confirmed?

Fixed-date holidays (New Year, National Day, Labour Day, Commemoration Day) are gazetted by the relevant ministry and confirmed for 2026. Lunar holidays — Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adha, Islamic New Year, Mawlid, Isra and Mi'raj — are scheduled against the Hijri calendar and flip to confirmed once the moon-sighting committee announces, usually one to three days before.

Which working week does Saudi Arabia follow?

Saudi Arabia runs a Sunday–Thursday working week, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend. Every break here respects that schedule.

How we built this

We walk the Saudi Arabia public-holiday calendar against the Friday–Saturday weekend and find every run of 3+ consecutive non-working days. Bridge opportunities flag where one working day sits between two non-working stretches, so taking a single leave day unlocks a 4+ day break. The full holiday calendar lives at /holidays/saudi-arabia/2026.