{"id":52033,"date":"2026-03-04T08:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=52033"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:30:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:30:33","slug":"saudi-arabia-confirms-eid-al-fitr-2026-holiday-dates-for-public-and-private-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/saudi-arabia-confirms-eid-al-fitr-2026-holiday-dates-for-public-and-private-sectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Confirms Eid Al Fitr 2026 Holiday Dates for Public and Private Sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eid Al Fitr is one of the most anticipated holidays marking the end of Ramadan, and naturally, people in both public and private sectors are looking forward to a much-needed break. <strong>Saudi Arabia has confirmed the dates for the 2026 Eid Al Fitr holiday<\/strong>, and here\u2019s what you can expect:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Government and private sector employees will enjoy a <strong>four-day holiday starting Wednesday, March 18<\/strong>, which corresponds to the 29th of Ramadan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>holiday will last until Sunday, March 22<\/strong>, when regular work hours will resume<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>These <strong>dates are subject to confirmation<\/strong> after the sighting of the Ramadan crescent, so there may be slight adjustments based on the moon&#8217;s visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As Eid Al Fitr approaches, make sure to savor Ramadan experiences in Saudi Arabia. Explore the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/best-things-to-do-during-ramadan-in-saudi-arabia\/\">best Iftar places in the Kingdom<\/a><\/strong> for unforgettable family evenings. If you\u2019re in the capital during these dates, check out the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/riyadh-metro-and-bus-timings-during-ramadan-2026-public-transport-schedule\/\">Riyadh metro timings during the holy month<\/a><\/strong> to plan your travel and outings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eid Al Fitr is one of the most anticipated holidays marking the end of Ramadan, and naturally, people in both public and private sectors are looking forward to a much-needed break. Saudi Arabia has confirmed the dates for the 2026 Eid Al Fitr holiday, and here\u2019s what you can expect: These dates are subject to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":24859,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-52033","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15507,"slug":"ksa","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/","api_id":215,"title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia"}}],"cities":[{"id":15508,"slug":"riyadh","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/riyadh\/","api_id":283,"title":{"rendered":"Riyadh"}},{"id":15509,"slug":"jeddah","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/jeddah\/","api_id":296,"title":{"rendered":"Jeddah"}},{"id":30107,"slug":"khobar","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/ksa\/khobar\/","api_id":310,"title":{"rendered":"Khobar"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52033\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24859"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}