Public holidays
Public holidays in Yemen
Yemen has 20 public holidays in 2026, of which 7 fall on a weekend. Dates below are national holidays; regions, states and individual companies often add their own, so confirm with the person you are scheduling with.
Next public holiday14 OctoberLiberation Day
202620 dayspublic holidays in total
202715 daysalready scheduled
2026
Wednesday 18 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Thursday 19 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Friday 20 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Saturday 21 MarchEid al-Fitrfalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 22 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Monday 23 MarchEid al-Fitr (observed, estimated)date set by moon sighting
Friday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 3 MayLabor Day (observed)long weekend likely
Friday 22 MayUnity Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 24 MayUnity Day (observed)long weekend likely
Tuesday 26 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 27 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Thursday 28 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Friday 29 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Saturday 30 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 31 MayEid al-Adha (observed, estimated)long weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 16 JuneIslamic New Year Daydate set by moon sighting
Saturday 26 SeptemberRevolution Dayfalls on a weekend
Wednesday 14 OctoberLiberation Day
Monday 30 NovemberEvacuation Day
2027
Monday 8 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 9 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 10 MarchEid al-Fitrdate set by moon sighting
Thursday 11 MarchEid al-Fitrlong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Saturday 1 MayLabor Dayfalls on a weekend
Saturday 15 MayEid al-Adhafalls on a weekenddate set by moon sighting
Sunday 16 MayEid al-Adhalong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Monday 17 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Tuesday 18 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Wednesday 19 MayEid al-Adhadate set by moon sighting
Saturday 22 MayUnity Dayfalls on a weekend
Sunday 6 JuneIslamic New Year Daylong weekend likelydate set by moon sighting
Sunday 26 SeptemberRevolution Daylong weekend likely
Thursday 14 OctoberLiberation Daylong weekend likely
Tuesday 30 NovemberEvacuation Day
How to use this
A public holiday does not always mean nobody is working, and a clear calendar does not mean your colleague is free. Treat these dates as a prompt to ask rather than an answer — especially the ones marked as set by moon sighting, where the final date is confirmed only days ahead.