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Current Date And Time In Morocco

Thursday, 10 September 2026
18:02:16 WEST
Capital: Rabat
Currency: Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Timezone: UTC +00:00 (WEST)
Population: 37,974,572

🎉 Morocco - Public Holidays


Planning around Morocco's public holidays? This page tracks Morocco's national holiday calendar live, showing both recently observed dates and what's coming up next. Morocco observes 2 official public holidays mandated by national law (including Fête du Trône (Throne Day), Fête de l'Indépendance (Independence Day)). Some holidays fall on a fixed calendar date every year — an Independence or Republic Day, for instance. Others, governed by the Easter calculation, the Islamic lunar calendar, or an "nth weekday of the month" rule, shift from year to year, so each year carries its own actual date rather than an assumed repeat. Jump straight to the live calendar below, or read on for how the dates are worked out.

Why This Matters: Public holidays in Morocco directly affect banking hours, courier deliveries and retail operations. This calendar is a standard reference point for remote teams and outsourcing partners coordinating with local offices working with partners, offices or operations in Morocco.

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📅 Live Holiday Calendar — Morocco

Live public holiday calendar for Morocco, embedded directly from Google's official public calendar — always shows Google's current data.

◀ Showing upcoming holidays — use the back arrow in the calendar's toolbar to see earlier dates this year.

ℹ Calendar supplied and maintained by Google. See the full travel profile for emergency numbers, electrical standards and more.

🏛️ Official Statutory National Holidays — Morocco

Statutory public holidays mandated by national government law in Morocco. These fixed dates reflect official non-working days. For dynamic, movable religious observances (e.g., Eid, Easter), refer to the live calendar embed above.

⚠ These entries are sourced from Morocco's official government portal but have not yet been individually cross-checked against a specific confirming page — treat the dates below as a helpful starting point, not a final confirmed record.

Holiday NameDate / ObservanceCategory / TypeClosure ImpactOfficial Source
Fête du Trône (Throne Day)
Commemorates King Mohammed VI's accession to the throne.
July 30National HolidayFull Official Closurewww.cg.gov.ma →
Fête de l'Indépendance (Independence Day)
Commemorates Moroccan independence declared in 1956.
November 18National HolidayFull Official Closurewww.cg.gov.ma →

🧳 Upcoming Long Weekends in Morocco

Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.

HolidayDateOpportunity
Fête du Trône (Throne Day)Fri, Jul 30, 2027Automatic 3-day weekend

📖 How Public Holidays Work in Morocco

Not every holiday repeats on the same date each year. Fixed-date holidays — a national or founding day, typically — recur exactly, while a country's movable holidays are governed by a separate calendar system and land on a different date every year. Morocco's calendar can include holidays governed by an Easter-based calculation, the Hijri lunar calendar used for Islamic observances, or a lunisolar calendar — each running independently of the standard Gregorian civic calendar. As a country in Africa, Morocco sits in a region where both kinds of calendar are common — which is exactly why the live calendar above lists each year's actual computed date rather than assuming a repeat.

Under Morocco's labor law, fixed-date national public holidays carry mandatory non-working status for public administration, financial institutions, and commercial enterprises — 2 such holidays are documented for Morocco in the table above, currently sourced from Morocco's official government portal, pending independent confirmation, including Fête du Trône (Throne Day) on July 30. Official gazette announcements are published by government authorities to confirm these mandated closures.

Worth separating, too: a true public holiday is a legally mandated non-working day — banks, schools and government offices close by law or long-standing custom. An observance is different — culturally or religiously notable, but without a mandated closure (Valentine's Day and Earth Day are common examples worldwide). This page focuses specifically on public holidays, the ones that actually affect scheduling.

Morocco is also divided into states and provinces, and countries structured this way often layer a regional founding day, a local patron festival or a province-specific holiday on top of the national calendar — observed in one state but not nationwide. The calendar above covers Morocco's national holidays; see the Morocco states & provinces directory for population and government data on each one.

Frequently Asked Questions — Morocco Public Holidays

What are public holidays in Morocco?

Public holidays in Morocco are nationwide days off recognised by the government, when most banks, schools and government offices close and many businesses adjust their hours. They mark historical, cultural, religious or civic occasions and are a standard reference point for remote teams and outsourcing partners coordinating with local offices working with Morocco.


How many public holidays does Morocco observe each year?

2 fixed-date public holidays are documented for Morocco in the table above, on top of movable observances shown in the live calendar. The exact total varies year to year — some holidays fall on a fixed date, while Easter-based, Islamic-calendar or other lunar observances shift annually, and some are added by regional decree. See the live calendar above for the current list of upcoming and recently observed dates.


What is the official government source for Morocco's fixed-date public holidays?

Official public holidays in Morocco are enacted by national acts of parliament and published via www.cg.gov.ma. These non-working days carry legal status for banking, public administration, and employment compliance.


What does Fête du Trône (Throne Day) commemorate in Morocco?

Commemorates King Mohammed VI's accession to the throne. It falls on July 30 and carries official non-working status in Morocco — see the statutory holidays table above for its closure impact and official source.


Where does the live holiday calendar for Morocco come from, and is it accurate?

It's Google's own official "Morocco" holiday calendar, embedded directly via Google's public calendar integration — Google serves the data straight to your browser in real time, and we don't store, edit or republish any of it ourselves. For the smaller set of fixed-date national holidays we've individually fact-checked, see the statutory holidays table above instead.


Do Morocco's public holidays fall on the same date every year?

Some do and some don't. Fixed-date holidays repeat on the same calendar day annually, while others follow the Easter calculation, the Islamic lunar calendar, or an "nth weekday of the month" rule — so their date moves from year to year. See how public holidays work above for the full explanation of why, or check the calendar itself for each year's actual date.


What happens when a fixed public holiday falls on a weekend in Morocco?

When a fixed public holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, many governments designate the following Monday as an official substitute non-working day (often termed an 'observed holiday'). Check Morocco's official gazette announcements or the live calendar embed for specific year-by-year substitute day designations.


How can I plan a long weekend around public holidays in Morocco?

Check the day of the week shown next to each entry in the calendar above: holidays falling on a Monday or Friday create an automatic three-day weekend, while a Tuesday or Thursday holiday can often be extended to four days by taking the day in between off — a common practice known as a "bridge day" in many countries. See the Morocco travel guide once you've picked a date worth planning a trip around.


Does Morocco have regional or state-specific holidays too?

Many countries observe additional regional, state or provincial holidays alongside national ones. Morocco is divided into states and provinces — see the Morocco states & provinces directory for region-specific pages with more local detail.


Why are some major cultural holidays listed in the live calendar but not in the official holidays table?

The official holidays table above lists fixed-date national public holidays mandated by law. Dynamic, movable observances (such as Eid or Easter) shift calendar dates annually based on lunar or religious computations — those dates are updated continuously in the live Google Calendar embed below.

🗓️ Holiday Fast Facts
Public Holidays: 2 Days
Flagship National Day:
Fête du Trône (Throne Day) (July 30)
📊 Quick Facts
👥 Population Rank#40 of 249
📏 Area World Rank#58
🏙️ Population Density85.1 / km²
🌊 Land / Water Split99.9% / 0.1%
🕒 Business Hours & Time Zone
Time Zone: +00:00
Bank Holiday Closures: Full closure on official holidays
✈️ Traveler Planning Essentials
Emergency Number: 19
Driving Side: Right side