
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Al Khafji. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Al Khafji.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Al Khafji align operating hours with statutory government gazette notifications. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Founding Day on February 22) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Al Khafji.
These are Saudi Arabia's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Saudi Arabia's country and Eastern Province holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Al Khafji just as everywhere else in Saudi Arabia.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founding Day | February 22 | National Public Holiday | Full Official Closure (Public & Private Sector Mandated Leave) | www.my.gov.sa |
| National Day | September 23 | National Public Holiday | Full Official Closure (Banks, Schools & Govt Administration) | www.my.gov.sa |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Founding Day | Mon, Feb 22, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Al Khafji's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Saudi Arabia's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Al Khafji doesn't simply get skipped — Saudi Arabia's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 54,857 and running on the Asia/Riyadh time zone, Al Khafji follows Saudi Arabia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.