Current Date And Time In Al Qaţif, Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
17:43:23 AST
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Al Qaţif. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Al Qaţif.
Corporate teams, logistics hubs, and financial offices in Al Qaţif 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 Qaţif.
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 Qaţif 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 |
Businesses in Al Qaţif generally follow the same statutory closure pattern as the rest of Saudi Arabia: banks and government offices close fully, while retail and hospitality tend to trim hours rather than close for the day.
A statutory holiday falling on a Saturday or Sunday in Al Qaţif doesn't simply get skipped — Saudi Arabia's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 98,259 and running on the Asia/Riyadh time zone, Al Qaţif follows Saudi Arabia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.