Current Date And Time In Dammam, Saudi Arabia
Tuesday, 25 August 2026
21:35:52 AST
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Dammam. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Dammam.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Dammam follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Founding Day on February 22) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Dammam.
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 Dammam 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 Dammam 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.
When a holiday lands on a weekend, Dammam's banks and offices follow whatever substitute-day rule Saudi Arabia declares nationally — check the live calendar above for that year's actual observed date.
With a population of 1,252,523 and running on the Asia/Riyadh time zone, Dammam follows Saudi Arabia's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.