
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Al-Faw. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Al-Faw.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Al-Faw follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Independence Day on January 1) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Al-Faw.
This is Sudan's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Sudan's country-level and Al Qaḑarif holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Al-Faw as anywhere else in Sudan.
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These are Sudan's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Sudan's country and Al Qaḑarif holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Al-Faw just as everywhere else in Sudan.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | January 1 | National Public Holiday | Full National Closure | www.sudan.gov.sd |
Statutory holidays landing on a Monday, Friday, Tuesday or Thursday create a long-weekend opportunity — here's what's coming up.
| Holiday | Date | Opportunity |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Day | Fri, Jan 1, 2027 | Automatic 3-day weekend |
Al-Faw's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Sudan'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-Faw doesn't simply get skipped — Sudan's gazette process typically moves the observed day off to the following Monday.
With a population of 30,629 and running on the Africa/Khartoum time zone, Al-Faw follows Sudan's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.