Public holidays in Morocco 2026 and 2027

Wadifa Info · updated 31 October 2026 · Also in French and Arabic

Morocco has 11 national public holidays on fixed dates and 4 religious holidays (7 days off in total) whose dates follow the Islamic calendar as fixed by the Ministry of Habous after moon sighting. Two national holidays are recent: Amazigh New Year (14 January), paid since 2024, and Unity Day (31 October), from 2026.

2026

DateDayHolidayType
1 January 2026ThursdayNew Year's Daynational
11 January 2026SundayIndependence Manifesto Daynational
14 January 2026WednesdayAmazigh New Year (Yennayer)national
20 March 2026FridayEid al-Fitr (day 1)religious
21 March 2026SaturdayEid al-Fitr (day 2)religious
1 May 2026FridayLabour Daynational
27 May 2026WednesdayEid al-Adha (day 1)religious
28 May 2026ThursdayEid al-Adha (day 2)religious
17 June 2026WednesdayIslamic New Year (1 Muharram)religious
30 July 2026ThursdayThrone Daynational
14 August 2026FridayOued Ed-Dahab Daynational
20 August 2026ThursdayRevolution of the King and the Peoplenational
21 August 2026FridayYouth Daynational
25 August 2026TuesdayEid al-Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) (day 1)religious
26 August 2026WednesdayEid al-Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) (day 2)religious
31 October 2026SaturdayUnity Daynational
6 November 2026FridayGreen March Daynational
18 November 2026WednesdayIndependence Daynational

2027

DateDayHolidayType
1 January 2027FridayNew Year's Daynational
11 January 2027MondayIndependence Manifesto Daynational
14 January 2027ThursdayAmazigh New Year (Yennayer)national
9 March 2027 *TuesdayEid al-Fitr (day 1)religious
10 March 2027 *WednesdayEid al-Fitr (day 2)religious
1 May 2027SaturdayLabour Daynational
16 May 2027 *SundayEid al-Adha (day 1)religious
17 May 2027 *MondayEid al-Adha (day 2)religious
6 June 2027 *SundayIslamic New Year (1 Muharram)religious
30 July 2027FridayThrone Daynational
14 August 2027SaturdayOued Ed-Dahab Daynational
14 August 2027 *SaturdayEid al-Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) (day 1)religious
15 August 2027 *SundayEid al-Mawlid (Prophet's Birthday) (day 2)religious
20 August 2027FridayRevolution of the King and the Peoplenational
21 August 2027SaturdayYouth Daynational
31 October 2027SundayUnity Daynational
6 November 2027SaturdayGreen March Daynational
18 November 2027ThursdayIndependence Daynational

* Estimated date: Morocco announces each Islamic month after its own moon sighting, so the date can move by one day, and it is often a day later than Saudi Arabia. Dates already announced by the Ministry of Habous are shown without an asterisk.

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Long weekends and bridge days: jours fériés et ponts (FR). School holidays: vacances scolaires (FR). Past Islamic holiday dates and the gap to Saudi Arabia: official dates 2000-2026.

Sources

National holidays: the official list (Labour Code and decrees; Amazigh New Year per the Royal Cabinet communiqué of 3 May 2023; Unity Day per the Royal Cabinet communiqué published on maroc.ma). Religious holidays: Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs announcements, otherwise computed from the Umm al-Qura calendar. Recomputed daily.

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