Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Algeria and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
12 Jan	Mon	Amazigh New Year
20 Mar	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
21 Mar	Sat	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
27 May	Wed	Eid al-Adha
28 May	Thu	Eid al-Adha Holiday
16 Jun	Tue	Islamic New Year
25 Jun	Thu	Ashura
5 Jul	Sun	Independence Day
25 Aug	Tue	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
1 Nov	Sun	Revolution Day

2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
12 Jan	Tue	Amazigh New Year
9 Mar	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
10 Mar	Wed	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
11 Mar	Thu	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
16 May	Sun	Eid al-Adha
17 May	Mon	Eid al-Adha Holiday
6 Jun	Sun	Islamic New Year
15 Jun	Tue	Ashura
5 Jul	Mon	Independence Day
14 Aug	Sat	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
1 Nov	Mon	Revolution Day

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
12 Jan	Wed	Amazigh New Year
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
28 Feb	Mon	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha
6 May	Sat	Eid al-Adha Holiday
3 Jun	Sat	Ashura
26 Jun	Mon	Islamic New Year
5 Jul	Wed	Independence Day
3 Aug	Thu	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
1 Nov	Wed	Revolution Day

Algeria currently celebrates nine official public holidays each year. National holidays are regulated under law n63/278 published July 26, 1963. There have been a few updates to this law over the years. This law establishes the nine official holidays that are currently celebrated and authorises the president to enact or detract any holidays at their discretion.

Any changes to the holidays are published in the General Publication. Because a majority of the holidays celebrated in Algeria are based on the Muslim faith, dates will vary each year. Muslim holidays are based on the lunar cycle and vary by date. The government announces the holidays for the following year at the end of December.

Labour laws in Algeria require that all workers are paid for national holidays and given the day off from work. If the job requires that an employee work on the national holiday, they must be paid overtime for their work instead of straight time or they must be given a different paid day off to make up for the missed holiday.

Several of the holidays in Algeria are celebrated over a two or three day period. The government requires that all businesses acknowledge these holidays and pay their employees according to the law.