Public holidays in Yemen

This is a list of public holidays in Yemen. There are five holidays in Yemen following the Gregorian calendar and four following the Islamic calendar.

List

Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
May 1 [1]	Labour Day	عيد العمال
May 22 [2]	Unity Day	اليوم الوطني للجمهورية اليمنية	Anniversary of the unification of North Yemen and South Yemen
September 26 [2]	Revolution Day	ثورة 26 سبتمبر المجيدة	الثورة على النظام الإمامي و إعلان الجمهورية The Revolution against the Kingdom of Yemen and Declaration of the Yemen Arab Republic.
October 14 [2]	Liberation Day	ثورة 14 أكتوبر المجيدة	الثورة على الاستعمار البريطاني في الجزء الجنوبي من الوطن The Revolution against British colonialism in the southern part of the country.
November 30 [2]	Independence Day	عيد الجلاء	خروج اخر جندي بريطاني British Withdrawal from Aden
Dates following the lunar Islamic calendar
Shawwal 1-3 [2]	Eid al-Fitr	عيد الفطر ‘Īd al-Fiṭr	ثلاثة ايام اجازة
Dhul Hijja 10-13 [2]	Eid al-Adha	عيد الأضحى ‘Īd al-’Aḍḥà	اربعة ايام اجازة
Muharram 1 [2]	Hijri New Year	عيد راس السنة الهجرية ‘Īd Ra’s as-Sanät al-Hījrīyä	First Day of New Islamic or Arabic Hjri Calendar Lunar Year
Rabi' al-Awwal 12 [3]	Mawlid	المولد النبوي al-Maulid an-Nabawī	Islamic prophet Muhammad's birthday

References

1. al-Sabbagh, Hazem (1 May 2016). "International Workers' Day marked with central event at Opera House". Syrian Arab News Agency. Archived from the original on 1 May 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
2. "List of official holidays". Yemen Embassy. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
3. "Mawlid al-Nabi: Celebrations across the Middle East". Middle East Eye . Retrieved 8 August 2025.