Holiday Guide for Morocco in 2026

Morocco 2026

Morocco
2026

Morocco information

Population: 36.91m
Capital: Rabat
Calling Code: (212)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Moroccan dirham
Language: Arabic

List of National Holidays in Morocco in 2026

	Thursday January 1st New Year's Day Morocco: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Sunday January 11th Proclamation of Independence Morocco: On 11 January 1944, the Istiqlal (Independence) Party presented a manifesto demanding full independence, national reunification, and a democratic constitution for Morocco
	Wednesday January 14th Amazigh New Year Morocco: Yennayer is a public holiday in Algeria and Morocco on 12th January. It marks the start of the Berber New Year.
	Saturday March 21st Eid Sghir Morocco: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Sunday March 22nd Eid Sghir Holiday Morocco: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Friday May 1st Labour Day Morocco: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Wednesday June 17th Fatih Muharram Morocco: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
	Thursday July 30th Enthronement Morocco: Commemorates King Mohammed VI's coronation in 1999
	Friday August 14th Oued Ed-Dahab Day Morocco: Commemorates the return of the Oued Eddahab region to Morocco from Mauritania in 1979
	Thursday August 20th Revolution Day Morocco: Commemorates the day King Mohammed V was exiled from Morocco in 1953
	Friday August 21st Youth Day Morocco: Youth Day is celebrated on the birthday of the reigning monarch, Mohammed VI
	Wednesday August 26th Eid Al Mawled Morocco: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Thursday August 27th Eid Al Mawled Holiday Morocco: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar
	Saturday October 31st Unity Day Morocco: A public holiday to mark the UN Resolution which gave support to the Moroccan initiative to give autonomy to to Western Sahara.
	Friday November 6th Green March Day Morocco: Commemorates the 1975 demonstrations over Province of Sahara
	Wednesday November 18th Independence Day Morocco: Morocco's National Day commemorates independence from France on November 18th 1956

Notes

The weekend is Saturday and Sunday, though many workers work on the Saturday.
If a holiday falls on a weekend, it is generally not moved to a weekday.

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