National Day 2025, 2026 and 2027 in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia celebrates National Day every 23 September to commemorate the unification of the modern-day Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932. Saudi flags flying high over roadways, on public and private buildings, and on automobiles, as well as many events in Riyadh and across the country.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2025	23 Sep	Tue	National Day
2026	23 Sep	Wed	National Day
2027	23 Sep	Thu	National Day
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

In the 16th Century, Arabia was conquered by the Ottoman Turks, along with most of the rest of the Middle East. There was long unrest against Ottoman rule, but it was only after the Ottoman Empire was destroyed during World War I that the modern state of Saudi Arabia began to develop.

However, in the immediate aftermath of the fall of the Ottomans, the four regions of modern Saudi Arabia – Hejaz, Najd, Al Ahsa and Asir – were divided. In 1921, Ibn Saud became the new Sultan of Najd in central Arabia. He engaged in various conquests of weaker Arab neighbours, gradually uniting the region, finally conquering Hejaz in western Arabia in 1925. He then became Sultan of two separate states, Hejaz and Nejd.

After five years of ruling both nations separately, he finally united them into the “Kingdom of Saudi Arabia” on 23 September 1932. Since that time, there have been seven kings of Saudi Arabia, and the date of the unification is now a national holiday.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2024	23 Sep	Mon	National Day
2023	23 Sep	Sat	National Day