Wednesday, 27 May 2026
Estimated / awaiting confirmation
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Eid al-Adha, Aïd Al-Adha, begins on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah and is listed among Morocco's religious holidays. Its Gregorian date depends on Morocco's authoritative lunar-calendar determination, so later-year dates remain estimates until announced.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Sunday, 16 May 2027 · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official holiday calendar or legal framework
Provisional · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-29
Provisional date under the current framework; annual or lunar confirmation remains pending. The official national portal lists fixed and religious holidays; lunar dates require observation and annual announcement.
Official holiday calendar or legal framework
Provisional · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-29
Provisional date under the current framework; annual or lunar confirmation remains pending. The official national portal lists fixed and religious holidays; lunar dates require observation and annual announcement.
Public offices and many businesses close for the declared Eid period. Essential services remain available, often with reduced staffing.
Bank branches generally close during the official holiday. Households and businesses should arrange cash and branch transactions in advance.
Schools close in accordance with the education calendar and official holiday period. Institutions announce exact arrangements.
The Festival of Sacrifice commemorates the Quranic account of Ibrahim's obedience to God. It coincides with the Hajj season and has long-standing religious and family importance in Morocco.
The holiday brings together prayer, sacrifice where undertaken, food sharing, charity and family responsibilities. It also produces one of Morocco's most significant annual travel and closure periods.
After the Eid prayer, households may perform the sacrifice in accordance with religious and public-health guidance, share meat and visit relatives. Practices vary with household circumstances.
Intercity roads, trains and coaches can be exceptionally busy before and after Eid. Book early and rely on the Moroccan announcement for the final Gregorian date.
It begins on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah; Morocco confirms the corresponding Gregorian date through its lunar process.
No. Later-year dates are estimates until an official announcement.
Observance commonly includes prayer, family gatherings, charity and sacrifice where undertaken.
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