Thursday, 1 January 2026
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
New Year's Day is a legal, paid public holiday in Algeria on 1 January. It marks the Gregorian New Year and is not the same as Yennayer: Algeria observes the Amazigh New Year separately on 12 January.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Friday, 1 January 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
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-30
Confirmed by the current official calendar or governing rule. The statutory list covers fixed civic dates and Islamic holidays; lunar dates remain provisional until official announcement.
Algerian labour guidance includes 1 January among the legal paid holidays. Its coverage extends through public administration and specified commercial, industrial, craft and agricultural establishments. Questions about staffing, deadlines or essential-service coverage should be directed to the relevant employer or authority.
Anyone needing branch-based banking or a time-sensitive transaction should check their bank’s 1 January opening and processing arrangements in advance.
Families and students should check the current calendar issued by their school, university or education authority when planning around 1 January. The public-holiday source does not by itself establish the wider academic break or institution-specific timetable.
Algerian holiday law names 1 January as the Gregorian New Year (Jour de l’An grégorien). Yennayer has its own place in the national holiday calendar on 12 January, giving the two January observances different dates and identities.
The distinction between the two dates is important for anyone searching for “Algeria New Year.” The 1 January holiday marks Gregorian New Year, while Yennayer on 12 January is the Amazigh New Year. Both appear separately in Algeria’s official holiday information.
Official sources establish the status and identity of the 1 January holiday but do not define a national ceremony or a specifically Algerian ritual for it. This page therefore treats Gregorian New Year primarily as a statutory holiday and does not attribute Yennayer customs to it.
If a trip depends on a government office, appointment or other time-sensitive service, confirm its 1 January arrangements before travelling. Events associated with Yennayer on 12 January should not be assumed to form part of Gregorian New Year’s Day.
Yes. Algerian labour guidance lists Gregorian New Year on 1 January as a legal paid holiday.
No. New Year’s Day is the Gregorian observance on 1 January. Yennayer is the Amazigh New Year and is separately observed on 12 January.
They refer to different calendars and observances: Gregorian New Year begins on 1 January, while Algeria’s official holiday information lists Yennayer separately on 12 January.
They should confirm staffing, deadlines and service availability with the relevant employer or authority, especially where work cannot pause for a public holiday.
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