1 dayThu, Jan 1
New Year's Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
1
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 2) for 4 days off (Jan 1 – 4).
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Long Weekends in Morocco 2026
Morocco has 5 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2026, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 4 days (Aug 20 – 23). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 6 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 5
- Longest break
- 4 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 6 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2026
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
2 daysSat, Jan 10 – Sun, Jan 11
Anniversary of the Independence Manifesto
1011
3 daysFri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22
202122
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Mar 16–19) for 9 days off (Mar 14 – 22).
3 daysFri, May 1 – Sun, May 3
123
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Apr 27–30) for 9 days off (Apr 25 – May 3).
1 dayWed, May 27
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) — a lone day off, bridge it:
27
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (May 25–26) for 5 days off (May 23 – 27).
1 dayTue, Jun 16
Islamic New Year — a lone day off, bridge it:
16
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jun 15) for 4 days off (Jun 13 – 16).
1 dayThu, Jul 30
Feast of the Throne — a lone day off, bridge it:
30
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jul 31) for 4 days off (Jul 30 – Aug 2).
3 daysFri, Aug 14 – Sun, Aug 16
Anniversary of the Recovery Oued Ed-Dahab
141516
Stretch it: take 3 days of leave (Aug 17–19) for 10 days off (Aug 14 – 23).
4 daysThu, Aug 20 – Sun, Aug 23
Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People · Youth Day
20212223
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 24) for 6 days off (Aug 20 – 25).
1 dayTue, Aug 25
Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid) — a lone day off, bridge it:
25
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Aug 24) for 6 days off (Aug 20 – 25).
3 daysFri, Nov 6 – Sun, Nov 8
Anniversary of the Green March
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Nov 2–5) for 9 days off (Oct 31 – Nov 8).
1 dayWed, Nov 18
Independence Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
18
Stretch it: take 2 days of leave (Nov 16–17) for 5 days off (Nov 14 – 18).
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | 3d · Dec 29–31 | Dec 27 – Jan 1 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 29–31 + Jan 2 | Dec 27 – Jan 4 |
| 4 | 1d · Jan 2 | Jan 1 – 4 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 16–19 | Mar 14 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Apr 27–30 | Apr 25 – May 3 |
| 5 | 2d · May 25–26 | May 23 – 27 |
| 9 | 4d · May 25–26 + May 28–29 | May 23 – 31 |
| 5 | 2d · May 28–29 | May 27 – 31 |
| 4 | 1d · Jun 15 | Jun 13 – 16 |
| 9 | 4d · Jun 15 + Jun 17–19 | Jun 13 – 21 |
| 6 | 3d · Jun 17–19 | Jun 16 – 21 |
| 6 | 3d · Jul 27–29 | Jul 25 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Jul 27–29 + Jul 31 | Jul 25 – Aug 2 |
| 4 | 1d · Jul 31 | Jul 30 – Aug 2 |
| 9 | 4d · Aug 10–13 | Aug 8 – 16 |
| 10 | 3d · Aug 17–19 | Aug 14 – 23 |
| 12 | 4d · Aug 17–19 + Aug 24 | Aug 14 – 25 |
| 6Best value | 1d · Aug 24 | Aug 20 – 25 |
| 11 | 4d · Aug 24 + Aug 26–28 | Aug 20 – 30 |
| 6 | 3d · Aug 26–28 | Aug 25 – 30 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 2–5 | Oct 31 – Nov 8 |
| 5 | 2d · Nov 16–17 | Nov 14 – 18 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 16–17 + Nov 19–20 | Nov 14 – 22 |
| 5 | 2d · Nov 19–20 | Nov 18 – 22 |
| 9 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 26 – Jan 3 |
Computed from Morocco's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.