Saudi Flag Day · 11 March

A flag that bears the shahada. The celebration is measured in respect before scale

Saudi Flag Day falls on 11 March each year. We deliver your organisation's celebration from the first idea to the last photograph — and before we start, we tell you what the flag must not be printed on, because most mistakes on this occasion are made by companies meaning well.

11 March
Fixed date, every year
1937
The flag adopted in its current form
Never lowered
Because it bears the shahada
2012
Running corporate events since
What Flag Day is

When Saudi Flag Day falls, and what it marks

Saudi Flag Day falls on 11 March every year, a fixed Gregorian date. It marks the adoption of the flag in its current form in 1937, under King Abdulaziz.

The Saudi flag differs from other national flags in one fundamental way: it bears the shahada. For that reason it is never lowered to half-mast in mourning as other countries do, and for the same reason its use is governed by considerations that apply to no other flag.

This is where we see most mistakes: a company prints the flag on a disposable cup, on a floor decal that gets walked on, or on a giveaway that ends up in a bin two days later. The intention is good and the result is disrespectful.

Before you print anything

What may and may not carry the flag

These are well-established principles for handling the flag. For the full regulatory detail the reference is the published Saudi flag regulation — and we review it with you before any design is approved.

Appropriate
  • Raising the flag on a mast correctly and at a proper size
  • Using the green and an occasion identity in designs, rather than the flag itself
  • Printing the flag on things that are kept: plaques, awards, official print
  • Displaying the flag in a dedicated, properly lit position
  • Using other national symbols — the palm and swords — on giveaways
Avoid
  • Printing it on anything disposable: paper cups, napkins, plates, balloons
  • Placing it on the ground or on a floor decal that gets walked on
  • Printing it on clothing worn below the waist, or on footwear
  • Cropping it, distorting it, or placing a company logo over it
  • Lowering it to half-mast in any circumstance — the Saudi flag is never lowered
  • Using a version with incorrect colours or proportions

We review the occasion's designs with you before printing and propose an alternative wherever the flag should not be used — at no additional cost.

Celebration concepts

Four approaches at different scales

From a morning flag-raising to a full day. We start from your space and your headcount.

The flag-raising ceremony

The heart of the occasion and the simplest to deliver: a morning ceremony in front of the building with the team present, correctly ordered, with a short address.

  • Mast and flag prepared at the correct size
  • Ceremony order and guest marshalling
  • Sound and microphone for the leadership address
  • Photography coverage of the ceremony

The national corner

A corner at the entrance or lobby in the occasion's identity, which staff pass to take a photograph and collect a gift.

  • Backdrop in the occasion's identity, not the flag itself
  • Coffee and dates
  • Giveaways using appropriate national symbols
  • A photographer for two hours documenting the morning

The corporate celebration

A full event: the raising ceremony, an address, a presentation placing the company inside the nation's story, and hospitality.

  • Full raising ceremony, stage, lighting and sound
  • A short film about the company and the nation
  • Hospitality and gifts in one identity
  • Full video and photography coverage

Multi-site and schools programme

For multi-branch or educational organisations: one programme delivered at every site on the same day in a single identity.

  • One identity delivered across every branch
  • Printed material sent to branches in advance
  • Live stream linking branches to the head-office ceremony
  • A photographic report covering all sites
What we deliver

Everything the celebration needs, from one place

Design, manufacturing, printing and photography are all in-house — including the design review before anything is printed.

Correct-use review

We review every design before printing and propose an alternative wherever the flag should not be used. At no additional cost.

The occasion's identity

A design made for your organisation that draws on the occasion without touching the flag itself.

Flags and masts

Flags at correct sizes and proportions, with masts prepared and installed.

Corner and décor

Backdrops and corners built in our Riyadh factory and installed at your site.

Giveaways

Gifts using appropriate national symbols, produced and packed in-house.

Coverage and operation

Video and stills, and running the day from build to strike.

Build your celebration

Pick what fits, and print the scope

Select the lines you want. You get a printable scope document to send to your management, and we come back with a proposal against exactly what you chose.

The ceremony

Identity and design

Corner and build

Giveaways

Documentation and branches

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Where we deliver

Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam and across the Kingdom

Our base and factory are in Riyadh and we deliver across the main cities — and March is a crowded month for national occasions.

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Why Darb

Three practical reasons

Not promises — differences that show on delivery day.

We review before we print

We go through every design to confirm the flag is used appropriately, and propose an alternative where it is not. We do not charge for that review, because one mistake on this occasion spoils the whole celebration.

The factory and print house are ours

Flags, corners and giveaways are produced in-house, so we hold the sizes, the proportions and the dates ourselves without a middleman.

One team from concept to last frame

Design, manufacturing, operation and photography sit with one accountable party. No coordination across four suppliers, and no blame passed when something runs late.

Frequently asked

What people ask about Flag Day

When is Saudi Flag Day?

It falls on 11 March every year, a fixed Gregorian date that does not move with the Hijri calendar. It marks the adoption of the flag in its current form in 1937.

Why is the Saudi flag never lowered to half-mast?

Because it bears the shahada, it is not lowered in mourning as other countries' flags are. That sets it apart from every other national flag and explains the particular care its handling requires.

Can we print the flag on staff giveaways?

It depends what it is printed on. It is appropriate on things that are kept — plaques, awards, official print — and not on anything disposable or walked on: paper cups, napkins, floor decals, balloons. We review your designs before printing and propose alternatives.

What is the alternative when the flag should not be used?

The other national symbols — the palm, the swords, the green — and an occasion identity that draws on them without touching the flag itself. The design usually comes out better, because it is made for you rather than borrowed.

Where is the official Saudi flag regulation?

The flag regulation is officially published and is the reference for full regulatory detail. What we state here are well-established principles; we review the specifics with you before any design is approved.

How much lead time does it need?

A raising ceremony can be prepared in a week. A national corner in two. A full corporate celebration needs three to four weeks — and a multi-branch programme longer.

Can you deliver across several branches on the same day?

Yes. We prepare one identity, send materials to the branches in advance, and can link them by live stream to the head-office ceremony — then hand you a photographic report covering every site.

Start by setting what suits your organisation

Choose your lines above or talk to us directly. March is a crowded month — booking early secures the crew and the materials.