Public holidays in Bahrain 2026

14 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Bahrain

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
20 March Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
1 May Friday	Friday	Labor Day عيد العمال	عيد العمال
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
28 May Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
29 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
16 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
24 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Ashura عاشوراء Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عاشوراء
25 June Thursday	Thursday	Ashura عاشوراء Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عاشوراء
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	المولد النبوي الشريف
16 December Wednesday	Wednesday	National Day العيد الوطني	العيد الوطني
17 December Thursday	Thursday	National Day العيد الوطني	العيد الوطني

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Bahrain (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Thu 1 Jan – Sat 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Manama: high 22°C (72°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 10% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Typically in Manama: high 25°C (77°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 6% of days
Wed 27 May – Sat 30 May · 4 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Typically in Manama: high 35°C (95°F), low 29°C (84°F), rain on 0% of days
Wed 24 Jun – Sat 27 Jun · 4 days off
Ashura (estimated)
Typically in Manama: high 37°C (99°F), low 31°C (88°F), rain on 0% of days
Wed 16 Dec – Sat 19 Dec · 4 days off
National Day
Typically in Manama: high 22°C (72°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 3% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2026.

Leave planner 2026

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 22 May – Sat 30 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 30 Apr) get 3 days in a rowThu 30 Apr – Sat 2 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 26 May) get 5 days in a rowTue 26 May – Sat 30 May · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 23 Jun) get 5 days in a rowTue 23 Jun – Sat 27 Jun · AshuraShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 15 Dec) get 5 days in a rowTue 15 Dec – Sat 19 Dec · National DayShow on calendar ↓