Public holidays in Brunei 2026

18 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Brunei

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Thursday	Thursday	New Year's Day Awal Tahun Masihi	Awal Tahun Masihi
17 January Saturday	Saturday	Isra' and Mi'raj Israk dan Mikraj	Israk dan Mikraj
17 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Lunar New Year Tahun Baru Cina	Tahun Baru Cina
19 February Thursday	Thursday	First Day of Ramadan Hari Pertama Berpuasa	Hari Pertama Berpuasa
23 February Monday	Monday	National Day Hari Kebangsaan	Hari Kebangsaan
7 March Saturday	Saturday	Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran Hari Nuzul Al-Quran	Hari Nuzul Al-Quran
21 March Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Hari Raya Aidil Fitri	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Hari Raya Aidil Fitri	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
23 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Hari Raya Aidil Fitri	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
24 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (diperhatikan) Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Mon 23 Mar)	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (diperhatikan)
27 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Hari Raya Aidil Adha	Hari Raya Aidil Adha
31 May Sunday	Sunday	Armed Forces Day Hari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei	Hari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
1 June Monday	Monday	Armed Forces Day (observed) Hari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (diperhatikan) Observed day off for Armed Forces Day (Sun 31 May)	Hari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (diperhatikan)
17 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Islamic New Year Awal Tahun Hijrah	Awal Tahun Hijrah
15 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's Birthday Hari Keputeraan KDYMM Sultan Brunei	Hari Keputeraan KDYMM Sultan Brunei
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday Maulidur Rasul	Maulidur Rasul
25 December Friday	Friday	Christmas Day Hari Natal	Hari Natal
26 December Saturday	Saturday	Christmas Day (observed) Hari Natal (diperhatikan) Observed day off for Christmas Day (Fri 25 Dec)	Hari Natal (diperhatikan)

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

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

Long weekends

Fri 16 Jan – Sun 18 Jan · 3 days off
Isra' and Mi'raj
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 89% of days
Fri 6 Mar – Sun 8 Mar · 3 days off
Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 70% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Tue 24 Mar · 5 days off
Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 71% of days
Fri 25 Dec – Sun 27 Dec · 3 days off
Christmas Day, Christmas Day (observed)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 93% of days

Bridge days

Sat 3 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 93% of days
Mon 16 Feb: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Sun 15 Feb – Tue 17 Feb)
Lunar New Year
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 60% of days
Wed 18 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Tue 17 Feb – Fri 20 Feb)
Lunar New Year, First Day of Ramadan
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 63% of days
Sat 21 Feb: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Thu 19 Feb – Mon 23 Feb)
First Day of Ramadan, National Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 54% of days
Thu 28 May: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Wed 27 May – Fri 29 May)
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 77% of days
Sat 30 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 May – Mon 1 Jun)
Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day (observed)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 74% of days
Thu 18 Jun: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Wed 17 Jun – Fri 19 Jun)
Islamic New Year
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 94% of days
Thu 16 Jul: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Wed 15 Jul – Fri 17 Jul)
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's Birthday
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 81% of days
Mon 24 Aug: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Sun 23 Aug – Tue 25 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 83% of days

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 20 Mar – Sun 29 Mar — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 25 Mar, Thu 26 Mar, Sat 28 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sat 3 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 15 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 15 Jan – Sun 18 Jan · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 21 Feb) get 5 days in a rowThu 19 Feb – Mon 23 Feb · First Day of Ramadan, National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 5 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 5 Mar – Sun 8 Mar · Anniversary of the revelation of the QuranShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 6 days in a rowThu 19 Mar – Tue 24 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 30 May) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 May – Mon 1 Jun · Armed Forces Day, Armed Forces Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓