Public holidays in Kuwait 2026

13 nationwide public holidays in 2026.

Next nationwide holiday in Kuwait

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
16 January Friday	Friday	Isra' and Mi'raj ليلة المعراج Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	ليلة المعراج
25 February Wednesday	Wednesday	National Day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني
26 February Thursday	Thursday	Liberation Day يوم التحرير	يوم التحرير
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 Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
22 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
26 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of Arafah يوم عرفة Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	يوم عرفة
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 Holiday عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
29 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Holiday عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة 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
25 August Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday عيد المولد النبوي Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد المولد النبوي

Long weekends and bridge days 2026

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Kuwait (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 Kuwait City: high 19°C (66°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 6% of days
Wed 25 Feb – Sat 28 Feb · 4 days off
National Day, Liberation Day
Typically in Kuwait City: high 22°C (72°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 9% of days
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 25°C (77°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 6% of days
Tue 26 May – Sat 30 May · 5 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 39°C (102°F), low 29°C (84°F), rain on 0% 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: Thu 21 May – Sat 30 May — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 21 May, Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May).

Take 1 day off (Sun 4 Jan) get 4 days in a row
Thu 1 Jan – Sun 4 Jan · New Year's Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 15 Jan) get 3 days in a row
Thu 15 Jan – Sat 17 Jan · Isra' and Mi'raj
Take 1 day off (Tue 24 Feb) get 5 days in a row
Tue 24 Feb – Sat 28 Feb · National Day, Liberation Day
Take 1 day off (Thu 19 Mar) get 4 days in a row
Thu 19 Mar – Sun 22 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday
Take 1 day off (Mon 25 May) get 6 days in a row
Mon 25 May – Sat 30 May · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday
Take 1 day off (Thu 31 Dec) get 3 days in a row
Thu 31 Dec – Sat 2 Jan 2027 · New Year's Day