Public Holidays in Bahrain — 2026
Bahrain keeps a short official calendar in 2026: 5 public holidays in total, so each one carries real weight for planning.
1 of them land on the Friday + Saturday weekend, which leaves 4 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 3 before July and 2 after it — with December the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 229 days, from Friday, May 1, 2026 to Wednesday, December 16, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
3 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 0 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Bahrain sits in Western Asia, is run from Manama, pays in Bahraini Dinar, and has about 1.7M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 5
- Days off work
- 4
- Weekend
- Friday + Saturday
- Busiest month
- December (2)
- Longest gap
- 229 days
- Capital
- Manama
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | رأس السنة الميلادية |
| Sun, Feb 22 | Sunday | Sports Day | اليوم الرياضي |
| Fri, May 1 | Friday | Labour Day | يوم العمال |
| Wed, Dec 16 | Wednesday | National Day | اليوم الوطني |
| Thu, Dec 17 | Thursday | National Day | اليوم الوطني |
How many public holidays does Bahrain have in 2026?
5 — of which 4 fall on a working day and 1 fall on the Friday + Saturday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Bahrain in 2026?
رأس السنة الميلادية on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is اليوم الوطني on Thursday, December 17, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Bahrain?
Friday + Saturday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Bahrain in 2026?
Between Friday, May 1, 2026 and Wednesday, December 16, 2026 — 229 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 5 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.