Public Holidays in Kuwait — 2026
There are 16 public holidays in Kuwait in 2026 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
4 of them land on the Friday + Saturday weekend, which leaves 12 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 14 before July and 2 after it — with March the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 69 days, from Wednesday, June 17, 2026 to Tuesday, August 25, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
5 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Kuwait sits in Western Asia, is run from Kuwait City, pays in Kuwaiti Dinar, and has about 4.3M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 16
- Days off work
- 12
- Weekend
- Friday + Saturday
- Busiest month
- March (4)
- Longest gap
- 69 days
- Capital
- Kuwait City
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Fri, Jan 16 | Friday | Isra and Miraj | |
| Wed, Feb 25 | Wednesday | National Day | |
| Thu, Feb 26 | Thursday | Liberation Day | |
| Thu, Mar 19 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Fri, Mar 20 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Sat, Mar 21 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr holiday | |
| Sun, Mar 22 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr holiday | |
| Tue, May 26 | Tuesday | Arafat Day | |
| Wed, May 27 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | |
| Thu, May 28 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Fri, May 29 | Friday | Eid al-Adha holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Tue, Jun 16 | Tuesday | Islamic New Year | |
| Wed, Jun 17 | Wednesday | Islamic New Year (Tentative Date) | |
| Tue, Aug 25 | Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Wed, Aug 26 | Wednesday | The Prophet's Birthday |
How many public holidays does Kuwait have in 2026?
16 — of which 12 fall on a working day and 4 fall on the Friday + Saturday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Kuwait in 2026?
New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is The Prophet's Birthday on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Kuwait?
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 Kuwait in 2026?
Between Wednesday, June 17, 2026 and Tuesday, August 25, 2026 — 69 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
5 of the 16 dates are approximate — mostly moon-sighting based observances that shift by a day. The rest are fixed. Source: api-ninjas+offline.