Public Holidays in Oman — 2026
Oman is holiday-rich in 2026, with 18 public holidays spread across the year.
5 of them land on the Friday + Saturday weekend, which leaves 13 genuine days off work.
The dates are spread fairly evenly — 14 before July and 4 after it — with March the busiest month.
The longest dry spell runs 85 days, from Tuesday, August 25, 2026 to Wednesday, November 18, 2026; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
6 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 1 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Oman sits in Western Asia, is run from Muscat, pays in Rial Omani, and has about 5.1M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 18
- Days off work
- 13
- Weekend
- Friday + Saturday
- Busiest month
- March (5)
- Longest gap
- 85 days
- Capital
- Muscat
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Jan 1 | Thursday | New Year | |
| Fri, Jan 16 | Friday | Isra and Mi'raj (Tentative Date) | |
| Thu, Mar 19 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Fri, Mar 20 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Sat, Mar 21 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Sun, Mar 22 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Mon, Mar 23 | Monday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| 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) | |
| Sat, May 30 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | |
| Tue, Jun 16 | Tuesday | Islamic New Year | |
| Wed, Jun 17 | Wednesday | Muharram (Tentative Date) | |
| Thu, Jul 23 | Thursday | Renaissance Day | |
| Tue, Aug 25 | Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday | |
| Wed, Nov 18 | Wednesday | National Day | |
| Thu, Nov 19 | Thursday | National Day Holiday |
How many public holidays does Oman have in 2026?
18 — of which 13 fall on a working day and 5 fall on the Friday + Saturday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Oman in 2026?
New Year on Thursday, January 1, 2026. The last one of the year is National Day Holiday on Thursday, November 19, 2026.
Which days are the weekend in Oman?
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 Oman in 2026?
Between Tuesday, August 25, 2026 and Wednesday, November 18, 2026 — 85 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2026 dates confirmed?
5 of the 18 dates are approximate — mostly moon-sighting based observances that shift by a day. The rest are fixed. Source: api-ninjas+offline.