Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in Bahrain 2026
Bahrain has 14 public holidays in 2026: 10 on working days (the weekend is Friday and Saturday) and 4 on a weekend. The next one is National Day on Wednesday, December 16, 2026, in 79 days.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in Bahrain
Of the 14 holiday dates in 2026, 10 fall on a working day and 4 on the weekend.
Of the 14 holiday dates in 2026, 10 fall on a working day and 4 on the weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Thursday, with 4 dates.
Five of the 14 dates land on a Thursday or Sunday, next to the weekend, so they make a long weekend without using any leave: New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1, Eid al-Fitr (estimated) on Sunday, March 22, Eid al-Adha (estimated) on Thursday, May 28, Ashura (estimated) on Thursday, June 25 and National Day on Thursday, December 17.
May is the busiest month, with 4 holiday dates. Six months have no public holiday at all (February, April, July, September, October and November). The longest stretch between two holidays is 113 days, from Prophet's Birthday (estimated) on August 25 to National Day on December 16, the natural window for a longer break.
10 dates are marked as estimated in the source data, so confirm them nearer the time.
2027 brings 14 public holidays, the same number as 2026. 10 of the 14 dates fall on a working day, and 4 land next to the weekend.
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2026 public holidays in Bahrain
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| FridayWeekend | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| FridayWeekend | Labor Day | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| FridayWeekend | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Tuesday | Islamic New Year (estimated) | |
| Wednesday | Ashura (estimated) | |
| Thursday | Ashura (estimated) | |
| Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | |
| WednesdayNext | National Day | |
| Thursday | National Day |
2027 public holidays in Bahrain
14 holidays on 14 dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| FridayWeekend | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Labor Day | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Sunday | Islamic New Year (estimated) | |
| Monday | Ashura (estimated) | |
| Tuesday | Ashura (estimated) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | |
| Thursday | National Day | |
| FridayWeekend | National Day |
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