Public holidays · 2026 and 2027
Public holidays in Kuwait 2026
Kuwait has 13 public holidays in 2026: 9 on working days (the weekend is Friday and Saturday) and 4 on a weekend. The next one is New Year's Day on Friday, January 1, 2027, in 95 days.
Dates as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Source: the open-source holidays library, version 0.105.How 2026 falls in Kuwait
Of the 13 holiday dates in 2026, 9 fall on a working day and 4 on the weekend.
Of the 13 holiday dates in 2026, 9 fall on a working day and 4 on the weekend. The most common weekday for a holiday is Tuesday or Thursday, with 3 dates.
Four of the 13 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, Liberation Day on Thursday, February 26, Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) on Sunday, March 22 and Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) on Thursday, May 28.
May is the busiest month, with 4 holiday dates. Six months have no public holiday at all (April, July, September, October, November and December). The longest stretch between two holidays is 70 days, from Islamic New Year (estimated) on June 16 to Prophet's Birthday (estimated) on August 25, 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, 1 holiday more than 2026. 9 of the 14 dates fall on a working day, and 4 land next to the weekend.
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2026 public holidays in Kuwait
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| FridayWeekend | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) | |
| Wednesday | National Day | |
| Thursday | Liberation Day | |
| FridayWeekend | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | |
| Tuesday | Day of Arafah (estimated) | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) | |
| FridayWeekend | Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) | |
| Tuesday | Islamic New Year (estimated) | |
| Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
2027 public holidays in Kuwait
14 holidays on 14 dates.
| Date | Weekday | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| FridayWeekendNext | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) | |
| Thursday | National Day | |
| FridayWeekend | Liberation Day | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Day of Arafah (estimated) | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) | |
| Sunday | Islamic New Year (estimated) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | |
| SaturdayWeekend | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) |
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