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Holidays / Kuwait

Kuwait public holidays

Public holidays in Kuwait, 2026

13 public holidays, 4 next to the weekend and 4 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

13Holidays in 2026
in 54 daysNext holiday
4Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2026

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
1 Jan 2026ThuNew Year's Dayرأس السنة الميلاديةlong weekendpast
16 Jan 2026FriIsra' and Mi'raj (estimated)ليلة المعراج (تقديري)weekendpast
25 Feb 2026WedNational Dayاليوم الوطنيweekdaypast
26 Feb 2026ThuLiberation Dayيوم التحريرlong weekendpast
20 Mar 2026FriEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)weekendpast
21 Mar 2026SatEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري)weekendpast
22 Mar 2026SunEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري)long weekendpast
26 May 2026TueDay of Arafah (estimated)يوم عرفة (تقديري)weekdaypast
27 May 2026WedEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)weekdaypast
28 May 2026ThuEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري)long weekendpast
29 May 2026FriEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري)weekendpast
16 Jun 2026TueIslamic New Year (estimated)رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري)weekdaypast
25 Aug 2026TueProphet's Birthday (estimated)عيد المولد النبوي (تقديري)weekdaypast

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2026

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Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

1 Jan to 3 JanNew Year's Day3 days
25 Feb to 28 FebNational Day, Liberation Day4 days
20 Mar to 22 MarEid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)3 days
26 May to 30 MayDay of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)5 days

More on Kuwait

In the API and MCP

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/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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