Holidays in Kuwait 2026
Kuwait has 13 public holidays in 2026. 13 of them are national holidays, observed everywhere in Kuwait.
Holidays in Kuwait 2026
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New Year's Day
رأس السنة الميلادية
National holiday -
Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated)
ليلة المعراج (تقديري)
National holiday -
National Day
اليوم الوطني
National holiday -
Liberation Day
يوم التحرير
National holiday -
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
عيد الفطر (تقديري)
National holiday -
Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري)
National holiday -
Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري)
National holiday -
Day of Arafah (estimated)
يوم عرفة (تقديري)
National holiday -
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
National holiday -
Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
National holiday -
Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
National holiday -
Islamic New Year (estimated)
رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري)
National holiday -
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
عيد المولد النبوي (تقديري)
National holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Kuwait have in 2026?
- Kuwait has 13 public holidays in 2026.
- Which holidays are national public holidays in Kuwait in 2026?
- Kuwait has 13 national public holidays in 2026: New Year's Day (January 1, 2026), Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) (January 16, 2026), National Day (February 25, 2026), Liberation Day (February 26, 2026), Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (March 20, 2026), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) (March 21, 2026), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) (March 22, 2026), Day of Arafah (estimated) (May 26, 2026), Eid al-Adha (estimated) (May 27, 2026), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) (May 28, 2026), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) (May 29, 2026), Islamic New Year (estimated) (June 16, 2026), Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (August 25, 2026).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.