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Public holidays

Public holidays in the Gulf

Each country's official holidays, taken from the government decision or the state news agency that announced them, with a link to each announcement. A holiday is listed only once its dates have been officially announced.

UAE

Saudi Arabia

NextFounding DayMonday 22 February 2027date set by law, days off not yet announced

Qatar

NextQatar National DayFriday 18 December 2026date set by law, days off not yet announced

Kuwait

Bahrain

NextNational DayWednesday 16 – Thursday 17 December 2026date set by law, days off not yet announced

Oman

NextNational DayWednesday 25 – Thursday 26 November 2026

How the dates are checked

Every date comes from an official source: the government decision itself, or the state news agency that published it — WAM in the UAE, SPA in Saudi Arabia, QNA in Qatar, KUNA in Kuwait, BNA in Bahrain and ONA in Oman. Newspapers are never the source, and every row links to the page that states its dates.

Islamic holidays follow the Hijri calendar, so their Gregorian dates are fixed by the sighting of the new moon and announced shortly before. Until then they are marked as depending on the sighting, and can move by a day.

Where a country gives the public and private sectors different holidays, the row says which sector it covers. A holiday whose official announcement could not be found is not listed.