Public holidays
Kuwait public holidays 2026
The holidays Kuwait has officially announced for 2026, each linked to the decision or the state news report that set its dates.
| Holiday | Dates | Days | Announced by |
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| New Year's DayPublic sector | Thursday 1 January 2026 | 1 |
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| National DayPublic sector | Wednesday 25 February 2026 | 1 |
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| Liberation DayPublic sector | Thursday 26 February 2026 | 1 |
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| Eid Al FitrPublic sectorFollows the Hijri calendar; these are the officially announced dates.The cabinet set two sets of dates, depending on the moon sighting. Ramadan lasted 30 days and Eid fell on Friday 20 March, so the holiday ran from 19 to 23 March. | Thursday 19 – Monday 23 March 2026 | 5 |
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| Arafat DayPublic sectorFollows the Hijri calendar; these are the officially announced dates. | Tuesday 26 May 2026 | 1 |
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| Eid Al AdhaPublic sectorFollows the Hijri calendar; these are the officially announced dates.Wednesday to Friday are the Eid holiday; Saturday 30 and Sunday 31 May were declared rest days. | Wednesday 27 – Sunday 31 May 2026 | 5 |
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| Hijri New YearPublic sectorFollows the Hijri calendar; these are the officially announced dates.The cabinet set two dates, depending on the moon sighting. Muharram began on Tuesday 16 June, as the Ministry of Awqaf's dating of that week's sermon shows. | Tuesday 16 June 2026 | 1 |
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| The Prophet's BirthdayPublic sectorFollows the Hijri calendar; these are the officially announced dates. | Thursday 27 August 2026 | 1 |
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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.