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Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for Brunei, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.

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Live notice Mawlid an-Nabi 2026: there is no single date Thirty-seven jurisdictions appoint the Prophet's birthday and they will not all keep it on the same day. The divergence is visible in the laws themselves, before any announcement is made.

The next public holiday in Brunei is

Birthday

In 3 days · expected; set by announcement

10:37 local time in Brunei Weekend Last: His Majesty, 15 July 2026 · 39 days ago · expected; set by announcement

Computed · local time Asia/Brunei

Work with Brunei’s calendar

Brunei public holidays in 2026

15 national closures in 2026. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.

DateObservanceEvidence
1 January 2026New Year's Day expectedCompiled
16 January 2026Israk Mikraj expectedCompiled
17 February 2026Chinese New Year expectedCompiled
18 February 2026First Day expectedCompiled
23 February 2026National Day expectedCompiled
6 March 2026Nuzul Al-Quran expectedCompiled
20 March 2026Hari Raya Aidilfitri expectedCompiled
21 March 2026Hari Raya Aidilfitri expectedCompiled
22 March 2026Hari Raya Aidilfitri expectedCompiled
27 May 2026Hari Raya Aidiladha expectedCompiled
31 May 2026Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day expectedCompiled
17 June 2026Awal Muharram expectedCompiled
15 July 2026His Majesty expectedCompiled
26 August 2026Birthday expectedCompiled
25 December 2026Christmas Day expectedCompiled

The shape of Brunei’s year

Every day of 2026, one square, weeks running left to right, January on the left. National layer only.

JFMAMJJASOND1 January — New Year's Day2 January3 January4 January5 January6 January7 January8 January9 January10 January11 January12 January13 January14 January15 January16 January — Israk Mikraj17 January18 January19 January20 January21 January22 January23 January24 January25 January26 January27 January28 January29 January30 January31 January1 February2 February3 February4 February5 February6 February7 February8 February9 February10 February11 February12 February13 February14 February15 February16 February17 February — Chinese New Year18 February — First Day19 February20 February21 February22 February23 February — National Day24 February25 February26 February27 February28 February1 March2 March3 March4 March5 March6 March — Nuzul Al-Quran7 March8 March9 March10 March11 March12 March13 March14 March15 March16 March17 March18 March19 March20 March — Hari Raya Aidilfitri21 March — Hari Raya Aidilfitri22 March — Hari Raya Aidilfitri23 March24 March25 March26 March27 March28 March29 March30 March31 March1 April2 April3 April4 April5 April6 April7 April8 April9 April10 April11 April12 April13 April14 April15 April16 April17 April18 April19 April20 April21 April22 April23 April24 April25 April26 April27 April28 April29 April30 April1 May2 May3 May4 May5 May6 May7 May8 May9 May10 May11 May12 May13 May14 May15 May16 May17 May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23 May24 May25 May26 May27 May — Hari Raya Aidiladha28 May29 May30 May31 May — Royal Brunei Armed Forces Day1 June2 June3 June4 June5 June6 June7 June8 June9 June10 June11 June12 June13 June14 June15 June16 June17 June — Awal Muharram18 June19 June20 June21 June22 June23 June24 June25 June26 June27 June28 June29 June30 June1 July2 July3 July4 July5 July6 July7 July8 July9 July10 July11 July12 July13 July14 July15 July — His Majesty16 July17 July18 July19 July20 July21 July22 July23 July24 July25 July26 July27 July28 July29 July30 July31 July1 August2 August3 August4 August5 August6 August7 August8 August9 August10 August11 August12 August13 August14 August15 August16 August17 August18 August19 August20 August21 August22 August23 August24 August25 August26 August — Birthday27 August28 August29 August30 August31 August1 September2 September3 September4 September5 September6 September7 September8 September9 September10 September11 September12 September13 September14 September15 September16 September17 September18 September19 September20 September21 September22 September23 September24 September25 September26 September27 September28 September29 September30 September1 October2 October3 October4 October5 October6 October7 October8 October9 October10 October11 October12 October13 October14 October15 October16 October17 October18 October19 October20 October21 October22 October23 October24 October25 October26 October27 October28 October29 October30 October31 October1 November2 November3 November4 November5 November6 November7 November8 November9 November10 November11 November12 November13 November14 November15 November16 November17 November18 November19 November20 November21 November22 November23 November24 November25 November26 November27 November28 November29 November30 November1 December2 December3 December4 December5 December6 December7 December8 December9 December10 December11 December12 December13 December14 December15 December16 December17 December18 December19 December20 December21 December22 December23 December24 December25 December — Christmas Day26 December27 December28 December29 December30 December31 December

15 closuresevery other day

Long weekends in Brunei, 2026

58 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. Computed on this jurisdiction’s own weekly rest — Friday and Sunday — which the corpus records as corroborated.

WhenLengthBecause ofLeave
1 Jan – 4 Jan4 daysNew Year's Daytake Sat 3 Jan
9 Jan – 11 Jan3 daysweekendtake Sat 10 Jan
16 Jan – 18 Jan3 daysIsrak Mikrajtake Sat 17 Jan
23 Jan – 25 Jan3 daysweekendtake Sat 24 Jan
30 Jan – 1 Feb3 daysweekendtake Sat 31 Jan
6 Feb – 8 Feb3 daysweekendtake Sat 7 Feb
13 Feb – 15 Feb3 daysweekendtake Sat 14 Feb
15 Feb – 18 Feb4 daysChinese New Year, First Daytake Mon 16 Feb
17 Feb – 20 Feb4 daysChinese New Year, First Daytake Thu 19 Feb
20 Feb – 23 Feb4 daysNational Daytake Sat 21 Feb
27 Feb – 1 Mar3 daysweekendtake Sat 28 Feb
6 Mar – 8 Mar3 daysNuzul Al-Qurantake Sat 7 Mar
13 Mar – 15 Mar3 daysweekendtake Sat 14 Mar
20 Mar – 22 Mar3 daysHari Raya Aidilfitrino leave needed
27 Mar – 29 Mar3 daysweekendtake Sat 28 Mar
3 Apr – 5 Apr3 daysweekendtake Sat 4 Apr
10 Apr – 12 Apr3 daysweekendtake Sat 11 Apr
17 Apr – 19 Apr3 daysweekendtake Sat 18 Apr
24 Apr – 26 Apr3 daysweekendtake Sat 25 Apr
1 May – 3 May3 daysweekendtake Sat 2 May
8 May – 10 May3 daysweekendtake Sat 9 May
15 May – 17 May3 daysweekendtake Sat 16 May
22 May – 24 May3 daysweekendtake Sat 23 May
27 May – 29 May3 daysHari Raya Aidiladhatake Thu 28 May
29 May – 31 May3 daysRoyal Brunei Armed Forces Daytake Sat 30 May
5 Jun – 7 Jun3 daysweekendtake Sat 6 Jun
12 Jun – 14 Jun3 daysweekendtake Sat 13 Jun
17 Jun – 19 Jun3 daysAwal Muharramtake Thu 18 Jun
19 Jun – 21 Jun3 daysweekendtake Sat 20 Jun
26 Jun – 28 Jun3 daysweekendtake Sat 27 Jun
3 Jul – 5 Jul3 daysweekendtake Sat 4 Jul
10 Jul – 12 Jul3 daysweekendtake Sat 11 Jul
15 Jul – 17 Jul3 daysHis Majestytake Thu 16 Jul
17 Jul – 19 Jul3 daysweekendtake Sat 18 Jul
24 Jul – 26 Jul3 daysweekendtake Sat 25 Jul
31 Jul – 2 Aug3 daysweekendtake Sat 1 Aug
7 Aug – 9 Aug3 daysweekendtake Sat 8 Aug
14 Aug – 16 Aug3 daysweekendtake Sat 15 Aug
21 Aug – 23 Aug3 daysweekendtake Sat 22 Aug
26 Aug – 28 Aug3 daysBirthdaytake Thu 27 Aug
28 Aug – 30 Aug3 daysweekendtake Sat 29 Aug
4 Sep – 6 Sep3 daysweekendtake Sat 5 Sep
11 Sep – 13 Sep3 daysweekendtake Sat 12 Sep
18 Sep – 20 Sep3 daysweekendtake Sat 19 Sep
25 Sep – 27 Sep3 daysweekendtake Sat 26 Sep
2 Oct – 4 Oct3 daysweekendtake Sat 3 Oct
9 Oct – 11 Oct3 daysweekendtake Sat 10 Oct
16 Oct – 18 Oct3 daysweekendtake Sat 17 Oct
23 Oct – 25 Oct3 daysweekendtake Sat 24 Oct
30 Oct – 1 Nov3 daysweekendtake Sat 31 Oct
6 Nov – 8 Nov3 daysweekendtake Sat 7 Nov
13 Nov – 15 Nov3 daysweekendtake Sat 14 Nov
20 Nov – 22 Nov3 daysweekendtake Sat 21 Nov
27 Nov – 29 Nov3 daysweekendtake Sat 28 Nov
4 Dec – 6 Dec3 daysweekendtake Sat 5 Dec
11 Dec – 13 Dec3 daysweekendtake Sat 12 Dec
18 Dec – 20 Dec3 daysweekendtake Sat 19 Dec
25 Dec – 27 Dec3 daysChristmas Daytake Sat 26 Dec

How we know this

Every layer this corpus carries, whether it exists for Brunei, how many records, how each is graded and when it was last looked at. The record rather than the data — enough to check a claim before relying on it.

6/14 layers held for Brunei
Layer Records How we know Last checked Notes
Weekly rest days1corroborated—4 named sources, sectors recorded separately
Statutory closures1515 compiled2026-08-03
Religious observances1010 compiled2026-08-03
Substitution and in-lieu rules1515 compiled2026-08-03
School terms and breaks32——4 calendars
Tax and filing deadlines2——

Not held for Brunei: Optional and restricted days, Half-days and partial closures, Bank-only closures, Observed but open, Subdivision calendars, Exchange closures, Elections. A gap is ours, not a statement about the place — it means nobody here has read an instrument for it yet.

1 named document, issued by 1 body, stand behind these rows. Every date is traceable to one of them:

ASEAN-Japan Centre (ASEAN Promotion Centre on Trade, Investment and Tourism)

From the Bulletin

What the corpus turned up about Brunei — published when there is something, and silent when there is not.

Notice · Divergence · 22 August 2026 Mawlid an-Nabi 2026: there is no single date Thirty-seven jurisdictions appoint the Prophet's birthday and they will not all keep it on the same day. The divergence is visible in the laws themselves, before any announcement is made.

How Brunei keeps time

Observances15 across the national calendar
Evidence0 verified · 0 corroborated · 15 compiled, from 1 named source
LanguagesEnglish, Malay
Calendar systemsgregorian
Exchangesnone listed
Last reviewed2026-08-03

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