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Kuwait
Public holidays, market closures and deadlines for Kuwait, with the evidence behind each date and the day it was last checked.
The next public holiday in Kuwait is
New Year's Day
In 147 days
Computed · local time Asia/Kuwait
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Kuwait public holidays in 2026
6 national closures in 2026. Subdivisions and the observed-but-open layer are not counted here.
| Date | Observance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| 1 January 2026 | New Year's Day | Compiled |
| 25 February 2026 | National Day | Compiled |
| 26 February 2026 | Liberation Day | Compiled |
| 20 March 2026 | Eid al-Fitr expected | Compiled |
| 27 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha expected | Compiled |
| 17 June 2026 | Islamic New Year expected | Compiled |
Long weekends in Kuwait, 2026
3 runs of three days or more, including the ones you only get by taking a single bridge day off. Weekends and national closures only.
| When | Length | Because of | Leave |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jan – 4 Jan | 4 days | New Year's Day | take Fri 2 Jan |
| 25 Feb – 1 Mar | 5 days | National Day, Liberation Day | take Fri 27 Feb |
| 20 Mar – 22 Mar | 3 days | Eid al-Fitr | no leave needed |
How Kuwait keeps time
| Observances | 6 across the national calendar |
|---|---|
| Evidence | 0 verified · 0 corroborated · 6 compiled, from 1 named source |
| Languages | Arabic, ar-Latn, English |
| Calendar systems | gregorian |
| Exchanges | none listed |
| Last reviewed | 2026-07-18 |
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