Public holidays in Bahrain 2023

14 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Bahrain

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Holiday	Local name
Sunday 1 January 2023	New Year's Day Send a card رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
Friday 21 April 2023	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousSend a card عيد الفطر	عيد الفطر
Saturday 22 April 2023	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousSend a card عيد الفطر	عيد الفطر
Sunday 23 April 2023	Eid al-Fitr ReligiousSend a card عيد الفطر	عيد الفطر
Monday 1 May 2023	Labor Day Send a card عيد العمال	عيد العمال
Wednesday 28 June 2023	Eid al-Adha ReligiousSend a card عيد الأضحى	عيد الأضحى
Thursday 29 June 2023	Eid al-Adha ReligiousSend a card عيد الأضحى	عيد الأضحى
Friday 30 June 2023	Eid al-Adha ReligiousSend a card عيد الأضحى	عيد الأضحى
Wednesday 19 July 2023	Islamic New Year ReligiousSend a card رأس السنة الهجرية	رأس السنة الهجرية
Friday 28 July 2023	Ashura ReligiousSend a card عاشوراء	عاشوراء
Saturday 29 July 2023	Ashura ReligiousSend a card عاشوراء	عاشوراء
Wednesday 27 September 2023	Prophet's Birthday ReligiousSend a card المولد النبوي الشريف	المولد النبوي الشريف
Saturday 16 December 2023	National Day National daySend a card العيد الوطني	العيد الوطني
Sunday 17 December 2023	National Day National daySend a card العيد الوطني	العيد الوطني

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Bahrain (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 30 Dec – Sun 1 Jan 2023 · 3 days offNew Year's DayTypically in Manama: high 22°C (72°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 9% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days offEid al-FitrTypically in Manama: high 30°C (86°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 3% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Wed 28 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · 4 days offEid al-AdhaTypically in Manama: high 37°C (99°F), low 32°C (90°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Fri 15 Dec – Sun 17 Dec · 3 days offNational DayTypically in Manama: high 22°C (72°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 3% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Sun 30 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May)Labor DayTypically in Manama: high 30°C (86°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 1% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 20 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 19 Jul – Sat 22 Jul)Islamic New YearTypically in Manama: high 38°C (100°F), low 33°C (91°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 28 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep)Prophet's BirthdayTypically in Manama: high 36°C (97°F), low 31°C (88°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sun 31 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024)New Year's DayTypically in Manama: high 22°C (72°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 7% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2023

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 23 Jun – Sat 1 Jul — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Sun 25 Jun, Mon 26 Jun, Tue 27 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 30 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 28 Apr – Mon 1 May · Labor DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 27 Jun) get 5 days in a rowTue 27 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Jul) get 4 days in a rowWed 19 Jul – Sat 22 Jul · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 28 Sep) get 4 days in a rowWed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 14 Dec) get 4 days in a rowThu 14 Dec – Sun 17 Dec · National DayShow on calendar ↓