Public holidays in Brunei 2023

18 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Brunei

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day Awal Tahun Masihi	Awal Tahun Masihi
2 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day (observed) Awal Tahun Masihi (diperhatikan) Observed day off for New Year's Day (Sun 1 Jan)	Awal Tahun Masihi (diperhatikan)
22 January Sunday	Sunday	Lunar New Year Tahun Baru Cina	Tahun Baru Cina
23 January Monday	Monday	Lunar New Year (observed) Tahun Baru Cina (diperhatikan) Observed day off for Lunar New Year (Sun 22 Jan)	Tahun Baru Cina (diperhatikan)
18 February Saturday	Saturday	Isra' and Mi'raj Israk dan Mikraj	Israk dan Mikraj
23 February Thursday	Thursday	National Day Hari Kebangsaan	Hari Kebangsaan
23 March Thursday	Thursday	First Day of Ramadan Hari Pertama Berpuasa	Hari Pertama Berpuasa
8 April Saturday	Saturday	Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran Hari Nuzul Al-Quran	Hari Nuzul Al-Quran
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Hari Raya Aidil Fitri	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
23 April Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Hari Raya Aidil Fitri	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
24 April Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Hari Raya Aidil Fitri	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
25 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (diperhatikan) Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Mon 24 Apr)	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (diperhatikan)
31 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Armed Forces Day Hari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei	Hari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Hari Raya Aidil Adha	Hari Raya Aidil Adha
15 July Saturday	Saturday	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's Birthday Hari Keputeraan KDYMM Sultan Brunei	Hari Keputeraan KDYMM Sultan Brunei
19 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Islamic New Year Awal Tahun Hijrah	Awal Tahun Hijrah
28 September Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday Maulidur Rasul	Maulidur Rasul
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Hari Natal	Hari Natal

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Fri 17 Feb – Sun 19 Feb · 3 days off
Isra' and Mi'raj
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 63% of days
Fri 7 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · 3 days off
Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 79% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Tue 25 Apr · 5 days off
Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 81% of days
Fri 14 Jul – Sun 16 Jul · 3 days off
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's Birthday
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 86% of days

Bridge days

Sat 21 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 20 Jan – Mon 23 Jan)
Lunar New Year, Lunar New Year (observed)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 80% of days
Sat 25 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 23 Feb – Sun 26 Feb)
National Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 46% of days
Sat 25 Mar: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 23 Mar – Sun 26 Mar)
First Day of Ramadan
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 81% of days
Thu 1 Jun: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Wed 31 May – Fri 2 Jun)
Armed Forces Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 74% of days
Sat 1 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 29 Jun – Sun 2 Jul)
Eid al-Adha
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 90% of days
Thu 20 Jul: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Wed 19 Jul – Fri 21 Jul)
Islamic New Year
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 76% of days
Sat 30 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 28 Sep – Sun 1 Oct)
Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 93% of days
Sat 23 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 99% of days
Sat 30 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024)
New Year's Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 87% of days

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 21 Apr – Sun 30 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 26 Apr, Thu 27 Apr, Sat 29 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sat 21 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 20 Jan – Mon 23 Jan · Lunar New Year, Lunar New Year (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 16 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 16 Feb – Sun 19 Feb · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 25 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 23 Feb – Sun 26 Feb · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 25 Mar) get 4 days in a rowThu 23 Mar – Sun 26 Mar · First Day of RamadanShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 6 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 6 Apr – Sun 9 Apr · Anniversary of the revelation of the QuranShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 6 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Tue 25 Apr · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)Show on calendar ↓