Public holidays in Kuwait 2023

13 nationwide public holidays in 2023.

Next nationwide holiday in Kuwait

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2023

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Sunday	Sunday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
18 February Saturday	Saturday	Isra' and Mi'raj Religious ليلة المعراج Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	ليلة المعراج
25 February Saturday	Saturday	National Day National day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني
26 February Sunday	Sunday	Liberation Day National day يوم التحرير	يوم التحرير
21 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
22 April Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
23 April Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
27 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Day of Arafah Religious يوم عرفة Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	يوم عرفة
28 June Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
29 June Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
30 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
19 July Wednesday	Wednesday	Islamic New Year Religious رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
27 September Wednesday	Wednesday	Prophet's Birthday Religious عيد المولد النبوي Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد المولد النبوي

Long weekends and bridge days 2023

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

Long weekends

Fri 30 Dec – Sun 1 Jan 2023 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Kuwait City: high 19°C (66°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 24 Feb – Sun 26 Feb · 3 days off
National Day, Liberation Day
Typically in Kuwait City: high 21°C (70°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 21 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 32°C (90°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 1% of days
Tue 27 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · 5 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 42°C (108°F), low 32°C (90°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Thu 20 Jul: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 19 Jul – Sat 22 Jul)
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 43°C (109°F), low 33°C (91°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 28 Sep: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 27 Sep – Sat 30 Sep)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 38°C (100°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 0% of days
Sun 31 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024)
New Year's Day
Typically in Kuwait City: high 19°C (66°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 6% 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: Thu 22 Jun – Sat 1 Jul — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 22 Jun, Sun 25 Jun, Mon 26 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 23 Feb) get 4 days in a rowThu 23 Feb – Sun 26 Feb · National Day, Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 20 Apr) get 4 days in a rowThu 20 Apr – Sun 23 Apr · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 26 Jun) get 6 days in a rowMon 26 Jun – Sat 1 Jul · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow 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 (Sun 31 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓