Public holidays in Kuwait 2025

13 nationwide public holidays in 2025.

Next nationwide holiday in Kuwait

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2025

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Wednesday	Wednesday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
27 January Monday	Monday	Isra' and Mi'raj Religious ليلة المعراج Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	ليلة المعراج
25 February Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day National day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني
26 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Liberation Day National day يوم التحرير	يوم التحرير
30 March Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
31 March Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
1 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
5 June Thursday	Thursday	Day of Arafah Religious يوم عرفة Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	يوم عرفة
6 June Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
7 June Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
8 June Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
26 June Thursday	Thursday	Islamic New Year Religious رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
4 September Thursday	Thursday	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 2025

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

Long weekends

Fri 28 Mar – Tue 1 Apr · 5 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 26°C (79°F), low 17°C (63°F), rain on 3% of days
Thu 5 Jun – Sun 8 Jun · 4 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 41°C (106°F), low 31°C (88°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 26 Jun – Sat 28 Jun · 3 days off
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 42°C (108°F), low 31°C (88°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 4 Sep – Sat 6 Sep · 3 days off
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 42°C (108°F), low 32°C (90°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

Thu 2 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Wed 1 Jan – Sat 4 Jan)
New Year's Day
Typically in Kuwait City: high 19°C (66°F), low 11°C (52°F), rain on 6% of days
Sun 26 Jan: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 24 Jan – Mon 27 Jan)
Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 18°C (64°F), low 10°C (50°F), rain on 1% of days
Thu 27 Feb: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Tue 25 Feb – Sat 1 Mar)
National Day, Liberation Day
Typically in Kuwait City: high 22°C (72°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 9% of days

Leave planner 2025

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 27 Mar – Sat 5 Apr — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 27 Mar, Wed 2 Apr, Thu 3 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 2 Jan) get 4 days in a rowWed 1 Jan – Sat 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 26 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 24 Jan – Mon 27 Jan · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 27 Feb) get 5 days in a rowTue 25 Feb – Sat 1 Mar · National Day, Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 27 Mar) get 6 days in a rowThu 27 Mar – Tue 1 Apr · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 4 Jun) get 5 days in a rowWed 4 Jun – Sun 8 Jun · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 25 Jun) get 4 days in a rowWed 25 Jun – Sat 28 Jun · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓