Public holidays in Kuwait 2027

14 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in Kuwait

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
5 January Tuesday	Tuesday	Isra' and Mi'raj ليلة المعراج Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	ليلة المعراج
25 February Thursday	Thursday	National Day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني
26 February Friday	Friday	Liberation Day يوم التحرير	يوم التحرير
9 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
10 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
11 March Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
15 May Saturday	Saturday	Day of Arafah يوم عرفة Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	يوم عرفة
16 May Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
17 May Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha Holiday عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
18 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha Holiday عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
6 June Sunday	Sunday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
14 August Saturday	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday عيد المولد النبوي Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد المولد النبوي
25 December Saturday	Saturday	Isra' and Mi'raj ليلة المعراج Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	ليلة المعراج

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

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

Long weekends

Thu 25 Feb – Sat 27 Feb · 3 days off
National Day, Liberation Day
Typically in Kuwait City: high 22°C (72°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 9% of days
Tue 9 Mar – Sat 13 Mar · 5 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 4% of days
Fri 14 May – Tue 18 May · 5 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 36°C (97°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 4 Jun – Sun 6 Jun · 3 days off
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 41°C (106°F), low 30°C (86°F), rain on 0% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2027.

Leave planner 2027

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 4 Mar – Sat 13 Mar — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 4 Mar, Sun 7 Mar, Mon 8 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Sun 3 Jan) get 3 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Feb) get 4 days in a rowWed 24 Feb – Sat 27 Feb · National Day, Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Mar) get 6 days in a rowMon 8 Mar – Sat 13 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 May) get 6 days in a rowThu 13 May – Tue 18 May · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 3 Jun) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Jun – Sun 6 Jun · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 12 Aug) get 3 days in a rowThu 12 Aug – Sat 14 Aug · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓