Public holidays in Kuwait 2028

13 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in Kuwait

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

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

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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

Long weekends

Fri 25 Feb – Mon 28 Feb · 4 days off
National Day, Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Liberation Day, Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 22°C (72°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 9% of days
Thu 4 May – Sun 7 May · 4 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 34°C (93°F), low 24°C (75°F), rain on 4% of days
Thu 25 May – Sat 27 May · 3 days off
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 38°C (100°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 3 Aug – Sat 5 Aug · 3 days off
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 43°C (109°F), low 34°C (93°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 14 Dec – Sat 16 Dec · 3 days off
Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated)
Typically in Kuwait City: high 20°C (68°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 1% of days

Bridge days

Sun 31 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029)
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 2028

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 25 Feb – Sat 4 Mar — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Tue 29 Feb, Wed 1 Mar, Thu 2 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 24 Feb) get 5 days in a rowThu 24 Feb – Mon 28 Feb · National Day, Eid al-Fitr, Liberation Day, Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 3 May) get 5 days in a rowWed 3 May – Sun 7 May · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 May) get 4 days in a rowWed 24 May – Sat 27 May · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 2 Aug) get 4 days in a rowWed 2 Aug – Sat 5 Aug · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 13 Dec) get 4 days in a rowWed 13 Dec – Sat 16 Dec · Isra' and Mi'rajShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 31 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓