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Kuwait Holidays 2025: Public Holidays in Kuwait
Kuwait has 13 national public holidays in 2025. 11 of them fall on a weekday and 2 on a weekend. There are 4 long weekends and 3 more if you take a bridge day off.
Kuwait public holidays 2025 — full list
| Date | Holiday | Local name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Year's Day | رأس السنة الميلادية | Public holiday | |
| Isra' and Mi'raj | ليلة المعراج | Public holiday | |
| National Day | اليوم الوطني | Public holiday | |
| Liberation Day | يوم التحرير | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Fitr | عيد الفطر | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Fitr Holiday | عطلة عيد الفطر | Public holiday | |
| Eid al-Fitr Holiday | عطلة عيد الفطر | Public holiday | |
| Day of Arafah | يوم عرفة | Public holiday | |
| Weekend | Eid al-Adha | عيد الأضحى | Public holiday |
| Weekend | Eid al-Adha Holiday | عطلة عيد الأضحى | Public holiday |
| Eid al-Adha Holiday | عطلة عيد الأضحى | Public holiday | |
| Islamic New Year | رأس السنة الهجرية | Public holiday | |
| Prophet's Birthday | عيد المولد النبوي | Public holiday |
Data: Nager.Date public holiday database and the vacanza/holidays library (both MIT licence). Dates of religious holidays based on the lunar calendar may shift by a day after official announcements.
Kuwait holiday calendar 2025
- National holiday
- Regional holiday
- Bridge day (take off for a long weekend)
January 2
February 2
March 2
April 1
May
June 5
July
August
September 1
October
November
December
Long weekends in Kuwait 2025
4 long weekends come for free, and 3 more need just one or two days of leave. Plan your trips around these dates.
Wed 1 Jan – Sat 4 Jan
Take off Thu 2 Jan
Fri 24 Jan – Mon 27 Jan
Take off Sun 26 Jan
Tue 25 Feb – Sat 1 Mar
Take off Thu 27 Feb
Fri 28 Mar – Tue 1 Apr
No leave needed
Thu 5 Jun – Sun 8 Jun
No leave needed
Thu 26 Jun – Sat 28 Jun
No leave needed
Thu 4 Sep – Sat 6 Sep
No leave needed
Planning a trip to Kuwait?
On public holidays banks, offices and many shops close, public transport often runs a Sunday timetable and popular destinations get busy and more expensive. Book early around long weekends.