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Public holidays in Bahrain 2028

Bahrain has 14 public holiday dates in 2028, 7 of them on a working day, and 5 long weekends. The next one is National Day, in 37 days (Wednesday, December 16, 2026).

Next holiday · National Day
37 days
Wednesday, December 16, 2026
  • Thu, Dec 17National Dayin 38 days
  • Fri, Jan 1New Year's Dayin 53 days

2028 holiday calendar

14 entries
DateDayHolidayWhen
Jan 1SatNew Year's Dayin 418 days
Feb 26SatEid al-Fitr estimatedin 474 days
Feb 27SunEid al-Fitr estimatedin 475 days
Feb 28MonEid al-Fitr estimatedin 476 days
May 1MonLabor Dayin 539 days
May 5FriEid al-Adha estimatedin 543 days
May 6SatEid al-Adha estimatedin 544 days
May 7SunEid al-Adha estimatedin 545 days
May 25ThuIslamic New Year estimatedin 563 days
Jun 2FriAshura estimatedin 571 days
Jun 3SatAshura estimatedin 572 days
Aug 3ThuProphet's Birthday estimatedin 633 days
Dec 16SatNational Dayin 768 days
Dec 17SunNational Dayin 769 days
observed

When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.

estimated

Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.

Long weekends in 2028

Assumes a Friday and Saturday weekend.

  • Fri, Feb 25 – Mon, Feb 28Eid al-Fitr4 days
  • Fri, May 5 – Sun, May 7Eid al-Adha3 days
  • Thu, May 25 – Sat, May 27Islamic New Year3 days
  • Thu, Aug 3 – Sat, Aug 5Prophet's Birthday3 days
  • Fri, Dec 15 – Sun, Dec 17National Day3 days

Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away

Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.

What is this?

A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.

  • Take Sun, Apr 30Labor Day4 days off

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National public holidays from official government sources, compiled through the open-source holidays dataset and reviewed by Glassyear. Last verified Monday, November 9, 2026. Data & methodology · Report a correction

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