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Bahrain holidays 2026 and 2027

Bahrain (BH). Public holidays fall on 15 weekdays in Bahrain in 2026.

Id
BH
Kind
Country or region
Time zone
—
Weekend
Fri–Sat
Years of data
2000–2040
Verified years
2025
Last verified
2026-10-14

2026

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed
Fri 20 Mar 2026Eid al-FitrClosed[9][2]
Sat 21 Mar 2026Eid al-FitrClosed[9][2]
Sun 22 Mar 2026Eid al-FitrClosed[9][2]
Mon 23 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[9][2]
Tue 24 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[9][2]
Fri 1 May 2026Labor DayClosed
Sun 3 May 2026Labor Day HolidayClosed[13]
Tue 26 May 2026Day of ArafahClosed[7]
Wed 27 May 2026Eid al-AdhaClosed[7]
Thu 28 May 2026Eid al-AdhaClosed[7]
Fri 29 May 2026Eid al-AdhaClosed[7]
Sun 31 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[7]
Tue 16 Jun 2026Islamic New YearClosed[11]
Thu 25 Jun 2026AshuraClosed[3]
Fri 26 Jun 2026AshuraClosed[3]
Sun 28 Jun 2026Ashura HolidayClosed[3]
Tue 25 Aug 2026Prophet's BirthdayClosed[17]
Wed 16 Dec 2026National DayClosed
Thu 17 Dec 2026National DayClosed

2027

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayClosed
Tue 9 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr (estimated)Closed
Wed 10 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr (estimated)Closed
Thu 11 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr (estimated)Closed
Sat 1 May 2027Labor DayClosed
Sun 16 May 2027Eid al-Adha (estimated)Closed
Mon 17 May 2027Eid al-Adha (estimated)Closed
Tue 18 May 2027Eid al-Adha (estimated)Closed
Sun 6 Jun 2027Islamic New Year (estimated)Closed
Mon 14 Jun 2027Ashura (estimated)Closed
Tue 15 Jun 2027Ashura (estimated)Closed
Sat 14 Aug 2027Prophet's Birthday (estimated)Closed
Thu 16 Dec 2027National DayClosed
Fri 17 Dec 2027National DayClosed
Provenance

Official sources

A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

Bahrain holidays: questions

How many weekdays is Bahrain closed in 2026?

15: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Eid al-Fitr (Sun 22 Mar 2026); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Mon 23 Mar 2026); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tue 24 Mar 2026); Labor Day Holiday (Sun 3 May 2026); Day of Arafah (Tue 26 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (Wed 27 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (Thu 28 May 2026); Eid al-Adha Holiday (Sun 31 May 2026); Islamic New Year (Tue 16 Jun 2026); Ashura (Thu 25 Jun 2026); Ashura Holiday (Sun 28 Jun 2026); Prophet's Birthday (Tue 25 Aug 2026); National Day (Wed 16 Dec 2026); National Day (Thu 17 Dec 2026).

Which days are the weekend for Bahrain?

Fri–Sat. Those days aren't business days unless a date says otherwise.

Use it from the API

With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:

curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=BH&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"

Holidays endpoint reference

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https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/BH.ics?key=YOUR_KEY

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