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KWD holidays 2026 and 2027

Kuwaiti dinar settlement (CBK) (KWD). KWD is closed on 13 weekdays in 2026.

Id
KWD
Kind
Settlement
Time zone
Asia/Kuwait
Weekend
Fri–Sat
Years of data
2000–2040
Verified years
2025, 2026
Last verified
2026-10-14

2026

All dates verified against official sources.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Sun 18 Jan 2026Isra' and Mi'rajClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Wed 25 Feb 2026National DayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Thu 26 Feb 2026Liberation DayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Thu 19 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Fri 20 Mar 2026Eid al-FitrClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Sat 21 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Sun 22 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Mon 23 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Tue 26 May 2026Day of ArafahClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Wed 27 May 2026Eid al-AdhaClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Thu 28 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Fri 29 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Sun 31 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Tue 16 Jun 2026Islamic New YearClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]
Thu 27 Aug 2026Prophet's BirthdayClosed[3][5][6][8][10][12][14][16]

2027

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

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayClosed
Tue 5 Jan 2027Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated)Closed
Thu 25 Feb 2027National DayClosed
Fri 26 Feb 2027Liberation DayClosed
Tue 9 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr (estimated)Closed
Wed 10 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)Closed
Thu 11 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)Closed
Sat 15 May 2027Day of Arafah (estimated)Closed
Sun 16 May 2027Eid al-Adha (estimated)Closed
Mon 17 May 2027Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)Closed
Tue 18 May 2027Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)Closed
Sun 6 Jun 2027Islamic New Year (estimated)Closed
Sat 14 Aug 2027Prophet's Birthday (estimated)Closed
Sat 25 Dec 2027Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated)Closed
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.

KWD holidays: questions

How many weekdays is KWD closed in 2026?

13: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Isra' and Mi'raj (Sun 18 Jan 2026); National Day (Wed 25 Feb 2026); Liberation Day (Thu 26 Feb 2026); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Thu 19 Mar 2026); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Sun 22 Mar 2026); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Mon 23 Mar 2026); Day of Arafah (Tue 26 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (Wed 27 May 2026); Eid al-Adha Holiday (Thu 28 May 2026); Eid al-Adha Holiday (Sun 31 May 2026); Islamic New Year (Tue 16 Jun 2026); Prophet's Birthday (Thu 27 Aug 2026).

Which days are the weekend for KWD?

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=KWD&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"

Holidays endpoint reference

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

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