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Kuwaiti dinar settlement (CBK)

KWD holidays 2026

KWD is closed on 13 weekdays in 2026.

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]

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KWD holidays 2026: 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.

Provenance

Official sources

The same dates 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=2026-12-31"

Holidays endpoint reference

Subscribe in your calendar app

Every year of KWD as an .ics feed, updated with each release.

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

Add your key to the feed address. Use a separate key for feeds; it ends up in your calendar app's settings.

How to subscribe