Kuwait : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months
Date | Name | Kind | More |
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Sunday May 1, 2022 | Banks are closed | Banks only | |
Sunday May 1, 2022 | Civil Servants holiday | Secular holiday | |
Monday May 2, 2022 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Tuesday May 3, 2022 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Wednesday May 4, 2022 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Thursday May 5, 2022 | End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Saturday May 7, 2022 | Ramadan holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Saturday May 14, 2022 | Day of Mourning | Special Events | |
Monday May 16, 2022 | Womens' Day | Events, celebrations... | |
Thursday June 9, 2022 | Summer holiday (beginning) | School holidays | |
Sunday June 19, 2022 | Fathers' Day | cards/flowers | |
Sunday June 19, 2022 | Independence Day | Events, celebrations... | |
Wednesday July 6, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (beginning) | School holidays | |
Friday July 8, 2022 | Al Waqfa Day | Muslim, Sufi | |
Saturday July 9, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Sunday July 10, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Monday July 11, 2022 | Civil Servants holiday | Banks only | |
Tuesday July 12, 2022 | Civil Servants holiday | Banks only | |
Tuesday July 12, 2022 | Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (end) | School holidays | |
Saturday July 30, 2022 | El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Sunday September 18, 2022 | Summer holiday (end) | School holidays | |
Saturday October 8, 2022 | Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day) | Muslim, Sufi | |
Sunday October 9, 2022 | Parliament recess (end) | Special Events | |
Banks are closed
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Sunday May 1, 2022
Banks only :
Civil Servants holiday
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Sunday May 1, 2022
Secular holiday :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Monday May 2, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Tuesday May 3, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Wednesday May 4, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Thursday May 5, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Ramadan holiday (end)
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Saturday May 7, 2022
School holidays :
Day of Mourning
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Saturday May 14, 2022
Special Events : Three days of mourning after UAE Sheikh Khalifa’s death
Womens' Day
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Monday May 16, 2022
Culture : May 16 has been celebrated by Kuwaiti women and the supporters of their political rights as a breakthrough in the northern Arabian Gulf country after parliament in 2005 voted 35-23 and passed a bill that gave women the right to vote and to stand as candidates in the legislative and municipal elections.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Thursday June 9, 2022
School holidays :
Fathers' Day
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Sunday June 19, 2022
cards/flowers :
Independence Day
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Sunday June 19, 2022
Culture : Obtained from Great Britain in 1961
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (beginning)
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Wednesday July 6, 2022
School holidays :
Al Waqfa Day
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Friday July 8, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : Commemorates the day the Prophet Abraham took his son Ishmael out into the wilderness to sacrifice him to God. As he raised the knife to take his only son's life in obedience to God's command, his hand was stopped and the Lord provided a ram in Ishmael's place.
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 9, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Sunday July 10, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday
Civil Servants holiday
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Monday July 11, 2022
Banks only :
Civil Servants holiday
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Tuesday July 12, 2022
Banks only :
Eid-ul-Adha - Feast of the Sacrifice (end)
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Tuesday July 12, 2022
School holidays :
El am Hejir New Year (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday July 30, 2022
Muslim, Sufi : The event where Muhammad fled Mecca with a small group of followers to go to Medina (Yathrib) in the year 622 A.D., under mounting hostility towards Muhammad. Muslim calendar starts from this date (A.H.), which was established in `Umar's reign. Medina is about 200 miles north of Mecca. Muhammad arrived there on 20th Sep 622 A.D. The name of the city was changed to Medinatu'l-Nabi (city of the Prophet).
Summer holiday (end)
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Sunday September 18, 2022
School holidays : Earlier dates for various grades
Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi (may be changed to the nearest day)
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Saturday October 8, 2022
Muslim, Sufi :
Parliament recess (end)
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Sunday October 9, 2022
Special Events :