Holiday Guide for Kuwait in 2025

Kuwait 2025

Kuwait
2025

Kuwait information

Population: 4.27m
Capital: Kuwait City
Calling Code: (965)
Time Zone: 0 UTC
Currency: Kuwaiti dinar
Language: Arabic

List of National Holidays in Kuwait in 2025

	Wednesday January 1st New Year's Day Kuwait: New Year's Day is a public holiday in all countries that observe the Gregorian calendar, with the exception of Israel
	Thursday January 30th Isra'a Wal Miraj (in lieu) Kuwait: Isra and Mi'raj marks the Night Journey from Mecca to Jerusalem and the ascent into heaven
	Tuesday February 25th National Day Kuwait: Marks the day when Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah ascended to the throne in 1950
	Wednesday February 26th Liberation Day Kuwait: Marks the date when the Kuwait Government was reinstated at the end of the Gulf War in 1991.
	Thursday February 27th Public Holiday Kuwait: Marks the date when the Kuwait Government was reinstated at the end of the Gulf War in 1991.
	Sunday March 30th Eid al-Fitr Kuwait: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Monday March 31st Eid al-Fitr Holiday Kuwait: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Tuesday April 1st Eid al-Fitr Holiday Kuwait: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Thursday June 5th Arafat Day Kuwait: Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day before Eid al Adha. Named after the geographical area Arafa where the Prophet gave his Farewell Sermon.
	Saturday June 7th Eid Al-Adha Kuwait: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Sunday June 8th Eid Al Adha Holiday Kuwait: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Monday June 9th Eid Al Adha Holiday Kuwait: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Friday June 27th Hijri New Year Kuwait: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
	Friday September 5th Birthday of Prophet Muhammed Kuwait: Celebrated by Muslims on the twelfth day of the month of Rabiulawal, the third month of the Muslim calendar

Notes

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