World Public Holidays
🌐 English

Home › Countries › Bahrain

Public holidays in Bahrain, 2016

Holiday dates14vs 2015: -1

Past year: recalculated from the python-holidays rules; one-off holidays declared at the time may be missing.

On weekdays10not on the weekend
On the weekend4weekend: Fri・Sat
Breaks of 3+ days6
World rank86 / 244median 13 days

All public holidays in 2016

DateDayHoliday
Jan 1, 2016Fri (weekend)New Year's Day
May 1, 2016SunLabor Day
Jul 6, 2016WedEid al-Fitr (estimated)
Jul 7, 2016ThuEid al-Fitr (estimated)
Jul 8, 2016Fri (weekend)Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Sep 11, 2016SunEid al-Adha (estimated)
Sep 12, 2016MonEid al-Adha (estimated)
Sep 13, 2016TueEid al-Adha (estimated)
Oct 2, 2016SunIslamic New Year (estimated)
Oct 10, 2016MonAshura (estimated)
Oct 11, 2016TueAshura (estimated)
Dec 11, 2016SunProphet's Birthday (estimated)
Dec 16, 2016Fri (weekend)National Day
Dec 17, 2016Sat (weekend)National Day

By month and weekday

Bahrain 2016: holidays per monthJan: 1JanFeb: 0FebMar: 0MarApr: 0AprMay: 1MayJun: 0JunJul: 3JulAug: 0AugSep: 3SepOct: 3OctNov: 0NovDec: 3Dec
Bahrain 2016: holidays per weekdayMon: 2MonTue: 2TueWed: 1WedThu: 1ThuFri: 3FriSat: 1SatSun: 4Sun

Breaks of 3 or more days in 2016

PeriodLengthHolidays
Apr 29, 2016 – May 1, 20163 daysLabor Day
Jul 6, 2016 – Jul 9, 20164 daysEid al-Fitr (estimated)
Sep 9, 2016 – Sep 13, 20165 daysEid al-Adha (estimated)
Sep 30, 2016 – Oct 2, 20163 daysIslamic New Year (estimated)
Dec 9, 2016 – Dec 11, 20163 daysProphet's Birthday (estimated)
Dec 30, 2016 – Jan 1, 20173 daysNew Year's Day

Holiday count by year

Bahrain: holiday dates per year2010: 1320102011: 142012: 142013: 142014: 142015: 1520152016: 142017: 142018: 142019: 142020: 1420202021: 142022: 142023: 142024: 142025: 1420252026: 142027: 142028: 142029: 142030: 142030

← 20152017 →

World ranking of holiday counts, 2016 →

National public holidays only; regional holidays and observances may differ. Some religious holidays depend on moon sighting and can shift by a day — check official announcements.