Kuwait has a total of 17 holidays in 2018. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday	Date	Details
New Year's Day	Monday, January 1, 2018	New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
National Day	Sunday, February 25, 2018	National Day is a official holiday in Kuwait
Liberation Day	Monday, February 26, 2018	Liberation Day is a official holiday in Kuwait
March Equinox	Tuesday, March 20, 2018	March Equinox in Kuwait (Kuwait City)
Isra and Miraj	Sunday, April 15, 2018	Isra and Mi'raj (Isra Me'raj, Israa and Mi'raaj, Laylat Al-Isra wa Al-Miraj, Lailat al Miraj, Night Journey and Ascension to Heaven) marks the night that the Prophet Mohammad traveled from Mecca to Jerusalem, ascended to heaven and returned.
Eid al-Fitr	Friday, June 15, 2018	Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
Eid al-Fitr holiday	Saturday, June 16, 2018	Eid al-Fitr holiday is a official holiday in Kuwait
June Solstice	Thursday, June 21, 2018	June Solstice in Kuwait (Kuwait City)
Eid al-Adha holiday	Sunday, August 19, 2018	Eid al-Adha holiday is a official holiday in Kuwait
Waqfat Arafat Day	Monday, August 20, 2018	Waqfat Arafat Day is a official holiday in Kuwait
Eid al-Adha	Tuesday, August 21, 2018	Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
Eid al-Adha holiday	Wednesday, August 22, 2018	Eid al-Adha holiday is a official holiday in Kuwait
Islamic New Year	Tuesday, September 11, 2018	Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
September Equinox	Sunday, September 23, 2018	September Equinox in Kuwait (Kuwait City)
The Prophet's Birthday	Thursday, November 22, 2018	Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
December Solstice	Friday, December 21, 2018	December Solstice in Kuwait (Kuwait City)
New Year's Eve	Monday, December 31, 2018	New Year’s Eve is the last day of the year, December 31, in the Gregorian calendar.