Tuesday, 26 May 2026
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Arafat Day falls on 9 Dhu al-Hijjah, immediately before Eid al-Adha. Bahrain officially identified it as Tuesday, 26 May in 2026; the 2027 and 2028 dates displayed here remain estimates pending local confirmation.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Saturday, 15 May 2027 · Estimated / awaiting confirmation
Next listed holiday day on or after today; this can be a closure day rather than the festival date.
Recorded confirmation and independent source review are shown separately. An institution-specific notice does not establish closure for every employer or school.
Official holiday calendar or legal framework
Confirmed · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-30
Confirmed by the current official calendar or governing rule. The national portal lists fixed holidays and 2026 lunar dates; Islamic dates remain subject to official confirmation.
The 2026 circular closed ministries, government bodies and public institutions on Arafat Day. Private employment treatment is governed separately by Article 64 and the official occasions designated under it.
The CBB list begins its Eid al-Adha bank closure on 27 May and does not separately list 26 May. Users needing branch service on Arafat Day should therefore verify directly with their bank.
Do not infer a universal school closure from the government circular. The relevant school-year calendar or institution notice is the appropriate authority.
The Day of Arafah is tied to the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah and the Hajj calendar. Bahrain’s 2026 Eid al-Adha circular treated Arafat Day as the first day of a government closure running through the following Eid days.
Its religious identity is distinct from Eid al-Adha even though the holidays are consecutive. Keeping separate identities lets users distinguish 9 Dhu al-Hijjah from the Eid beginning on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah.
Arafat Day has religious significance connected with Hajj. Official Bahrain sources establish its calendar and closure status; individual devotional practices are not generalized here.
The 2026 public-sector period continued from 26 through 29 May, with a compensatory day on 31 May because Friday fell within it. That was a year-specific circular, not a permanent travel timetable.
It was officially identified as Tuesday, 26 May 2026.
No. They are estimates derived from the existing estimated Eid al-Adha periods and await official confirmation.
No. Arafat Day is 9 Dhu al-Hijjah; Eid begins the next day, on 10 Dhu al-Hijjah.
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