Saturday, 15 May 2027
Estimated / awaiting confirmation
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 and forms the first day of Qatar’s official government-sector Eid al-Adha leave. It should not be assigned the Eid festival’s 10 Dhu al-Hijjah date.
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
Provisional · Scope: public · Checked 2026-09-30
Provisional date under the current rule; annual, lunar or exceptional confirmation remains pending. The official recurring list is National Sports Day, the two Eids and National Day; Eid leave length varies by sector and annual Amiri Diwan notice.
Government bodies begin their statutory Eid leave on 9 Dhu al-Hijjah. Private Labour Law grants three Eid al-Adha working days without separately naming Arafat Day.
Financial-market and bank closures require their own annual notices rather than automatic assumptions from the ministry schedule.
Education calendars normally incorporate the Eid interval, but institutions publish exact closing and reopening dates.
The day corresponds to the central Hajj gathering at the Plain of Arafat. Muslims not performing Hajj may fast voluntarily.
Its significance comes from Hajj and prayer, while its employment effect depends on whether government or private-sector rules apply.
Pilgrims gather at Arafat; in Qatar, worship and preparation for Eid predominate. The following day begins Eid al-Adha.
Lunar timing may move by a day. Do not rely on an Eid al-Adha date as though it were Arafat Day.
It is 9 Dhu al-Hijjah, one day before Eid al-Adha.
Yes, government Eid al-Adha leave begins on the ninth.
No final civil date should be claimed before official lunar confirmation.
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