Friday, 20 March 2026
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Eid al-Fitr begins on 1 Shawwal and marks the end of Ramadan. Bahrain’s standing official list assigns three days to the Eid, but the corresponding Gregorian start must be confirmed for each year.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Tuesday, 9 March 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.
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.
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.
Annual government circulars determine public-sector closure dates. For private-sector workers, Article 64 provides full-pay leave for official occasions designated by the Council of Ministers and sets compensation choices when work is required.
The CBB calendar lists 20–22 March as its 2026 Eid al-Fitr bank holidays and marks Islamic dates as subject to confirmation.
School closures and return dates must be checked against the applicable Bahrain academic calendar; the three-day official period is not itself proof of every institution’s full break.
The holiday’s civil treatment is expressed in Hijri dates: 1–3 Shawwal. For 1447 AH, Bahrain’s Sharia Vision Board confirmed that Eid began on Friday, 20 March 2026 after completing thirty days of Ramadan.
Eid al-Fitr combines a major Islamic religious occasion with a multi-day period relevant to government, employment and financial planning in Bahrain.
Religious practice centres on the Eid prayer and the end of Ramadan. Broader family or commercial customs vary, so this page does not present them as legally prescribed or universal.
Confirm the lunar date and service hours close to departure. Airline, border and local-transport arrangements are operational decisions, not established by the holiday declaration alone.
The official list assigns 1–3 Shawwal, a three-day period.
Yes. Bahrain’s Sharia Vision Board confirmed it as 1 Shawwal 1447 AH.
No. Lunar dates remain estimates until Bahrain’s competent authorities confirm them.
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