Tuesday, 16 June 2026
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Islamic New Year, or Al Hijra New Year, is observed on 1 Muharram. Bahrain confirmed Tuesday, 16 June as 1 Muharram 1448 AH for the 2026 government holiday; later Gregorian dates remain provisional.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Sunday, 6 June 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.
For 2026, the Prime Minister’s Office closed ministries and public institutions on 16 June. Private workers’ paid official-holiday rights are addressed by Labour Law Article 64.
The CBB 2026 calendar lists Al Hijra New Year on 16 June and labels Islamic dates as subject to confirmation.
Use the applicable academic calendar to determine school operations; a public-sector announcement alone does not prove every school schedule.
The occasion opens a new Hijri year and appears in Bahrain’s official-holiday framework as the first of Muharram. Its Gregorian position moves earlier because the Hijri year is lunar.
The date matters both as a religious-calendar milestone and as an official closure date. It should not be confused with Gregorian New Year on 1 January.
Official notices define the holiday but do not mandate one form of celebration. Descriptions of local private observance should therefore remain limited unless independently documented.
Administrative services may be unavailable on the confirmed date. Verify appointments and transport services with the responsible body.
Official English sources also use Al Hijra New Year; it falls on 1 Muharram.
Yes. Bahrain’s Prime Minister’s Office identified it as 1 Muharram 1448 AH.
No. The Hijri and Gregorian New Year holidays use different calendars.
View all Bahrain public holidays 2026