Thursday, 26 February 2026
Confirmed — source checked
This is the first listed date for this year; a separate observance date has not been assigned.
Liberation Day is observed on 26 February, immediately after Kuwait National Day. It commemorates Kuwait's liberation from the Iraqi occupation in 1991.
Bank, office and school arrangements require the applicable authority or institution notice. Missing scope data does not mean open.
Friday, 26 February 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. Article 68 of the Labour Law defines paid holidays; lunar dates and government rest-day arrangements require Cabinet or Civil Service confirmation.
Government bodies close under the applicable Civil Service announcement, except special-nature services with separate schedules.
The Central Bank publishes closure and reopening dates for the combined February holidays.
Education closures are determined through official decisions rather than assumed beyond the announced period.
Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait in August 1990. The occupation ended during the coalition campaign in February 1991, and 26 February became the annual liberation anniversary.
The observance remembers national endurance, liberation and those who defended the country.
The paired national-holiday season includes flags, cultural displays, family outings and official remembrance.
Celebratory traffic, security measures and temporary road closures can substantially affect travel.
It is 26 February.
It marks Kuwait's liberation from Iraqi occupation in 1991.
They are consecutive but historically distinct observances.
View all Kuwait public holidays 2026