 | AIC for Kingdom of Bahrain and State of Qatar |  |
AIC 01/2016 | Effective from 03 MAR 2016 to PERM | Published on 04 FEB 2016 |
| AIC for Kingdom of Bahrain and State of Qatar | |
AIC 01/2016 | Effective from 03 MAR 2016 to PERM | Published on 04 FEB 2016 |
The following table shows the public holidays expected in the year 2016 in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Most of these holidays are based on the Muslim Lunar Calendar, and in certain cases the actual dates depend on the sighting of the New moon, which may be different from state to state.
An asterisk (*) against a date in the table indicates that it may vary by approximately plus or minus one day.
For holidays of more than one day, the date given is the first day.
| HOLIDAY | DATE | DURATION OF HOLIDAY IN NUMBER OF DAYS |
| GREGORIAN NEW YEAR | 01 JAN | 1 |
| LABOUR DAY | 01 MAY | 1 |
| EID AL FITR | *7 JUL | 3 |
| EID AL ADHA | *10 SEP | 4 |
| AL HIJRA NEW YEAR | *03 OCT | 1 |
| ASHOORA | *12 OCT | 2 |
| BAHRAIN NATIONAL DAY | 16 DEC | 2 |
| PROPHET MOHAMMED’S BIRTHDAY | *12 DEC | 1 |