GCC Long Weekends
Every long weekend across the Gulf in 2026.
31 long weekends mapped across six countries. The longest single run is 5 consecutive days off in UAE. Pick a country to see the full year — add any break to your calendar in one click.
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United Arab Emirates
Mon–Fri working week
No leave4+1 leave4Longest5D - 7
Saudi Arabia
Sun–Thu working week
No leave4+1 leave3Longest5D - 4
Qatar
Sun–Thu working week
No leave4+1 leave0Longest4D - 4
Bahrain
Sun–Thu working week
No leave4+1 leave0Longest4D - 4
Kuwait
Sun–Thu working week
No leave4+1 leave0Longest4D - 4
Oman
Sun–Thu working week
No leave4+1 leave0Longest4D
How the planner works
We walk each country’s public-holiday calendar against its working week and find every run of three or more consecutive non-working days. A bridge opportunity flags where one working day sits between two non-working stretches, so taking a single leave day unlocks a four-day-plus break.
Lunar holidays (Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adha, Islamic New Year, Mawlid, Isra and Mi’raj) are scheduled against the Hijri calendar and flip to confirmed once the moon-sighting committee announces. Long-weekend totals update with the holiday calendar; see the source page for each break’s status.
Compare across the GCC
Which Gulf country gives you the most days off in 2026?
See the country with the most long weekends, the longest single run, and where one leave day unlocks the biggest stretch.
Want the full holiday calendar for a country? UAE · Saudi Arabia · Qatar · Bahrain · Kuwait · Oman.
Hub year: 2026. Other seeded years: 2027.