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Bahrain Long Weekends

7 long weekends in Bahrain for 2027.

5 need no leave days. 2 unlock with one. The longest run is 6 consecutive days off. Add any break to your calendar in one click.

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Breaks
7
No leave needed
5
Longest run
6 days
Total days off
28 / 2 leave
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  • Fri, Apr 16 – Wed, Apr 21

    6 consecutive days off

    6D · 1 leave
    Fri
    16
    Weekend
    Sat
    17
    Weekend
    Sun
    18
    BOOK
    Mon
    19
    Eid Al Fitr
    Tue
    20
    Eid Al Fitr – Day 2
    Wed
    21
    Eid Al Fitr – Day 3
    1
    Book leave on
    Sun, Apr 18

    One leave day unlocks 6 consecutive days off.

    Includes: Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Fitr – Day 2, Eid Al Fitr – Day 3

  • Mon, Apr 19 – Sat, Apr 24

    6 consecutive days off

    6D · 1 leave
    Mon
    19
    Eid Al Fitr
    Tue
    20
    Eid Al Fitr – Day 2
    Wed
    21
    Eid Al Fitr – Day 3
    Thu
    22
    BOOK
    Fri
    23
    Weekend
    Sat
    24
    Weekend
    1
    Book leave on
    Thu, Apr 22

    One leave day unlocks 6 consecutive days off.

    Includes: Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Fitr – Day 2, Eid Al Fitr – Day 3

  • Fri, May 14 – Mon, May 17

    4 consecutive days off

    4D · no leave
    Fri
    14
    Weekend
    Sat
    15
    Eid Al Adha
    Sun
    16
    Eid Al Adha – Day 2
    Mon
    17
    Eid Al Adha – Day 3
    Includes: Eid Al Adha, Eid Al Adha – Day 2, Eid Al Adha – Day 3

  • Fri, Jun 4 – Sun, Jun 6

    3 consecutive days off

    3D · no leave
    Fri
    4
    Weekend
    Sat
    5
    Weekend
    Sun
    6
    Islamic New Year (1449H)
    Includes: Islamic New Year (1449H)

  • Fri, Jun 11 – Sun, Jun 13

    3 consecutive days off

    3D · no leave
    Fri
    11
    Weekend
    Sat
    12
    Weekend
    Sun
    13
    Ashura (Muharram 9-10)
    Includes: Ashura (Muharram 9-10)

  • Fri, Aug 13 – Sun, Aug 15

    3 consecutive days off

    3D · no leave
    Fri
    13
    Weekend
    Sat
    14
    Weekend
    Sun
    15
    Mawlid Al Nabi
    Includes: Mawlid Al Nabi

  • Thu, Dec 16 – Sat, Dec 18

    3 consecutive days off

    3D · no leave
    Thu
    16
    Bahrain National Day
    Fri
    17
    Bahrain National Day – Day 2
    Sat
    18
    Weekend
    Includes: Bahrain National Day, Bahrain National Day – Day 2

Leave-day budget

Move the slider to set how many annual-leave days you can spend on bridges. Tenure picks the bridges that unlock the most extra days off.

2
02
Leave used
2 / 2
Bridges taken
2
Total breaks
7
Days off
28

Book leave on these days

  • Sun, Apr 18
    Unlocks Fri, Apr 16 – Wed, Apr 21 (6 days off)
    6D · 1 leave
  • Thu, Apr 22
    Unlocks Mon, Apr 19 – Sat, Apr 24 (6 days off)
    6D · 1 leave

Without using any leave you still get 5 natural breaks totalling 16 days off. The slider lets you trade leave days for additional breaks, picking the ones that unlock the most consecutive days first.

See how Bahrain stacks up against the rest of the GCC

Side-by-side ranking of all six GCC countries — total breaks, longest run, days off without using leave.

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Frequently asked

How many long weekends does Bahrain have in 2027?

7 three-day-plus breaks fall in the Bahrain 2027 calendar — 5 that need no leave days, and 2 that unlock with a single leave day.

What is the longest long weekend in Bahrain in 2027?

6 consecutive days off from Friday, April 16 to Wednesday, April 21 (with one leave day on Sunday, April 18). Includes Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Fitr – Day 2, Eid Al Fitr – Day 3.

If I use 2 leave days this year, how many total days off can I get in Bahrain?

Taking the 2 bridge days flagged here gets you 28 total days off across 7 breaks. Without any leave, 16 days off across 5 natural breaks.

Are these dates confirmed?

Fixed-date holidays (New Year, National Day, Labour Day, Commemoration Day) are gazetted by the relevant ministry and confirmed for 2027. 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, usually one to three days before.

Which working week does Bahrain follow?

Bahrain runs a Sunday–Thursday working week, with Friday and Saturday as the weekend. Every break here respects that schedule.

How we built this

We walk the Bahrain public-holiday calendar against the Friday–Saturday weekend and find every run of 3+ consecutive non-working days. Bridge opportunities flag where one working day sits between two non-working stretches, so taking a single leave day unlocks a 4+ day break. The full holiday calendar lives at /holidays/bahrain/2027.