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New Year's Day — Public Holiday
Public HolidayMajor4-day weekend(1 leave day)

New Year's Day

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Details

Country
KW Kuwait
Scope
Nationwide
Type
Public Holiday
Gazetted
Yes — official day off
Month
January 2026

Business Impact

Impact Description
Government offices, banks, schools, and most businesses are typically closed.

Notes

Fixed-date public holiday (sourced from Wikipedia, CC-BY-SA)

Frequently Asked Questions

Is New Year's Day a public holiday in Kuwait?
Yes, New Year's Day is an official public holiday in Kuwait. Government offices, banks, and most businesses are typically closed.
When is New Year's Day 2026?
New Year's Day 2026 falls on January 1, 2026.

Source: WikipediaManual

Map showing New Year's Day date variation by country

New Year's Day

The first day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, celebrated with festivities in most countries.

CountryDateDayImpact
KWKuwait(current)Jan 1, 2026Thu—
MEMontenegroJan 1, 2026Thu—
BBBarbadosJan 1, 2026Thu—
MEMontenegroJan 1, 2026Thu—
SMSan MarinoJan 1, 2026Thu—
MVMaldivesJan 1, 2026Thu—
BFBurkina FasoJan 1, 2026Thu—
PTPortugalJan 1, 2026Thu—
HUHungaryJan 1, 2026Thu—
HTHaitiJan 1, 2026Thu—
MCMonacoJan 1, 2026Thu—
LCSaint LuciaJan 1, 2026Thu—
TJTajikistanJan 1, 2026Thu—
KRSouth KoreaJan 1, 2026Thu—
LCSaint LuciaJan 1, 2026Thu—
NONorwayJan 1, 2026Thu—
TMTurkmenistanJan 1, 2026Thu—
IQIraqJan 1, 2026ThuNormal Operations
IDIndonesiaJan 1, 2026ThuNormal Operations
EREritreaJan 1, 2026Thu—
PLPolandJan 1, 2026Thu—
MZMozambiqueJan 1, 2026Thu—
HTHaitiJan 1, 2026Thu—
ATAustriaJan 1, 2026Thu—
MOMacaoJan 1, 2026Thu—
AGAntigua and BarbudaJan 1, 2026Thu—
CHSwitzerlandJan 1, 2026Thu—
REReunionJan 1, 2026Thu—
GAGabonJan 1, 2026Thu—
GNGuineaJan 1, 2026Thu—
CACanadaJan 1, 2026Thu—
MNMongoliaJan 1, 2026ThuNormal Operations
TRTurkeyJan 1, 2026ThuNormal Operations
ATAustriaJan 1, 2026Thu—
JEJerseyJan 1, 2026Thu—
BWBotswanaJan 1, 2026Thu—
WFWallis and FutunaJan 1, 2026Thu—
AWArubaJan 1, 2026Thu—
SSSouth SudanJan 1, 2026Thu—
SGSingaporeJan 1, 2026ThuNormal Operations
VNVietnamJan 1, 2026Thu—
YTMayotteJan 1, 2026Thu—
PFFrench PolynesiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
XKKosovoJan 1, 2026Thu—
PHPhilippinesJan 1, 2026Thu—
TCTurks and Caicos IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
PFFrench PolynesiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
NGNigeriaJan 1, 2026Thu—
GYGuyanaJan 1, 2026Thu—
MWMalawiJan 1, 2026Thu—
AXAland IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
GNGuineaJan 1, 2026Thu—
ADAndorraJan 1, 2026Thu—
ALAlbaniaJan 1, 2026Thu—
BZBelizeJan 1, 2026Thu—
TGTogoJan 1, 2026Thu—
CDDR CongoJan 1, 2026Thu—
BABosnia and HerzegovinaJan 1, 2026Thu—
BGBulgariaJan 1, 2026Thu—
CRCosta RicaJan 1, 2026Thu—
BRBrazilJan 1, 2026Thu—
CCCocos (Keeling) IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
DEGermanyJan 1, 2026Thu—
DODominican RepublicJan 1, 2026Thu—
MLMaliJan 1, 2026Thu—
MRMauritaniaJan 1, 2026Thu—
FIFinlandJan 1, 2026Thu—
PMSaint Pierre and MiquelonJan 1, 2026Thu—
THThailandJan 1, 2026Thu—
STSão Tomé and PríncipeJan 1, 2026Thu—
BBBarbadosJan 1, 2026Thu—
GTGuatemalaJan 1, 2026Thu—
THThailandJan 1, 2026Thu—
GIGibraltarJan 1, 2026Thu—
SYSyriaJan 1, 2026ThuNormal Operations
MKNorth MacedoniaJan 1, 2026Thu—
GMGambiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
GWGuinea-BissauJan 1, 2026Thu—
CLChileJan 1, 2026Thu—
GHGhanaJan 1, 2026Thu—
HKHong KongJan 1, 2026Thu—
HNHondurasJan 1, 2026Thu—
RWRwandaJan 1, 2026Thu—
LILiechtensteinJan 1, 2026Thu—
AMArmeniaJan 1, 2026Thu—
BQBonaire, Sint Eustatius and SabaJan 1, 2026Thu—
AZAzerbaijanJan 1, 2026Thu—
MSMontserratJan 1, 2026Thu—
TZTanzaniaJan 1, 2026Thu—
LTLithuaniaJan 1, 2026Thu—
KZKazakhstanJan 1, 2026Thu—
NANamibiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
LSLesothoJan 1, 2026Thu—
GEGeorgiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
LVLatviaJan 1, 2026Thu—
MDMoldovaJan 1, 2026Thu—
NLNetherlandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
EEEstoniaJan 1, 2026Thu—
MTMaltaJan 1, 2026Thu—
MXMexicoJan 1, 2026Thu—
BYBelarusJan 1, 2026Thu—
NENigerJan 1, 2026Thu—
NZNew ZealandJan 1, 2026Thu—
PEPeruJan 1, 2026Thu—
PGPapua New GuineaJan 1, 2026Thu—
ARArgentinaJan 1, 2026Thu—
RORomaniaJan 1, 2026Thu—
UYUruguayJan 1, 2026Thu—
FOFaroe IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
ZASouth AfricaJan 1, 2026Thu—
ITItalyJan 1, 2026Thu—
ESSpainJan 1, 2026Thu—
GRGreeceJan 1, 2026Thu—
MAMoroccoJan 1, 2026Thu—
UAUkraineJan 1, 2026Thu—
CNChinaJan 1, 2026Thu—
FRFranceJan 1, 2026Thu—
GGGuernseyJan 1, 2026Thu—
CYCyprusJan 1, 2026Thu—
IEIrelandJan 1, 2026Thu—
LULuxembourgJan 1, 2026Thu—
NONorwayJan 1, 2026Thu—
GDGrenadaJan 1, 2026Thu—
MQMartiniqueJan 1, 2026Thu—
MZMozambiqueJan 1, 2026Thu—
TNTunisiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
ISIcelandJan 1, 2026Thu—
TTTrinidad and TobagoJan 1, 2026Thu—
BEBelgiumJan 1, 2026Thu—
ECEcuadorJan 1, 2026Thu—
CCCocos (Keeling) IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
HUHungaryJan 1, 2026Thu—
RURussiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
SESwedenJan 1, 2026Thu—
PMSaint Pierre and MiquelonJan 1, 2026Thu—
AUAustraliaJan 1, 2026Thu—
RSSerbiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
BEBelgiumJan 1, 2026Thu—
CACanadaJan 1, 2026Thu—
BWBotswanaJan 1, 2026Thu—
DKDenmarkJan 1, 2026Thu—
SJSvalbard and Jan MayenJan 1, 2026Thu—
GBUnited KingdomJan 1, 2026Thu—
VUVanuatuJan 1, 2026Thu—
PLPolandJan 1, 2026Thu—
VEVenezuelaJan 1, 2026Thu—
KRSouth KoreaJan 1, 2026Thu—
IDIndonesiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
TRTurkeyJan 1, 2026Thu—
JEJerseyJan 1, 2026Thu—
JPJapanJan 1, 2026Thu—
SGSingaporeJan 1, 2026Thu—
VNVietnamJan 1, 2026Thu—
MNMongoliaJan 1, 2026Thu—
VEVenezuelaJan 1, 2026Thu—
DKDenmarkJan 1, 2026Thu—
FJFijiJan 1, 2026Thu—
SHSaint HelenaJan 1, 2026Thu—
ASAmerican SamoaJan 1, 2026Thu—
CKCook IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
BIBurundiJan 1, 2026Thu—
EREritreaJan 1, 2026Thu—
CMCameroonJan 1, 2026Thu—
BLSaint BarthelemyJan 1, 2026Thu—
AEUnited Arab EmiratesJan 1, 2026Thu—
BMBermudaJan 1, 2026Thu—
BHBahrainJan 1, 2026Thu—
PHPhilippinesJan 1, 2026Thu—
KNSaint Kitts and NevisJan 1, 2026Thu—
PTPortugalJan 1, 2026Thu—
LRLiberiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
COColombiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
EHWestern SaharaJan 1, 2026Thu—
LULuxembourgJan 1, 2026Thu—
KNSaint Kitts and NevisJan 1, 2026Thu—
MYMalaysiaJan 1, 2026ThuNormal Operations
KMComorosJan 1, 2026Thu—
IMIsle of ManJan 1, 2026Thu—
DMDominicaJan 1, 2026Thu—
FJFijiJan 1, 2026Thu—
AIAnguillaJan 1, 2026Thu—
KYCayman IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
GPGuadeloupeJan 1, 2026Thu—
SZEswatiniJan 1, 2026Thu—
BJBeninJan 1, 2026Thu—
REReunionJan 1, 2026Thu—
STSão Tomé and PríncipeJan 1, 2026Thu—
DJDjiboutiJan 1, 2026Thu—
CFCentral African RepublicJan 1, 2026Thu—
MYMalaysiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
GQEquatorial GuineaJan 1, 2026Thu—
CXChristmas IslandJan 1, 2026Thu—
SNSenegalJan 1, 2026Thu—
TOTongaJan 1, 2026Thu—
SKSlovakiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
SLSierra LeoneJan 1, 2026Thu—
VUVanuatuJan 1, 2026Thu—
TDChadJan 1, 2026Thu—
LALaosJan 1, 2026ThuNormal Operations
CWCuracaoJan 1, 2026Thu—
VIUS Virgin IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
SISloveniaJan 1, 2026Thu—
GLGreenlandJan 1, 2026Thu—
ZMZambiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
CZCzechiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
UZUzbekistanJan 1, 2026Thu—
FKFalkland IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
HRCroatiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
MCMonacoJan 1, 2026Thu—
AXAland IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
CGCongoJan 1, 2026Thu—
TKTokelauJan 1, 2026Thu—
USUnited StatesJan 1, 2026Thu—
PAPanamaJan 1, 2026Thu—
UGUgandaJan 1, 2026Thu—
KEKenyaJan 1, 2026Thu—
JMJamaicaJan 1, 2026Thu—
SRSurinameJan 1, 2026Thu—
SCSeychellesJan 1, 2026Thu—
NINicaraguaJan 1, 2026Thu—
SOSomaliaJan 1, 2026Thu—
GUGuamJan 1, 2026Thu—
DZAlgeriaJan 1, 2026Thu—
SMSan MarinoJan 1, 2026Thu—
SXSint MaartenJan 1, 2026Thu—
CVCabo VerdeJan 1, 2026Thu—
LKSri LankaJan 1, 2026Thu—
GFFrench GuianaJan 1, 2026Thu—
MGMadagascarJan 1, 2026Thu—
KGKyrgyzstanJan 1, 2026Thu—
VGBritish Virgin IslandsJan 1, 2026Thu—
KPNorth KoreaJan 1, 2026Thu—
CHSwitzerlandJan 1, 2026Thu—
PRPuerto RicoJan 1, 2026Thu—
JPJapanJan 1, 2026ThuFull Closure
VCSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesJan 1, 2026Thu—
RSSerbiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
COColombiaJan 1, 2026Thu—
CGCongoJan 1, 2026Thu—
JOJordanJan 1, 2026Thu—
PKPakistanJan 1, 2026Thu—
MFSaint MartinJan 1, 2026Thu—
BFBurkina FasoJan 1, 2026Thu—
ZWZimbabweJan 1, 2026Thu—
AEUnited Arab EmiratesJan 1, 2026ThuNormal Operations
AWArubaJan 1, 2026Thu—
PYParaguayJan 1, 2026Thu—
BNBruneiJan 1, 2026Thu—
CICôte d'IvoireJan 1, 2026Thu—
BOBoliviaJan 1, 2026Thu—
AOAngolaJan 1, 2026Thu—
BSBahamasJan 2, 2026Fri—
ETEthiopiaSep 11, 2026Fri—

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