Events and holidays affecting Manama
Dates that apply to Manama: events held there and holidays across Bahrain. Every date links to its source.
Official Published by the authority or organiser itself on its own site.
Expected Computed (for example from the Umm al-Qura calendar), not fully announced yet, or reported only in the news, so it may move.
Under way
IISS Manama Dialogue
Dates from the Gulf Daily News; the organiser's site refused access when checked.
Source: gdnonline.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
November 2026
Jewellery Arabia
At Exhibition World Bahrain, Sakhir.
Source: jewelleryarabia.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
December 2026
Bahrain National Day
National Day and the King's Accession Day, fixed by decree on 16 and 17 December (a Wednesday and Thursday in 2026).
Source: lloc.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
January 2027
New Year holiday
1 January is a Friday. By decree a holiday on a Friday or Saturday gains a day, shown here as Sunday 3 January. The circular is not issued yet.
Source: lloc.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
Mid-year school break
Public schools, 17 to 28 January, shown with the weekends on either side. From the Ministry of Education's 2026-27 calendar, a file linked from moe.gov.bh but stored on another host.
Source: iga-infra-moe-website-file-ir.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
February 2027
- Hijri: Ramadan 1 – 29, 1448 AH
Ramadan 1448
As listed in the Ministry of Education calendar, which notes that Hijri dates depend on the moon sighting.
Source: iga-infra-moe-website-file-ir.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
March 2027
- Hijri: Shawwal 1 – 3, 1448 AH
Eid al-Fitr holiday
1 to 3 Shawwal as listed in the Ministry of Education calendar. Depends on the moon sighting and the Prime Minister's circular.
Source: iga-infra-moe-website-file-ir.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix
At Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir. The 2026 race was run in Malaysia.
Source: formula1.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
May 2027
Labour Day holiday
1 May is a Saturday. By decree the holiday gains a day, shown here as Sunday 2 May. The circular is not issued yet.
Source: lloc.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
- Hijri: Dhuʻl-Hijjah 9 – 13, 1448 AH
Arafah and Eid al-Adha holiday
The ministry calendar gives Arafah on 15 May and Eid on 16 to 18 May. Arafah is a Saturday, so the decree adds a day, shown here as 19 May. Depends on the moon sighting.
Source: iga-infra-moe-website-file-ir.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
School summer break
Public schools: the last school day is 27 May and the summer holiday ends on 2 September; some students sit resit exams in June. From the Ministry of Education's 2026-27 calendar, a file linked from moe.gov.bh but stored on another host.
Source: iga-infra-moe-website-file-ir.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
June 2027
Day of Allegiance and Loyalty
A new annual holiday on 1 June, added by Decree No. 54 of 2026 (15 October 2026); first observed in 2027, a Tuesday.
Source: lloc.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
- Hijri: Muharram 1, 1449 AH
Hijri New Year holiday
1 Muharram 1449 as listed in the Ministry of Education calendar. Depends on the moon sighting.
Source: iga-infra-moe-website-file-ir.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
- Hijri: Muharram 9 – 10, 1449 AH
Ashura holiday
9 and 10 Muharram as listed in the Ministry of Education calendar. In 2026 the holiday came a day after the Umm al-Qura dates.
Source: iga-infra-moe-website-file-ir.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
August 2027
- Hijri: Rabiʻ I 12 – 13, 1449 AH
Prophet's Birthday holiday
Umm al-Qura puts 12 Rabi al-Awwal on Saturday 14 August; by decree a Saturday holiday gains a day. Not announced yet.
Source: lloc.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
November 2027
FIA WEC 8 Hours of Bahrain
Season finale at Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir.
Source: fiawec.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
December 2027
Bahrain National Day
16 and 17 December fall on a Thursday and Friday; the decree adds a day for the Friday, shown here as Sunday 19 December. The circular is not issued yet.
Source: lloc.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
Earlier in this calendar (7)
- Hijri: Rabiʻ I 12, 1448 AH
Prophet's Birthday holiday
Source: pmo.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
- Hijri: Muharram 10 – 13, 1448 AH
Ashura holiday
The Daily Tribune reports the Prime Minister's circular: 25 and 26 June, with Sunday 28 June in lieu of the Friday. The circular itself could not be opened.
Source: newsofbahrain.comChecked Oct 28, 2026
- Hijri: Muharram 1, 1448 AH
Hijri New Year holiday
Source: pmo.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
- Hijri: Dhuʻl-Hijjah 9 – 14, 1447 AH
Arafah and Eid al-Adha holiday
26 to 29 May, then the weekend, and a compensation day on Sunday 31 May.
Source: pmo.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
Labour Day holiday
Friday 1 May, with a compensation day on Sunday 3 May.
Source: pmo.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
- Hijri: Shawwal 1 – 5, 1447 AH
Eid al-Fitr holiday
The circular gives Eid day, the two days after it and two compensation days, without calendar dates; Eid fell on Friday 20 March.
Source: pmo.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
New Year holiday
Source: pmo.gov.bhChecked Oct 28, 2026
Observed impact in Manama
Observed from tracked public calendars. Baseline: the four weeks before each event, weighted to the event's weekday mix. Occupancy is booked nights divided by observed nights; ADR is the asking price of booked nights, before fees. These are estimates, not achieved bookings.
| Event | Occupancy | Baseline occupancy | ADR | Baseline ADR | Observed nights (event / baseline) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prophet's Birthday holiday | Collecting | 0 / 0 | |||
| Ashura holiday | Collecting | 0 / 0 | |||
| Hijri New Year holiday | Collecting | 0 / 0 | |||
| Arafah and Eid al-Adha holiday | Collecting | 0 / 0 | |||
| Labour Day holiday | Collecting | 0 / 0 | |||
| Eid al-Fitr holiday | Collecting | 0 / 0 | |||
| New Year holiday | Collecting | 0 / 0 | |||
How JokerPrice uses these dates
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Calendar last reviewed Oct 28, 2026, version 2026-10-29.1: 201 events from Jan 1, 2026 to Dec 31, 2027.
The same calendar as JSON: /api/events?city=manama