Public Holidays in Brunei 1996 🇧🇳
Brunei has 17 public holidays in 1996. The next public holiday is Prophet's Birthday (estimated) on 25. Aug. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Brunei.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday Long weekend | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | First Day of Ramadan (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | First Day of Ramadan (observed, estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Eid al-Fitr (estimated); Lunar New Year | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | National Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | National Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Islamic New Year (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Armed Forces Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Armed Forces Day (observed) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's Birthday | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Isra' and Mi'raj (observed, estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | Christmas Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Brunei 1996
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- New Year's Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- First Day of Ramadan (observed, estimated) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran (estimated) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated); Lunar New Year — (Monday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- National Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Armed Forces Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's Birthday — (Monday) — long weekend
- Isra' and Mi'raj (observed, estimated) — (Monday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Brunei
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 1996 to 1997.
- First Day of Ramadan (estimated): →
- First Day of Ramadan (observed, estimated): →
- Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran (estimated): →
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Eid al-Adha (estimated): →
- Islamic New Year (estimated): →
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated): →
- Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated): →
