Public holidays in Brunei 2028

21 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

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See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Saturday	Saturday	New Year's Day Awal Tahun Masihi	Awal Tahun Masihi
26 January Wednesday	Wednesday	Lunar New Year Tahun Baru Cina	Tahun Baru Cina
28 January Friday	Friday	First Day of Ramadan Hari Pertama Berpuasa Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Hari Pertama Berpuasa
29 January Saturday	Saturday	First Day of Ramadan (observed) Hari Pertama Berpuasa (diperhatikan) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for First Day of Ramadan (Fri 28 Jan)	Hari Pertama Berpuasa (diperhatikan)
13 February Sunday	Sunday	Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran Hari Nuzul Al-Quran Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Hari Nuzul Al-Quran
14 February Monday	Monday	Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran (observed) Hari Nuzul Al-Quran (diperhatikan) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran (Sun 13 Feb)	Hari Nuzul Al-Quran (diperhatikan)
23 February Wednesday	Wednesday	National Day Hari Kebangsaan	Hari Kebangsaan
27 February Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
28 February Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
29 February Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Hari Raya Aidil Fitri Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri
1 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr (observed) Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (diperhatikan) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Eid al-Fitr (Tue 29 Feb)	Hari Raya Aidil Fitri (diperhatikan)
5 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Hari Raya Aidil Adha Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Hari Raya Aidil Adha
6 May Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha (observed) Hari Raya Aidil Adha (diperhatikan) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Eid al-Adha (Fri 5 May)	Hari Raya Aidil Adha (diperhatikan)
26 May Friday	Friday	Islamic New Year Awal Tahun Hijrah Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Awal Tahun Hijrah
27 May Saturday	Saturday	Islamic New Year (observed) Awal Tahun Hijrah (diperhatikan) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Islamic New Year (Fri 26 May)	Awal Tahun Hijrah (diperhatikan)
31 May Wednesday	Wednesday	Armed Forces Day Hari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei	Hari Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei
15 July Saturday	Saturday	Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's Birthday Hari Keputeraan KDYMM Sultan Brunei	Hari Keputeraan KDYMM Sultan Brunei
4 August Friday	Friday	Prophet's Birthday Maulidur Rasul Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Maulidur Rasul
5 August Saturday	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday (observed) Maulidur Rasul (diperhatikan) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Prophet's Birthday (Fri 4 Aug)	Maulidur Rasul (diperhatikan)
14 December Thursday	Thursday	Isra' and Mi'raj Israk dan Mikraj Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	Israk dan Mikraj
25 December Monday	Monday	Christmas Day Hari Natal	Hari Natal

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Brunei (Friday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 31 Dec – Sun 2 Jan 2028 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 90% of days
Fri 28 Jan – Sun 30 Jan · 3 days off
First Day of Ramadan (estimated), First Day of Ramadan (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 79% of days
Sun 27 Feb – Wed 1 Mar · 4 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 52% of days
Fri 5 May – Sun 7 May · 3 days off
Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 90% of days
Fri 26 May – Sun 28 May · 3 days off
Islamic New Year (estimated), Islamic New Year (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 79% of days
Fri 14 Jul – Sun 16 Jul · 3 days off
Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's Birthday
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 86% of days
Fri 4 Aug – Sun 6 Aug · 3 days off
Prophet's Birthday (estimated), Prophet's Birthday (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 81% of days

Bridge days

Thu 27 Jan: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Wed 26 Jan – Sun 30 Jan)
Lunar New Year, First Day of Ramadan (estimated), First Day of Ramadan (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 28°C (82°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 76% of days
Sat 12 Feb: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 11 Feb – Mon 14 Feb)
Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran (estimated), Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 28°C (82°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 60% of days
Thu 24 Feb: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Wed 23 Feb – Fri 25 Feb)
National Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 46% of days
Sat 26 Feb: take 1 day off, get 6 days in a row (Fri 25 Feb – Wed 1 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 49% of days
Thu 2 Mar: take 1 day off, get 6 days in a row (Sun 27 Feb – Fri 3 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (observed) (estimated)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 52% of days
Thu 1 Jun: take 1 day off, get 3 days in a row (Wed 31 May – Fri 2 Jun)
Armed Forces Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 30°C (86°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 74% of days
Sat 16 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 14 Dec – Sun 17 Dec)
Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated)
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 96% of days
Sat 23 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 22 Dec – Mon 25 Dec)
Christmas Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 99% of days
Sat 30 Dec: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029)
New Year's Day
Typically in Bandar Seri Begawan: high 29°C (84°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 87% of days

Leave planner 2028

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Wed 23 Feb – Fri 3 Mar — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 24 Feb, Sat 26 Feb, Thu 2 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 27 Jan) get 5 days in a rowWed 26 Jan – Sun 30 Jan · Lunar New Year, First Day of Ramadan, First Day of Ramadan (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 12 Feb) get 4 days in a rowFri 11 Feb – Mon 14 Feb · Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran, Anniversary of the revelation of the Quran (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sat 26 Feb) get 6 days in a rowFri 25 Feb – Wed 1 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 4 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 May – Sun 7 May · Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 25 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sun 28 May · Islamic New Year, Islamic New Year (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Jul) get 4 days in a rowThu 13 Jul – Sun 16 Jul · Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓