Eid al-Adha 2024, 2025 and 2026 in Oman
Eid al-Adha or “the Feast of Sacrifice” is a public holiday in Oman. The exact timing of Eid al-Adha is determined by local moon sightings, but the date is the tenth day of the Islamic month of Dhul Hijja. The date shifts by 10 or 11 days per year on the Gregorian Calendar.
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16 Jun to 20 Jun | Sun to Thu | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| 2025 | 5 Jun to 9 Jun | Thu to Mon | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| 2026 | 26 May to 29 May | Tue to Fri | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates. | |||
Eid al-Adha celebrations continue for four days after the holiday’s official date. It is also the end of the Hajj season, which is the time when many Muslims go on pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia.
Muslims believe that Ibraham offered Ismail, his son, as a sacrifice to Allah on Mount Moriah in Arabia. An angel is said to have stopped him and an animal was then provided by Allah to sacrifice instead. For this reason, Muslims sacrifice animals, be it a sheep, goat, or cow, on Eid al-Adha to commemorate the willingness of Ibraham to give up even his own son in obedience to Allah.
Besides sacrifices, there are also prayers at the mosques and in homes in the morning, festive meals, exchanging of gifts, and giving of food to the poor as part of the Eid celebrations.
Previous Years
| Year | Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 28 Jun to 1 Jul | Wed to Sat | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| 2022 | 9 Jul to 12 Jul | Sat to Tue | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| 2021 | 20 Jul to 23 Jul | Tue to Fri | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| 2020 | 31 Jul to 3 Aug | Fri to Mon | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| 2019 | 11 Aug to 15 Aug | Sun to Thu | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| 2018 | 21 Aug to 24 Aug | Tue to Fri | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| 2017 | 1 Sep to 4 Sep | Fri to Mon | Eid al-Adha Holiday |