Kurban Bayramı 2028 in Turkey: Friday 5 to Monday 8 May
According to the Diyanet calendar, Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) 2028 starts on Friday 5 May. The tool shows the eve, the holiday days and other years.
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Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) 2028
5–8 May 2028
Eve on Thu 4 May, a half-day holiday from 1 pm. The holiday starts on a Friday.
| Eve (half day) | Thu 4 May |
| First day | Fri 5 May |
| Last day | Mon 8 May |
| Official holiday length | 4.5 days |
| Holiday days on weekdays | 2 |
| Hijri year | 1449 |
| Year | Eve | Holiday days | Starts on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 26 May 2026 | 27–30 May 2026 | Wednesday |
| 2027 | 15 May 2027 | 16–19 May 2027 | Sunday |
| 2028 | 4 May 2028 | 5–8 May 2028 | Friday |
| 2029 | 23 April 2029 | 24–27 April 2029 | Tuesday |
| 2030 | 12 April 2030 | 13–16 April 2030 | Saturday |
| 2031 | 1 April 2031 | 2–5 April 2031 | Wednesday |
| 2032 | 21 March 2032 | 22–25 March 2032 | Monday |
| 2033 | 10 March 2033 | 11–14 March 2033 | Friday |
| 2034 | 28 February 2034 | 1–4 March 2034 | Wednesday |
| 2035 | 17 February 2035 | 18–21 February 2035 | Sunday |
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · Diyanet lists and Law No. 2429 read on 28 October 2026
Kurban Bayramı 2028, the Feast of Sacrifice, starts on Fri 5 May and ends on Mon 8 May, according to the Diyanet's list of religious days for 2028; the eve, Thu 4 May, is a holiday from 1 pm. Unlike 2027, the calendar is generous this time. The feast covers two working days and a weekend, so it gives 4 days off without leave. Better still, Labour Day on 1 May falls on the Monday of the same week. Only Tuesday, Wednesday and the eve morning lie in between: take those three days as leave and you are off for 10 days in a row, from 29 April 2028 to 8 May 2028. Add the week after the feast and seven leave days give 16 days. On a six-day week the same three leave days give 9 days. Because the Hijri year is shorter than the solar year, the feast moves about 11 days earlier each year: in 2027 it began on 16 May.
The 2028 calendar
| Date | Day | Hijri date |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2028 | Thursday | 9 Zilhicce 1449 |
| 5 May 2028 | Friday | 10 Zilhicce 1449 |
| 6 May 2028 | Saturday | 11 Zilhicce 1449 |
| 7 May 2028 | Sunday | 12 Zilhicce 1449 |
| 8 May 2028 | Monday | 13 Zilhicce 1449 |
Three days between Labour Day and the feast
The first week of May 2028 holds the best bridge of the year. Monday 1 May is a full holiday, the feast starts on Friday. Tuesday and Wednesday are normal working days and Thursday is the eve: work in the morning, holiday from 1 pm. Close those three days and you are free from Saturday 29 April to Monday 8 May, 10 days without a break. If your employer books the eve morning as half a day, the same break costs two and a half days of leave.
Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) 2028: with 3 leave days
Kurban Bayramı (Eid al-Adha) 2028: with 3 leave days
10 days off
| First day off | Sat 29 April |
| Back to work | Tue 9 May |
| Leave used | 3 days |
| Leave dates | 2 May, 3 May, 4 May |
The week after the feast
As the feast ends on a Monday, the four working days after it, 9 to 12 May, reach the next weekend. With the earlier bridge, seven leave days cover Saturday 29 April 2028 to Sunday 14 May 2028, 16 days. The same month, 19 May falls on a Friday and adds another long weekend. Every bridge of the year is on bridge days 2028.
Compared with 2027
In 2027 the feast starts on a Sunday, its eve falls on a Saturday and its fourth day on 19 May: a short break that is hard to stretch. In 2028 the eve is a Thursday, two feast days are working days and Labour Day sits in the same week. The same law yields a very different break. Details on Kurban Bayramı 2027.
Is the date final?
Yes. The Diyanet computes the start of Hijri months in advance from crescent visibility and has published its 2028 list. In Turkey the feast is not announced the night before, so the date will not change. Later years are on bayram dates. Whether public employees get administrative leave is decided separately each year; nothing has been decided for 2028.