Awal Ramadhan 2023, 2024 and 2025 in Brunei Darussalam

Awal Ramadhan, meaning “first day of the month of Ramadhan”, is a public holiday in Brunei. Ramadhan is the ninth month of the Islamic Calendar, but the date of Awal Ramadhan varies on the Gregorian Calendar by 10 or 11 days each year relative to its occurrence in the previous year.

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2023	23 Mar	Thu	Awal Ramadhan
2024	11 Mar	Mon	Awal Ramadhan
2025	1 Mar	Sat	Awal Ramadhan
2026	19 Feb	Thu	Awal Ramadhan
Please scroll down to end of page for previous years' dates.

Ramadhan is considered the holiest month of the year by Muslims, so both its beginning and the end of Ramadhan are holidays of big importance in Brunei, as in other Muslim countries.

During Ramadhan, adherents of Islam devote themselves to prayer, daytime fasting, attendance at special mosque services, giving to charity, reading and memorising parts of the Koran, and abstinence from activities such as smoking.

Many in Brunei will attend community prayer sessions and festive meals during the late evening hours when eating food is allowed. They may also do the same in private homes.

While the first day of Ramadhan is important, its holiday status is really meant to symbolise the importance of the whole month as the time when it is believed the first verses of the Koran were revealed to Mohammed.

Previous Years

Year	Date	Day	Holiday
2022	3 Apr	Sun	Awal Ramadhan
	4 Apr	Mon	Awal Ramadan Holiday
2021	13 Apr	Tue	Awal Ramadhan
2020	24 Apr	Fri	Awal Ramadhan
	25 Apr	Sat	Awal Ramadan Holiday
2019	6 May	Mon	Awal Ramadhan
2018	17 May	Thu	Awal Ramadhan
2017	27 May	Sat	Awal Ramadhan