Eid Al-Adha lands on 27 May this year, and with the holiday running through to 31 May, there is a full stretch of days to fill. The island has plenty lined up. Malls are pulling out festive programmes, from light shows to live music, while family attractions and pop-up events run right across the weekend.
Whether you fancy an early morning run, a night on the dance floor, a creative workshop with the kids, or a day out at the largest inflatable park around, here is what is worth your time this Eid.
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An early Friday start built around movement, energy, and easy company. Al Haraka Baraka teams up with Not a Cult to take over Al Liwan for a 30-minute morning run open to all paces, the kind of session where simply showing up is the whole point. Stick around for VO2 Max testing, Technogym merch giveaways, and refreshments to ease into the day.
An afternoon of energy, teamwork, and a bit of friendly rivalry out on the water. Sama Bay hosts its 500m Dragonboat Reunion Race at Sunrise Beach, where teams go paddle-to-paddle while the crowd cheers them on from the shore. Stick around once the racing wraps for a community celebration with games and prizes for everyone.
A laid-back Friday evening of making and watching, just right for the long Eid weekend. Passion Art pairs a candle painting session with a movie night, rounding things off with a screening of Legally Blonde. It’s an easy, low-key way to spend the evening, equal parts creative and comfortable, with good company built in.
A proper night out for the music lovers. My Beoble teams up with Teres (JJ’s) to bring disco, funk, and house to the floor the way they’re meant to be heard, with a line-up of DJs keeping things moving from start to finish. The highlight is a special all-vinyl set from Ustad Sadik Efendi, joined by Pokah.Dot and Ahmed Zainal for an evening built on timeless grooves and feel-good energy.
A morning made for moving, refuelling, and connecting with good company. The BurnBox launches the first volume of its Wellness Pop-Up Series with a high-energy mat Pilates session built around strength, stability, and flow, followed by premium iced ceremonial matcha, coffee, and healthy bites. Add gifts and surprise giveaways into the mix, and it’s an easy, feel-good way to spend a Saturday. Spaces are kept intentionally small to hold onto the intimate feel.
A warm line-up of workshops to fill the Eid weekend, made with kids, adults, and families in mind. Across three days, there’s a little of everything, from pots and plants, painting and floral sessions to photo frame glow-ups and tumbler decorating, the kind of low-key creative time that’s really about laughing, making, and gathering the people you love. Come for one session or string a few together across the weekend.
Marassi Galleria goes all in this Eid with a festive programme running right across the holiday, headlined by what it bills as Bahrain’s first light show. The mall lights up each evening for a half-hour display, with prize giveaways, live music, and traditional Bahraini hospitality stations rounding out the days. It’s an easy one for families looking to fold a bit of festive sparkle into the holiday.
The world’s largest inflatable theme park lands in Bahrain for the holiday, run in collaboration with the Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority. Think giant slides and oversized obstacle courses built for kids and grown-ups alike. It’s one of the bigger draws this Eid, and with a run of more than a week, there’s no rush to catch it on day one.
The waterfront mall spreads its Eid programme across several gates, mixing kids’ entertainment with traditional crafts, live music, and plenty of food. Expect character meet-and-greets, caricature artists and balloon twisting, walkabout robots, and the GAME ON grand finale at Electra, alongside oud and classical music, basket weaving, and Arabic calligraphy at The Souk. With food carts running late and hospitality stations dotted around, there’s enough here to fill an entire evening.
Jannat Dilmun (formerly the Lost Paradise of Dilmun) hosts a daily entertainment programme throughout Eid, aimed squarely at families. Days are filled with meet-and-greets, dancing characters, stilt walkers, human statues, and carnival shows, while the special lineup includes a festival drum parade, a beachside DJ, a jump-rope circus show, the Bloom Parade, a fire show, and LED stilt walkers. Younger visitors get their own meet-and-greets plus arts and crafts to keep little hands busy.
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