Next: about 1 Nov to 28 Feb 2027
The Gulf winter wedding season
From November to March: cool evenings, school holidays and long nights for the women's party and the men's majlis.
When is The Gulf winter wedding season in 2026?
The Gulf winter wedding season 2026 runs from 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027. The date follows the moon or a local calendar, so it can move by a day. Other years: 2025, 1 November 2025 to 28 February 2026; 2027, 1 November 2027 to 28 February 2028.
About The Gulf winter wedding season
The Gulf summer is too hot for outdoor events, and most weddings are held between November and March, when evening temperatures fall. Families rent large halls, with the men and women's celebrations held separately in many families, and the henna night and the zaffa, the entrance procession, come in the days before. Weddings avoid the month of Ramadan and the weeks of the Hajj, and in recent years the governments have also moved to limit the cost of the wedding and of the dowry.
The Gulf winter wedding season dates: 2025, 2026, 2027
| Year | The Gulf winter wedding season date |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 November 2025 to 28 February 2026 |
| 2026 | 1 November 2026 to 28 February 2027 |
| 2027 | 1 November 2027 to 28 February 2028 |
This date follows the moon or a local calendar and can move by a day, so check with a local source nearer the time.
What is served
- kabsa
- harees
- dates and Arabic coffee
Also part of it, and being written: Zaffe (The musical entrance procession of the bride and groom.), Henna party (The night of henna before the wedding.), Mahr (The gift the groom gives the bride.).
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Background: "Zaffe" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.