Ramadan Ads in Qatar 2027: Dates, Week-by-Week Plan and Captions

When is Ramadan 2027 in Qatar?

Ramadan 2027 is expected to begin on Monday 8 February 2027, and Eid al-Fitr is expected on Tuesday 9 March 2027, according to Wego's forecast. If Ramadan runs 30 days, Eid al-Fitr moves to Wednesday 10 March. These are astronomical projections: the final dates depend on the crescent sighting on the evening of Sunday 7 February.

In Qatar the start is announced by the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs. In 2026 its crescent sighting committee announced the start after the Maghrib prayer on the evening before the first day.

Schedule around a range, not one day: prepare two launch greetings, one for 8 February and one for 9 February, and publish the one that matches the announcement. Do the same for Eid al-Fitr, with greetings ready for 9 and 10 March.

Why Ramadan planning starts now

Audiences start planning before the month begins. Snap research reported by Campaign Middle East in February 2026 says 40 per cent of Snapchat users in the region plan Ramadan three months or more ahead, and more than seven in ten Snapchatters across the GCC use the platform to plan celebrations, purchases, outfits and gifts.

Those are Snap's own figures, not specific to Qatar, so read them as a direction. For an 8 February start, three months ahead is early November, which is why we suggest planning now and teasing no later than early January. The plan below produces all the creative before the teaser goes out.

When to post during Ramadan

Many brands post around iftar and late in the evening, when people are home. That is common practice, not a rule, and it differs by audience, so check your own insights in the first week and move your slots to match. Wego notes that working hours are shortened in Ramadan, so daytime routines shift.

Ramadan content do's and don'ts

There is no single rulebook for Ramadan creative, but some sensitivities are widely shared. Treat these lists as common practice, and have someone from your audience review the finished ads.

Do

• Lead with warmth: greetings, family, community and giving suit the month better than urgency.
• Tie offers to real needs: iftar gatherings, gifts, home preparation and Eid shopping.
• Use Ramadan Kareem, Ramadan Mubarak and other religious phrases accurately, and have a fluent Arabic reader check them.
• State your Ramadan opening hours in every offer post.

Avoid

• Close-ups of food and drink in posts likely to be seen during fasting hours. Many brands treat this as a sensitivity and post such content after iftar; we found no official rule.
• Music-heavy or party-style creative. Many brands choose calmer sound during the month.
• Using religious text or imagery as a sales hook, for example on a discount banner.
• Unlicensed offers. A Ramadan sale is still a sale, and MoCI fined a delivery company QAR 10,000 in April 2026 for announcing promotions without prior approval. See our White Friday guide.

Watch each video with the sound on before you post it, and rewrite the brief if the tone is off.

A week-by-week plan to Eid

Plan and produce first, tease by early January, and publish through February and March. Dates shift by a day if the sighting differs from the projection.

Garangao: a mid-Ramadan moment for brands

Garangao is Qatar's mid-Ramadan celebration, when children in traditional clothes go from house to house singing and collecting sweets and nuts (Qatar Tribune). Qatari sources place it on the 14th or 15th night of Ramadan, so around 21 February 2027 if the month begins on 8 February.

Good fits are sweets, gift boxes, family offers and simple heritage visuals. Keep the focus on the tradition, and show only people you have permission to show.

The Eid al-Fitr follow-up campaign

Plan Eid as a second campaign with its own creative: a greeting, an offer for gifts, outfits or outings, and a thank-you to customers who bought in Ramadan. The Amiri Diwan announces the public-sector holiday; in 2026 it did so on 15 March for 17 to 23 March (QNA).

Example captions in English and Gulf Arabic

Use these example captions as starting points, not finished copy; replace XX with your real details. The Arabic uses Gulf (Khaleeji) wording for informal social captions. See the Gulf Arabic ad copy guide for more.

Prepare all Ramadan creative before the month

Eight campaigns cover the plan: teaser, launch greeting, iftar offer, giving, Garangao, final-days gifting, Eid greeting and thank-you. Give Gulf Ad Studio your website address or product photos and a one-line goal. Generation is typically a few minutes (in our October 2026 tests about 2.5 minutes for a Budget campaign and about 5 to 7 minutes for High-end; extra formats take longer). Each campaign includes strategy, English and Arabic copy, a narrated vertical video and an optional 1080 x 1080 graphic.

You see an itemised quote before anything is generated, you are charged only when every requested output passes the automatic checks, and downloads are free. Free trial: 2 campaigns, each with a strategy, English + Arabic post text and one vertical HD video with voiceover. No card needed. The trial covers up to 2 companies. Square and Wide videos, the square image and extra AI scenes are not part of the trial. See pricing for the full rate card and examples for a real sample campaign.

Know the limits. The voiceover is an AI voice checked for completeness, not a native Qatari human voice, and nothing is posted for you. If your campaign needs filmed families, a location shoot or a brand film, hire a crew; our video ad cost guide shows the price range. No tool can promise sales or leads.