HomeGoods has introduced a special Ramadan and Eid home collection featuring festive decor designed to help families celebrate the season in style. The 2026 Ramadan and Eid assortment includes elegant lanterns, serving trays, candles, Eid Mubarak signs, crescent moon accents, decorative tableware, and statement pieces that beautifully blend traditional motifs with modern design. There’s no doubt that the limited-time collection makes it easier for customers to create welcoming spaces for iftar gatherings and Eid celebrations.
It’s always a joy to celebrate holidays with family. Here we are in Kuwait.Courtesy of Latifah Al-Hazzá
Growing up with a Muslim father and a Christian mother was a unique experience to say the least. Though neither of my parents is very religious, we enjoyed celebrating fun holidays from both religions, and my parents always embraced each other’s holidays. Most notably, we never missed Christmas and Eid, a holiday that marks the end of Ramadan.
To provide some context, Ramadan is a month where Muslims abstain from eating food, drinking water, smoking, getting angry, and having sexual relations from sunrise to sundown. It’s also a month that Muslims practice gratitude and increase charity-giving. The start of Ramadan moves up by about two weeks each year. There are exceptions to who fasts; for example, children, the elderly, pregnant women, women who are breastfeeding, ill individuals, and travelers do not fast during this month.
Though it may seem like a punishment, Muslims all over the world find this month to be the most festive. In Muslim-dominant countries and Muslim communities around the world, Ramadan is celebrated with decorations of crescent moons and lanterns, as well as displays of local traditions. The month is then embraced with gatherings every evening in which families, friends, and neighbors get together in a different home each night, dressed in beautiful, elaborately decorated attire, and spend time chatting and feasting on a delicious and abundant meal, followed by coffee, tea, and sweets, into the early hours of the morning.
Admittedly, Ramadan is easier and more exciting to celebrate in a Muslim-dominated country. I say this because, being from Kuwait and typically spending this month there, society adjusts to accommodate those fasting. Work hours are significantly shorter, most establishments are closed to allow for daytime napping, and restaurants, malls, and even gyms change their hours of operation to extend late into the night.
In recent years, hotels have opened their banquet halls, lavishly decorated for Ramadan iftar meals (the meal that breaks the fast), and well-known designer brands like Dior and Bulgari have even hosted spectacular iftar gatherings with decorations, musicians, food, and more traditional elements.
A look at Four Seasons Hotel Kuwait during Ramadan.Latifah Al-Hazzá
To mark the end of Ramadan is Eid, a three-day festival that entails visiting family and friends in even more decorated attire, offering gifts and food. Children especially love this holiday because it is common for the elderly to give children money. Both Ramadan and Eid require home decor specific to these holidays. With that being said, it has always been difficult for my family to decorate our home in the States, as there has never been a brick-and-mortar store that sells Ramadan and Eid decor. In the past, we have purchased items from Kuwait, and even some friends have asked me to bring back items because they were unhappy with what’s available online and would rather have something more authentic. Thankfully, HomeGoods’ Ramadan and Eid collection finally offers Muslim customers a chance to showcase their beautiful holiday, reflecting a broader shift toward inclusivity in retail.
Saira Anwer, a South Florida television reporter and first and foremost, a new mother, reflects on the moment she walked into HomeGoods and saw their Ramadan collection:
“Honestly, I got a little emotional. I grew up seeing friends’ homes with beautiful Christmas decorations that were so easy to find in any store. I always wished that someday my home could look just as festive for the holidays my family celebrates, but Ramadan decorations weren’t really a thing, except for families who were able to bring over decor from overseas. I didn’t know I’d see a day when I could walk into one of the most mainstream home decor shops in America and see decorations for a holiday I actually celebrate.”
Previously, Anwer had no choice but to display string lights and cheap paper garland that said ‘Ramadan Mubarak’ (meaning blessed Ramadan), which she reused year after year due to limited decor options. “This is my husband’s and my first Ramadan in an actual house with a baby, so we wanted this year to be extra festive”, says Anwer. The reporter adds, “The items I saw in store were colorful, sparkly, had Middle Eastern themes, and lots of crescent moons and stars. It’s exactly how I imagine home decor specifically for Eid and Ramadan.”
Florida-based television reporter Saira Anwer takes pride in decorating her home for Ramadan.Courtesy of Saira Anwer
Anwer mentions that she has seen websites that sell Ramadan decor that features people and animals, but considering that Islamic art and decor are heavily focused on geometric shapes and calligraphy, these sites “seem to miss the mark,” she says. Anwer adds, “I’ve noticed some brands selling Ramadan advent calendars. I know advent calendars are a special Christmas tradition for a lot of Christian families, but I feel like incorporating it into Ramadan is just copying another faith’s tradition rather than highlighting what makes Ramadan and Eid unique.”
While Anwer had to browse several HomeGoods in South Florida before finding one that sold this collection, I spotted it at the first store I visited in Virginia Beach, VA. I didn’t even enter the store looking for this collection, because I had no idea it existed. When I walked into HomeGoods and noticed a display full of Ramadan and Eid items, I literally stopped in my tracks. I was genuinely delighted.
HomeGoods in Virginia Beach recently had an impressive range of patterned cloth napkins, perfect for an Eid celebration.Latifah Al-Hazzá
Having spent the past few Ramadans in Kuwait, I am used to seeing beautiful Ramadan decor everywhere, from shops to people’s homes. Coming back to the U.S., I expected Ramadan to feel a bit lackluster, since I had never seen decorations for the holiday sold in stores here before. Discovering this collection was such a pleasant surprise. I purchased a two-tiered mirrored serving tray with intricate metalwork and a crescent moon on top, which felt like the perfect way to host my non-Muslim friends and introduce them to this special holiday. Anwer bought moon and star string lights, reusable garland, lanterns, and a sparkly table decoration that says ‘Eid Mubarak’.
I have an inkling that Anwer and I speak for most Muslim Americans when we say our hope is that not only does HomeGoods expand its Ramadan and Eid collection, but that other retailers get inspired to sell more products with a focus on inclusivity and diversity. It’s a must because there’s always a market for this. “Muslim Americans want to make our homes beautiful and festive with decor we can buy from stores near our homes. The demand has always been there,” says Anwer.
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