Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for the United Arab Emirates and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Thu	New Year's Day
18 Mar	Wed	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
19 Mar	Thu	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
20 Mar	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
21 Mar	Sat	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
22 Mar	Sun	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
26 May	Tue	Arafat Day
27 May	Wed	Eid al-Adha
28 May	Thu	Eid al-Adha Holiday
29 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha Holiday
16 Jun	Tue	Islamic New Year
25 Aug	Tue	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
2 Dec	Wed	National Day
3 Dec	Thu	National Day Holiday
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Fri	New Year's Day
8 Mar	Mon	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
9 Mar	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
10 Mar	Wed	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
11 Mar	Thu	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
15 May	Sat	Arafat Day
16 May	Sun	Eid al-Adha
17 May	Mon	Eid al-Adha Holiday
18 May	Tue	Eid al-Adha Holiday
6 Jun	Sun	Islamic New Year
14 Aug	Sat	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
2 Dec	Thu	National Day
3 Dec	Fri	National Day Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
1 Jan	Sat	New Year's Day
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
27 Feb	Sun	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
28 Feb	Mon	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
29 Feb	Tue	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
5 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha
6 May	Sat	Eid al-Adha Holiday
7 May	Sun	Eid al-Adha Holiday
25 May	Thu	Islamic New Year
4 Jun	Sun	Arafat Day
3 Aug	Thu	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
2 Dec	Sat	National Day
3 Dec	Sun	National Day Holiday
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.