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Holidays / United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates public holidays

Public holidays in United Arab Emirates, 2026

12 public holidays, 2 next to the weekend and 2 breaks of three days or more. Held from 2000 to 2027.

12Holidays in 2026
in 24 daysNext holiday
2Long weekends
28Years held
202520262027

Every public holiday in 2026

Nationwide days, with how each falls against the weekend

DateDayHolidayLocal nameFallsWhen
1 Jan 2026ThuNew Year's Dayرأس السنة الميلاديةweekdaypast
20 Mar 2026FriEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)long weekendpast
21 Mar 2026SatEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري)weekendpast
22 Mar 2026SunEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري)weekendpast
26 May 2026TueDay of Arafah (estimated)وقفة عرفة (تقديري)weekdaypast
27 May 2026WedEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)weekdaypast
28 May 2026ThuEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري)weekdaypast
29 May 2026FriEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري)long weekendpast
16 Jun 2026TueIslamic New Year (estimated)رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري)weekdaypast
25 Aug 2026TueProphet's Birthday (estimated)عيد المولد النبوي (تقديري)weekdaypast
2 Dec 2026WedNational Dayاليوم الوطنيweekdayin 24 days
3 Dec 2026ThuNational Dayاليوم الوطنيweekdayin 25 days

By month

Public holidays in each month of 2026

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Long weekends

Three days or more off in a row

20 Mar to 22 MarEid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)3 days
26 May to 31 MayDay of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)6 days

More on United Arab Emirates

In the API and MCP

The same calendar, free on every plan

/v1/holidays/upcoming

Every holiday in the next 1 to 365 days, all countries.

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/v1/holidays/long-weekends/{iso}

Long weekends and the days to take off, any country and year.

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/v1/holidays/school

School holidays by region and zone, with their days.

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/v1/holidays/matrix

Holidays per country per month, ready for demand models.

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