Public holidays 2026 in Egypt
There are 16 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Coptic Christmas Day | عيد الميلاد المجيد | ||
| Thursday | January 25th Revolution and National Police Day (observed) | ثورة ٢٥ يناير وعيد الشرطة (يوم تعويضي) | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr | عيد الفطر المبارك | ||
| Saturday | Eid al-Fitr | عيد الفطر المبارك | ||
| Monday | Spring Festival | عيد شم النسيم | ||
| Saturday | Sinai Liberation Day | عيد تحرير سيناء | ||
| Friday | Labor Day | عيد العمال | ||
| Tuesday | Day of Arafah (estimated) | وقفة عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري) | ||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري) | ||
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري) | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري) | ||
| Thursday | Islamic New Year (observed, estimated) | رأس السنة الهجرية (يوم تعويضي تقديري) | ||
| Thursday | June 30 Revolution Day (observed) | عيد ثورة ٣٠ يونيو (يوم تعويضي) | ||
| Thursday | July 23 Revolution Day | عيد ثورة ٢٣ يوليو | ||
| Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | المولد النبوي الشريف (تقديري) | ||
| Thursday | Armed Forces Day (observed) | عيد القوات المسلحة (يوم تعويضي) |
Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.
Long weekends 2026
12 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:
| Take leave | Off | Days of leave | Days off | Ratio | Occasion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 4 Jan, Mon 5 Jan, Tue 6 Jan | 2 Jan – 7 Jan 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Coptic Christmas Day |
| Thu 8 Jan | 7 Jan – 10 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Coptic Christmas Day |
| Sun 25 Jan, Mon 26 Jan, Tue 27 Jan, Wed 28 Jan | 23 Jan – 31 Jan 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | January 25th Revolution and National Police Day (observed) |
| Sun 12 Apr | 10 Apr – 13 Apr 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Spring Festival |
| Tue 14 Apr, Wed 15 Apr, Thu 16 Apr | 13 Apr – 18 Apr 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Spring Festival |
| Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May | 22 May – 30 May 2026 | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Sun 14 Jun, Mon 15 Jun, Tue 16 Jun, Wed 17 Jun | 12 Jun – 20 Jun 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Islamic New Year (observed, estimated) |
| Sun 28 Jun, Mon 29 Jun, Tue 30 Jun, Wed 1 Jul | 26 Jun – 4 Jul 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | June 30 Revolution Day (observed) |
| Sun 19 Jul, Mon 20 Jul, Tue 21 Jul, Wed 22 Jul | 17 Jul – 25 Jul 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | July 23 Revolution Day |
| Sun 23 Aug, Mon 24 Aug | 21 Aug – 25 Aug 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Wed 26 Aug, Thu 27 Aug | 25 Aug – 29 Aug 2026 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Sun 4 Oct, Mon 5 Oct, Tue 6 Oct, Wed 7 Oct | 2 Oct – 10 Oct 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Armed Forces Day (observed) |
Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.
Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code EG (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (MIT licence) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.eg) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
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- Public holidays 2027