Public holidays 2026 in United Arab Emirates
There are 12 public holidays in 2026.
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| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | رأس السنة الميلادية | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | عيد الفطر (تقديري) | ||
| Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري) | ||
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري) | ||
| Tuesday | Day of Arafah (estimated) | وقفة عرفة (تقديري) | ||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | عيد الأضحى (تقديري) | ||
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) | عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري) | ||
| Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) | عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري) | ||
| Tuesday | Islamic New Year (estimated) | رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري) | ||
| Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | عيد المولد النبوي (تقديري) | ||
| Wednesday | National Day | اليوم الوطني | ||
| Thursday | National Day | اليوم الوطني |
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
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 2 Jan | 1 Jan – 4 Jan 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | New Year's Day |
| Mon 16 Mar, Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar | 14 Mar – 22 Mar 2026 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) |
| Mon 25 May | 23 May – 31 May 2026 | 1 | 9 | 9 | Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) |
| Mon 15 Jun | 13 Jun – 16 Jun 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Islamic New Year (estimated) |
| Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun, Fri 19 Jun | 16 Jun – 21 Jun 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Islamic New Year (estimated) |
| Mon 24 Aug | 22 Aug – 25 Aug 2026 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Wed 26 Aug, Thu 27 Aug, Fri 28 Aug | 25 Aug – 30 Aug 2026 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) |
| Mon 30 Nov, Tue 1 Dec | 28 Nov – 3 Dec 2026 | 2 | 6 | 3 | National Day, National Day |
| Fri 4 Dec | 2 Dec – 6 Dec 2026 | 1 | 5 | 5 | National Day, National Day |
| Mon 28 Dec, Tue 29 Dec, Wed 30 Dec, Thu 31 Dec | 26 Dec – 3 Jan 2027 | 4 | 9 | 2.3 | New Year's Day |
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 AE (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
- Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ae) (retrieved Sep 27, 2026)
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Other years
- Public holidays 2026
- Public holidays 2027