Public holidays in United Arab Emirates

Public holidays for 2026 to 2028 – for United Arab Emirates.

Public holidays 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2026	Thursday	New Year's Day
20 Mar 2026	Friday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
21 Mar 2026	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
22 Mar 2026	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
26 May 2026	Tuesday	Day of Arafah (estimated)
27 May 2026	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
28 May 2026	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
29 May 2026	Friday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
16 Jun 2026	Tuesday	Islamic New Year (estimated)
25 Aug 2026	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
2 Dec 2026	Wednesday	National Day
3 Dec 2026	Thursday	National Day

Public holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday
1 Jan 2027	Friday	New Year's Day
9 Mar 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)
10 Mar 2027	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
11 Mar 2027	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
15 May 2027	Saturday	Day of Arafah (estimated)
16 May 2027	Sunday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)
17 May 2027	Monday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
18 May 2027	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
6 Jun 2027	Sunday	Islamic New Year (estimated)
14 Aug 2027	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
2 Dec 2027	Thursday	National Day
3 Dec 2027	Friday	National Day

Public holidays 2028

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code AE (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.ae) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026