United Arab Emirates public holidays 2026

The year's first holiday is New Year's Day on Thursday 1 January; the last is National Day on Thursday 3 December. Today's status and a countdown to the next holiday are on the United Arab Emirates holidays page. Other years: 2027.

Long weekends in 2026

• 3 days: Friday 20 March – Sunday 22 March (Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday)
• 6 days: Tuesday 26 May – Sunday 31 May (Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday)

Bridge days

Taking one working day off turns these into longer breaks:

• Take Friday 2 January off → 4 days, Thursday 1 January – Sunday 4 January (New Year's Day)
• Take Monday 25 May off → 9 days, Saturday 23 May – Sunday 31 May (Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday)
• Take Monday 15 June off → 4 days, Saturday 13 June – Tuesday 16 June (Islamic New Year)
• Take Monday 24 August off → 4 days, Saturday 22 August – Tuesday 25 August (Prophet's Birthday)
• Take Friday 4 December off → 5 days, Wednesday 2 December – Sunday 6 December (National Day)

Counted with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend and only the national holidays listed here; regional holidays can make more breaks.

Sources

• u.ae — Public holidays — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
• vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence) — holiday rules used to build the lists (checked 2026-10-10)

For reference only — governments can add, move or cancel holidays at short notice. Confirm with the official source: u.ae — Public holidays. Data: the open-source holidays library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.