12 holiday dates in 2026; 10 of these 12 days fall on a weekday. Official holidays for the public and private sectors.
United Arab Emirates public holidays 2026
Date
Holiday
Thursday 1 January
New Year's Day
Friday 20 March
Eid al-Fitr estimated
Saturday 21 March
Eid al-Fitr Holiday estimated
Sunday 22 March
Eid al-Fitr Holiday estimated
Tuesday 26 May
Day of Arafah estimated
Wednesday 27 May
Eid al-Adha estimated
Thursday 28 May
Eid al-Adha Holiday estimated
Friday 29 May
Eid al-Adha Holiday estimated
Tuesday 16 June
Islamic New Year estimated
Tuesday 25 August
Prophet's Birthday estimated
Wednesday 2 December
National Day
Thursday 3 December
National Day
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.
Calendar
Holidays are red and underlined; days off in lieu have a dotted underline. The first column is the ISO week number.
January 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
1
1
2
3
4
2
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
3
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
4
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
5
26
27
28
29
30
31
February 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
5
1
6
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
7
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
8
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
9
23
24
25
26
27
28
March 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
9
1
10
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
11
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
12
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
13
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
14
30
31
April 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
14
1
2
3
4
5
15
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
16
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
17
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
18
27
28
29
30
May 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
18
1
2
3
19
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
20
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
21
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
22
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
June 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
23
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
24
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
25
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
26
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
27
29
30
July 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
27
1
2
3
4
5
28
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
29
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
30
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
31
27
28
29
30
31
August 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
31
1
2
32
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
33
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
34
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
35
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
36
31
September 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
36
1
2
3
4
5
6
37
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
38
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
39
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
40
28
29
30
October 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
40
1
2
3
4
41
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
42
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
43
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
44
26
27
28
29
30
31
November 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
44
1
45
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
46
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
47
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
48
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
49
30
December 2026
Wk
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
49
1
2
3
4
5
6
50
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
51
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
52
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
53
28
29
30
31
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.