# United Arab Emirates public holidays 2026

12 holiday dates in 2026; 10 of these 12 days fall on a weekday. Official holidays for the public and private sectors.

| 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](https://whathappen.today/holidays/united-arab-emirates/). Other years: [2027](https://whathappen.today/holidays/united-arab-emirates/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 |   |   |   |

## Sources

- [u.ae — Public holidays](https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/public-holidays-and-religious-affairs/public-holidays) — official list to confirm dates (checked 2026-10-10)
- [vacanza/holidays (open-source holiday rules, MIT licence)](https://github.com/vacanza/holidays) — 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](https://u.ae/en/information-and-services/public-holidays-and-religious-affairs/public-holidays). Data: the open-source `holidays` library (MIT), spot-checked against official 2026 calendars.

Last updated: 15 October 2026

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