United Arab Emirates public holidays 2026

Q: How many public holidays does the United Arab Emirates have in 2026?

8. The table above lists every one with its date and weekday, starting with New Year's Day on Jan 1.

8public holidays

2long weekends

9bridge days worth booking

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United Arab Emirates 2026

January

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mo	Tu	We	Th	Fr	Sa	Su
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

Public holiday Weekend

Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates in 2026

Date	Day	Holiday
Jan 1	Thursday	New Year's Day
Jan 16	Friday	Laylat al-Mi'raj
Feb 18	Wednesday	First day of Ramadan
Mar 20	Friday	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)
May 27	Wednesday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Jun 16	Tuesday	Islamic New Year
Aug 25	Tuesday	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Dec 2	Wednesday	National Day

In 2026, the United Arab Emirates has 8 public holidays. All of them land on a weekday, so they are real days off for most people. The year opens with New Year's Day on Thursday, January 1, 2026 and the last one is National Day on Wednesday, December 2, 2026.

Long weekends in 2026

Jan 16 to Jan 18 (3 days): Laylat al-Mi'raj
Mar 20 to Mar 22 (3 days): End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr)

Best bridge days to book

Take these days off to connect public holidays with the weekend:

Take off	Get	Around
Jan 2 (1 day)	4 days off (Jan 1 to Jan 4)	New Year's Day
Jun 15 (1 day)	4 days off (Jun 13 to Jun 16)	Islamic New Year
Aug 24 (1 day)	4 days off (Aug 22 to Aug 25)	Birthday of Muhammad (Mawlid)
Feb 16, Feb 17 (2 days)	5 days off (Feb 14 to Feb 18)	First day of Ramadan
Feb 19, Feb 20 (2 days)	5 days off (Feb 18 to Feb 22)	First day of Ramadan
May 25, May 26 (2 days)	5 days off (May 23 to May 27)	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
May 28, May 29 (2 days)	5 days off (May 27 to May 31)	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
Nov 30, Dec 1 (2 days)	5 days off (Nov 28 to Dec 2)	National Day

Weekend days assumed: Saturday and Sunday. Read more about planning bridge days.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does the United Arab Emirates have in 2026?

The table above lists every one with its date and weekday, starting with New Year's Day on Jan 1.

How many long weekends are there in the United Arab Emirates in 2026?

2, and you don't need any vacation days for them. The first one runs from Jan 16 to Jan 18 (Laylat al-Mi'raj). With a day or two off you can stretch some of them further: see the bridge days above.

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Other years for the United Arab Emirates: 2027, 2028. Without holidays: blank 2026 calendar.

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