🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 2026 Public Holidays
Complete list of United Arab Emirates’s public holidays for 2026, including regional holidays, bank holidays, and key celebrations.
Holidays
Total 8 Holidays
| Holiday Name | Date | Countdown | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
رأس السنة الميلادية | 2026-01-01 | 267 days ago | Public Holidays |
الإسراء والمعراج | 2026-01-16 | 252 days ago | Public Holidays |
اليوم الأول من رمضان | 2026-02-18 | 219 days ago | Public Holidays |
عيد الفطر | 2026-03-20 | 189 days ago | Public Holidays |
عيد الأضحى | 2026-05-27 | 121 days ago | Public Holidays |
رأس السنة الهجرية | 2026-06-16 | 101 days ago | Public Holidays |
المولد النبويّ | 2026-08-25 | 31 days ago | Public Holidays |
اليوم الوطني | 2026-12-02 | 68 days remaining | Public Holidays |
United Arab Emirates Public Holidays: An Overview
This page summarises the patterns behind United Arab Emirates's public holidays from year to year. If you just want the full list of dates for one year, choose that year from the navigation below.
2025–2027: A Three-Year Comparison
The number of public holidays, and the time off they actually translate into, varies from one year to the next. The table below is worked out directly from each year's holiday dates.
| Year | Holidays | Long weekends | Bridge days | At the weekend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 2026 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2027 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Holidays that shift each year
6 of United Arab Emirates's public holidays land on a different date each year, following a lunar calendar, a religious calendar or a rule such as “the third Monday in January”. These are the ones to watch when you plan ahead:
- الإسراء والمعراج: 2025-01-27, 2025 · 2026-01-16, 2026 · 2027-01-05, 2027
- اليوم الأول من رمضان: 2025-03-01, 2025 · 2026-02-18, 2026 · 2027-02-08, 2027
- عيد الفطر: 2025-03-30, 2025 · 2026-03-20, 2026 · 2027-03-09, 2027
- عيد الأضحى: 2025-06-06, 2025 · 2026-05-27, 2026 · 2027-05-16, 2027
- رأس السنة الهجرية: 2025-06-26, 2025 · 2026-06-16, 2026 · 2027-06-06, 2027
- المولد النبويّ: 2025-09-04, 2025 · 2026-08-25, 2026 · 2027-08-14, 2027
A further 2 holidays keep the same date every year and aren't affected by these rules.