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United Arab Emirates holidays 2026 and 2027

United Arab Emirates (AE). Public holidays fall on 11 weekdays in United Arab Emirates in 2026.

Id
AE
Kind
Country or region
Time zone
—
Weekend
Sat–Sun
Years of data
2000–2040
Verified years
2025
Last verified
2026-10-14

2026

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed
Thu 19 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[6]
Fri 20 Mar 2026Eid al-FitrClosed[6]
Sat 21 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[6]
Sun 22 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[6]
Tue 26 May 2026Day of ArafahClosed[4][1]
Wed 27 May 2026Eid al-AdhaClosed[4][1]
Thu 28 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[4][1]
Fri 29 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[4][1]
Mon 15 Jun 2026Islamic New YearClosed[2]
Fri 28 Aug 2026Prophet's BirthdayClosed[11]
Wed 2 Dec 2026National DayClosed
Thu 3 Dec 2026National DayClosed

2027

From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.

DateNameEffectSources
Fri 1 Jan 2027New Year's DayClosed
Tue 9 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr (estimated)Closed
Wed 10 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)Closed
Thu 11 Mar 2027Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)Closed
Sat 15 May 2027Day of Arafah (estimated)Closed
Sun 16 May 2027Eid al-Adha (estimated)Closed
Mon 17 May 2027Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)Closed
Tue 18 May 2027Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)Closed
Sun 6 Jun 2027Islamic New Year (estimated)Closed
Sat 14 Aug 2027Prophet's Birthday (estimated)Closed
Thu 2 Dec 2027National DayClosed
Fri 3 Dec 2027National DayClosed
Provenance

Official sources

A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.

United Arab Emirates holidays: questions

How many weekdays is United Arab Emirates closed in 2026?

11: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Thu 19 Mar 2026); Eid al-Fitr (Fri 20 Mar 2026); Day of Arafah (Tue 26 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (Wed 27 May 2026); Eid al-Adha Holiday (Thu 28 May 2026); Eid al-Adha Holiday (Fri 29 May 2026); Islamic New Year (Mon 15 Jun 2026); Prophet's Birthday (Fri 28 Aug 2026); National Day (Wed 2 Dec 2026); National Day (Thu 3 Dec 2026).

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