Egypt holidays 2026 and 2027
Egypt (EG). Public holidays fall on 11 weekdays in Egypt in 2026.
- Id
EG- Kind
- Country or region
- Time zone
- —
- Weekend
- Fri–Sat
- Years of data
- 2000–2040
- Verified years
- none yet
- Last verified
- —
2026
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 7 Jan 2026 | Coptic Christmas Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 29 Jan 2026 | January 25th Revolution and National Police Day (observed) | Closed | ||
| Fri 20 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr | Closed | ||
| Sat 21 Mar 2026 | Eid al-Fitr | Closed | ||
| Mon 13 Apr 2026 | Spring Festival | Closed | ||
| Sat 25 Apr 2026 | Sinai Liberation Day | Closed | ||
| Fri 1 May 2026 | Labor Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 26 May 2026 | Day of Arafah (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 27 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 28 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Fri 29 May 2026 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 18 Jun 2026 | Islamic New Year (observed, estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 2 Jul 2026 | June 30 Revolution Day (observed) | Closed | ||
| Thu 23 Jul 2026 | July 23 Revolution Day | Closed | ||
| Tue 25 Aug 2026 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 8 Oct 2026 | Armed Forces Day (observed) | Closed |
2027
From the holidays library: not yet checked against an official source.
| Date | Name | Effect | Notes | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 7 Jan 2027 | Coptic Christmas Day | Closed | ||
| Thu 28 Jan 2027 | January 25th Revolution and National Police Day (observed) | Closed | ||
| Tue 9 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Wed 10 Mar 2027 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 29 Apr 2027 | Sinai Liberation Day (observed) | Closed | ||
| Sat 1 May 2027 | Labor Day | Closed | ||
| Mon 3 May 2027 | Spring Festival | Closed | ||
| Sat 15 May 2027 | Day of Arafah (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Sun 16 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Mon 17 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Tue 18 May 2027 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 10 Jun 2027 | Islamic New Year (observed, estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 1 Jul 2027 | June 30 Revolution Day (observed) | Closed | ||
| Fri 23 Jul 2027 | July 23 Revolution Day | Closed | ||
| Sat 14 Aug 2027 | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Closed | ||
| Thu 7 Oct 2027 | Armed Forces Day (observed) | Closed |
Official sources
A verified year has been checked against these sources. We keep a dated copy of each page and watch it for changes.
No official source is cited for this calendar yet: its dates come from the open-source holidays library (coverage "library").
Egypt holidays: questions
How many weekdays is Egypt closed in 2026?
11: Coptic Christmas Day (Wed 7 Jan 2026); January 25th Revolution and National Police Day (observed) (Thu 29 Jan 2026); Spring Festival (Mon 13 Apr 2026); Day of Arafah (estimated) (Tue 26 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Wed 27 May 2026); Eid al-Adha (estimated) (Thu 28 May 2026); Islamic New Year (observed, estimated) (Thu 18 Jun 2026); June 30 Revolution Day (observed) (Thu 2 Jul 2026); July 23 Revolution Day (Thu 23 Jul 2026); Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (Tue 25 Aug 2026); Armed Forces Day (observed) (Thu 8 Oct 2026).
Which days are the weekend for Egypt?
Fri–Sat. Those days aren't business days unless a date says otherwise.
Use it from the API
With your API key, the same dates as above, as JSON:
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $FC_API_KEY" "https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/holidays?calendars=EG&from=2026-01-01&to=2027-12-31"
Subscribe in your calendar app
An .ics feed for Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar, updated with each release.
https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/EG.ics?key=YOUR_KEY
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