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DFM holidays 2026

DFM is closed on 13 weekdays in 2026.

2026

All dates verified against official sources.

DateNameEffectSources
Thu 1 Jan 2026New Year's DayClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Mon 2 Mar 2026Market closure (Capital Market Authority)Closed[1][4][6][8][10][11][14]
Tue 3 Mar 2026Market closure (Capital Market Authority)Closed[1][4][6][8][10][11][14]
Thu 19 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Fri 20 Mar 2026Eid al-FitrClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Sat 21 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Sun 22 Mar 2026Eid al-Fitr HolidayClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Tue 26 May 2026Day of ArafahClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Wed 27 May 2026Eid al-AdhaClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Thu 28 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Fri 29 May 2026Eid al-Adha HolidayClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Mon 15 Jun 2026Islamic New YearClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Fri 28 Aug 2026Prophet's BirthdayClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Wed 2 Dec 2026National DayClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]
Thu 3 Dec 2026National DayClosed[4][6][8][10][11][14]

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DFM holidays 2026: questions

How many weekdays is DFM closed in 2026?

13: New Year's Day (Thu 1 Jan 2026); Market closure (Capital Market Authority) (Mon 2 Mar 2026); Market closure (Capital Market Authority) (Tue 3 Mar 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).

Provenance

Official sources

The same dates 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=XDFM&from=2026-01-01&to=2026-12-31"

Holidays endpoint reference

Subscribe in your calendar app

Every year of DFM as an .ics feed, updated with each release.

https://api.financecalendarapi.com/v1/calendars/XDFM.ics?key=YOUR_KEY

Add your key to the feed address. Use a separate key for feeds; it ends up in your calendar app's settings.

How to subscribe