2025

Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates in 2025

The United Arab Emirates has 12 public holidays in 2025. 1 of them falls on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is June (5).

All public holidays in the United Arab Emirates in 2025

• New Year's Day (رأس السنة الميلادية) – Wednesday, January 1, 2025
• Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر) – Sunday, March 30, 2025
• Eid al-Fitr Holiday (عطلة عيد الفطر) – Monday, March 31, 2025
• Eid al-Fitr Holiday (عطلة عيد الفطر) – Tuesday, April 1, 2025
• Day of Arafah (وقفة عرفة) – Tuesday, June 3, 2025
• Eid al-Adha (عيد الأضحى) – Wednesday, June 4, 2025
• Eid al-Adha Holiday (عطلة عيد الأضحى) – Thursday, June 5, 2025
• Eid al-Adha Holiday (عطلة عيد الأضحى) – Friday, June 6, 2025
• Islamic New Year (رأس السنة الهجرية) – Thursday, June 26, 2025
• Prophet's Birthday (عيد المولد النبوي) – Friday, September 5, 2025
• National Day (اليوم الوطني) – Tuesday, December 2, 2025
• National Day (اليوم الوطني) – Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Long weekends and bridge days in the United Arab Emirates in 2025

The weekend in the United Arab Emirates: Saturday and Sunday. The United Arab Emirates has 3 long weekends in 2025: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.

• Sat, Mar 29 – Tue, Apr 1 – 4 days off (Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr Holiday)
• Tue, Jun 3 – Sun, Jun 8 – 6 days off (Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday)
• Fri, Sep 5 – Sun, Sep 7 – 3 days off (Prophet's Birthday)

Bridge days: a few days off, a long break

• Take 2 days off (Mon, Dec 30 and Tue, Dec 31): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Dec 28 – Wed, Jan 1 (New Year's Day)
• Take 2 days off (Thu, Jan 2 and Fri, Jan 3): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 (New Year's Day)
• Take Mon, Jun 2 off: 9 days off in a row, Sat, May 31 – Sun, Jun 8 (Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday)
• Take Fri, Jun 27 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jun 26 – Sun, Jun 29 (Islamic New Year)
• Take Mon, Dec 1 off: 5 days off in a row, Sat, Nov 29 – Wed, Dec 3 (National Day)
• Take 2 days off (Thu, Dec 4 and Fri, Dec 5): 6 days off in a row, Tue, Dec 2 – Sun, Dec 7 (National Day)

2025 at a glance

• 2025 has 365 days.
• 2025 starts on a Wednesday and ends on a Wednesday.
• 2025 has the same calendar as 2014 and 2031.
• Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates: 12

Monthly calendars for 2025

• January 2025 – 1 holiday
• February 2025 – 0 holidays
• March 2025 – 2 holidays
• April 2025 – 1 holiday
• May 2025 – 0 holidays
• June 2025 – 5 holidays
• July 2025 – 0 holidays
• August 2025 – 0 holidays
• September 2025 – 1 holiday
• October 2025 – 0 holidays
• November 2025 – 0 holidays
• December 2025 – 2 holidays

More calendars

• ‹ 2024 Calendar
• 2026 Calendar ›

Public holidays 2025 in nearby countries

• Yemen – 17 holidays
• Armenia – 12 holidays
• Azerbaijan – 31 holidays
• Bahrain – 14 holidays
• Cyprus – 15 holidays
• Georgia – 19 holidays