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2026 Holidays for United Arab Emirates
- New Year's Day (رأس السنة الميلادية)
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (عيد الفطر (تقديري))
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) (عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري))
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) (عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري))
- Day of Arafah (estimated) (وقفة عرفة (تقديري))
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) (عيد الأضحى (تقديري))
- Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) (عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري))
- Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) (عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري))
- Islamic New Year (estimated) (رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري))
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (عيد المولد النبوي (تقديري))
- National Day (اليوم الوطني)
- National Day (اليوم الوطني)
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Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates in 2026
The United Arab Emirates has 12 public holidays in 2026. 2 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The month with the most public holidays is May (4).
All public holidays in the United Arab Emirates in 2026
- New Year's Day (رأس السنة الميلادية) – Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (عيد الفطر (تقديري)) – Friday, March 20, 2026
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) (عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري)) – Saturday, March 21, 2026
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) (عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري)) – Sunday, March 22, 2026
- Day of Arafah (estimated) (وقفة عرفة (تقديري)) – Tuesday, May 26, 2026
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) (عيد الأضحى (تقديري)) – Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) (عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري)) – Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) (عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري)) – Friday, May 29, 2026
- Islamic New Year (estimated) (رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري)) – Tuesday, June 16, 2026
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (عيد المولد النبوي (تقديري)) – Tuesday, August 25, 2026
- National Day (اليوم الوطني) – Wednesday, December 2, 2026
- National Day (اليوم الوطني) – Thursday, December 3, 2026
Long weekends and bridge days in the United Arab Emirates in 2026
The weekend in the United Arab Emirates: Saturday and Sunday. The United Arab Emirates has 2 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22 – 3 days off (Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated))
- Tue, May 26 – Sun, May 31 – 6 days off (Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated))
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take Fri, Jan 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (New Year's Day)
- Take Mon, May 25 off: 9 days off in a row, Sat, May 23 – Sun, May 31 (Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated))
- Take Mon, Jun 15 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Jun 13 – Tue, Jun 16 (Islamic New Year (estimated))
- Take Mon, Aug 24 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Aug 22 – Tue, Aug 25 (Prophet's Birthday (estimated))
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Nov 30 and Tue, Dec 1): 6 days off in a row, Sat, Nov 28 – Thu, Dec 3 (National Day)
- Take Fri, Dec 4 off: 5 days off in a row, Wed, Dec 2 – Sun, Dec 6 (National Day)
2026 at a glance
- 2026 has 365 days.
- 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
- 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
- Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates: 12
Monthly calendars for 2026
- January 2026 – 1 holiday
- February 2026 – 0 holidays
- March 2026 – 3 holidays
- April 2026 – 0 holidays
- May 2026 – 4 holidays
- June 2026 – 1 holiday
- July 2026 – 0 holidays
- August 2026 – 1 holiday
- September 2026 – 0 holidays
- October 2026 – 0 holidays
- November 2026 – 0 holidays
- December 2026 – 2 holidays