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United Arab Emirates public holidays 2026

12 public holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2026, and 251 working days counting Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday.

Holidays

DateDayHoliday
1 JanuaryThursdayNew Year's Day
20 MarchFridayEid al-Fitr (estimated)
21 MarchSaturdayEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
22 MarchSundayEid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
26 MayTuesdayDay of Arafah (estimated)
27 MayWednesdayEid al-Adha (estimated)
28 MayThursdayEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
29 MayFridayEid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
16 JuneTuesdayIslamic New Year (estimated)
25 AugustTuesdayProphet's Birthday (estimated)
2 DecemberWednesdayNational Day
3 DecemberThursdayNational Day

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Working days by month

Counting Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday as working days, less the holidays above.

MonthWorking days
January 202621
February 202620
March 202621
April 202622
May 202617
June 202621
July 202623
August 202620
September 202622
October 202622
November 202621
December 202621
2026251

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From the open-source python-holidays data (MIT licence, version 0.105): public holidays only, not optional or restricted ones. Governments notify their own lists each year and festival dates are estimates that can move, so check a date that matters against the official notification.

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