🇪🇬 Egypt Public Holidays 2026
This page lists every national public holiday in Egypt for 2026 — 17 days in total. Each date is cross-checked against the official government source. To compare Egypt against other countries side by side, open the interactive timeline.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 7 | Wednesday | Coptic Christmas |
| January 25 | Sunday | Revolution & Police Day |
| March 20 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr (est.) |
| March 21 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| March 22 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| April 20 | Monday | Sham El-Nessim |
| April 25 | Saturday | Sinai Liberation Day |
| May 1 | Friday | Labour Day |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha (est.) |
| May 28 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| May 29 | Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| May 30 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| June 17 | Wednesday | Islamic New Year (est.) |
| June 30 | Tuesday | June 30 Revolution |
| July 23 | Thursday | Revolution Day (1952) |
| August 25 | Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday (est.) |
| October 6 | Tuesday | Armed Forces Day |
Dates marked (est.) for Egypt follow the Hijri or other lunar calendar and may move by ±1 day until the government confirms the sighting; this page is updated when they do.
Plan around Egypt's 2026 holidays
Use the interactive Holiday Timeline to overlay Egypt with any of the other 55 countries we cover and instantly spot conflict-free meeting dates. See the full by-country list or verify every date on the government sources page.
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