Holiday Timeline

🇪🇬 Egypt Public Holidays 2026

17 national public holidays · timezone UTC+2 · official source ↗

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.

DateDayHoliday
January 7WednesdayCoptic Christmas
January 25SundayRevolution & Police Day
March 20FridayEid al-Fitr (est.)
March 21SaturdayEid al-Fitr Holiday
March 22SundayEid al-Fitr Holiday
April 20MondaySham El-Nessim
April 25SaturdaySinai Liberation Day
May 1FridayLabour Day
May 27WednesdayEid al-Adha (est.)
May 28ThursdayEid al-Adha Holiday
May 29FridayEid al-Adha Holiday
May 30SaturdayEid al-Adha Holiday
June 17WednesdayIslamic New Year (est.)
June 30TuesdayJune 30 Revolution
July 23ThursdayRevolution Day (1952)
August 25TuesdayProphet's Birthday (est.)
October 6TuesdayArmed 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.

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