🇦🇪 UAE Public Holidays 2026
This page lists every national public holiday in UAE for 2026 — 13 days in total. Each date is cross-checked against the official government source. To compare UAE against other countries side by side, open the interactive timeline.
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| January 1 | Thursday | New Year's Day |
| March 19 | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (est.) |
| March 20 | Friday | Eid al-Fitr (est.) |
| March 21 | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| March 22 | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday |
| May 27 | Wednesday | Arafah Day (est.) |
| May 28 | Thursday | Eid al-Adha (est.) |
| May 29 | Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| May 30 | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday |
| June 17 | Wednesday | Islamic New Year (est.) |
| August 26 | Wednesday | Prophet's Birthday (est.) |
| December 2 | Wednesday | National Day |
| December 3 | Thursday | National Day Holiday |
Dates marked (est.) for UAE 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 UAE's 2026 holidays
Use the interactive Holiday Timeline to overlay UAE 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.
Other MEA countries
South Africa Israel Saudi Arabia Qatar Iran Egypt Morocco Nigeria Kenya