2026
Public holidays: UAE
January
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1, New Year's Day | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
February
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
March
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19, Eid al-Fitr | 20, Eid al-Fitr | 21, Eid al-Fitr | 22, Eid al-Fitr |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 |
April
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25 | 26, Arafat Day | 27, Eid al-Adha | 28, Eid al-Adha | 29, Eid al-Adha | 30 | 31 |
June
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16, Islamic New Year | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 |
July
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
August
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25, Prophet's Birthday (Mawlid) | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 |
September
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 |
October
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
November
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 |
December
| Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2, National Day | 3, National Day | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
- New Year's Day
- Eid al-Fitr
- Arafat Day
- Eid al-Adha
- Islamic New Year
- Prophet's Birthday (Mawlid)
- National Day
| Date | Day | Holiday | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| 19 March | Thursday | Eid al-Fitr | confirmed · day 1 |
| 20 March | Friday | Eid al-Fitr | confirmed · day 2 |
| 21 March | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr | confirmed · day 3 |
| 22 March | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr | confirmed · day 4 |
| 26 May | Tuesday | Arafat Day | confirmed |
| 27 May | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | confirmed · day 1 |
| 28 May | Thursday | Eid al-Adha | confirmed · day 2 |
| 29 May | Friday | Eid al-Adha | confirmed · day 3 |
| 16 June | Tuesday | Islamic New Year | confirmed |
| 25 August | Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday (Mawlid) | confirmed |
| 2 December | Wednesday | National Day | day 1 |
| 3 December | Thursday | National Day | day 2 |
United Arab Emirates has 13 public holiday dates in 2026, 2 of them on a weekend.
The UAE list (Cabinet Resolution No. 27 of 2024) applies to both the public and private sectors: New Year’s Day, Eid al-Fitr (1–3 Shawwal, plus 30 Ramadan when Ramadan has 30 days), Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha (10–12 Dhu al-Hijjah), Islamic New Year, the Prophet’s Birthday and National Day on 2–3 December.
Islamic holidays follow the moon sighting. The Cabinet may move New Year, Islamic New Year, the Prophet’s Birthday, Arafat Day or National Day to the start or end of the week; the two Eids are never moved. The weekend is Saturday and Sunday.
Commemoration Day (30 November / 1 December) is a day of remembrance, not a public holiday.
Sources: u.ae; Cabinet Resolution No. 27 of 2024; FAHR circulars 2026.