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Public Holiday & Long Weekend Planner
Plan your year around the UAE's public holidays: dates, expected moon-dependent dates, the long weekends they create and an .ics calendar download.
Open to everyone
Sat 14 Mar to Sun 22 Mar
Eid Al Fitr · expectedTake 2 day(s) of leave to get the whole stretch
9 days offSat 23 May to Mon 25 May
Arafat Day · expectedNo leave needed
3 days offSat 23 May to Sun 31 May
Eid Al Adha · expectedTake 2 day(s) of leave to get the whole stretch
9 days offSat 13 Jun to Mon 15 Jun
Islamic New Year · expectedNo leave needed
3 days offSat 22 Aug to Mon 24 Aug
Prophet Muhammad's Birthday · expectedNo leave needed
3 days offSat 28 Nov to Mon 30 Nov
Commemoration DayNo leave needed
3 days offSat 28 Nov to Sun 6 Dec
Eid Al Etihad (National Day)Take 3 day(s) of leave to get the whole stretch
9 days offThu 31 Dec to Sun 3 Jan
New Year's DayTake 1 day(s) of leave to get the whole stretch
4 days offSummary for 2026
43 days off
Leave days used by the bridges8 of 30
Leave left for everything else22
Note: The weekend is Saturday and Sunday (since 2022; some private firms still work Saturday). Bridges assume you can take one or two days of leave next to a holiday. Expected dates follow the Umm al-Qura calendar and are confirmed by the UAE Cabinet a few days ahead.