Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1961

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 1961. 7 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 105 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1961 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Saturday, March 18), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Sunday, March 19), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Monday, March 20), Arafat Day (Wednesday, May 24), Eid al-Adha (Thursday, May 25), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Friday, May 26), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Saturday, May 27), Islamic New Year (Thursday, June 15), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Thursday, August 24), Commemoration Day (Friday, December 1), National Day (Saturday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Sunday, December 3).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 1961: Mar 18–Mar 20 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); May 24–May 28 (5 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 3 (3 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)).

The weekend in United Arab Emirates is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Official holidays for the public and private sectors (Cabinet Resolution 27 of 2024). The Cabinet may move a holiday next to a weekend, and Eid dates depend on the moon sighting.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.