Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1988

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 1988. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 105 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1988 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, May 17), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, May 18), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Thursday, May 19), Arafat Day (Saturday, July 23), Eid al-Adha (Sunday, July 24), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Monday, July 25), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Tuesday, July 26), Islamic New Year (Sunday, August 14), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Monday, October 24), Commemoration Day (Thursday, December 1), National Day (Friday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Saturday, December 3).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 1988: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); May 17–May 19 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Jul 23–Jul 26 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Oct 22–Oct 24 (3 days, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday); Dec 1–Dec 4 (4 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.