Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1996

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 1996. 8 of them fall on working days, which leaves 254 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1996 are New Year's Day (Monday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, February 20), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, February 21), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Thursday, February 22), Arafat Day (Saturday, April 27), Eid al-Adha (Sunday, April 28), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Monday, April 29), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Tuesday, April 30), Islamic New Year (Sunday, May 19), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Sunday, July 28), Commemoration Day (Sunday, December 1), National Day (Monday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Tuesday, December 3).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 1996: Dec 30–Jan 1 (3 days, New Year's Day); Feb 20–Feb 22 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Apr 27–Apr 30 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Nov 30–Dec 3 (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.