Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2003

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2003. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2003 are New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1), Arafat Day (Monday, February 10), Eid al-Adha (Tuesday, February 11), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Wednesday, February 12), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Thursday, February 13), Islamic New Year (Tuesday, March 4), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Tuesday, May 13), Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, November 25), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, November 26), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Thursday, November 27), Commemoration Day (Monday, December 1), National Day (Tuesday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Wednesday, December 3).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2003: Feb 8–Feb 13 (6 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Nov 25–Nov 27 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Nov 29–Dec 3 (5 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.