Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2010

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2010. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2010 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Friday, February 26), Eid al-Fitr (Friday, September 10), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Saturday, September 11), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Sunday, September 12), Arafat Day (Monday, November 15), Eid al-Adha (Tuesday, November 16), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Wednesday, November 17), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Thursday, November 18), Commemoration Day (Wednesday, December 1), National Day (Thursday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Friday, December 3) and Islamic New Year (Tuesday, December 7).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2010: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Feb 26–Feb 28 (3 days, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday); Sep 10–Sep 12 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Nov 13–Nov 18 (6 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 5 (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.