Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2016

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2016. 8 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 105 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2016 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Wednesday, July 6), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Thursday, July 7), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Friday, July 8), Arafat Day (Saturday, September 10), Eid al-Adha (Sunday, September 11), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Monday, September 12), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Tuesday, September 13), Islamic New Year (Sunday, October 2), Commemoration Day (Thursday, December 1), National Day (Friday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Saturday, December 3) and Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Sunday, December 11).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2016: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Jul 6–Jul 10 (5 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Sep 10–Sep 13 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); 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.