Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2019

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2019. 8 of them fall on working days, which leaves 253 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2019 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, June 4), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, June 5), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Thursday, June 6), Arafat Day (Saturday, August 10), Eid al-Adha (Sunday, August 11), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Monday, August 12), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Tuesday, August 13), Islamic New Year (Saturday, August 31), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Saturday, November 9), Commemoration Day (Sunday, December 1), National Day (Monday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Tuesday, December 3).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2019: Jun 4–Jun 6 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Aug 10–Aug 13 (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.