Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2021

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2021. 12 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2021 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Thursday, May 13), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Friday, May 14), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Saturday, May 15), Arafat Day (Monday, July 19), Eid al-Adha (Tuesday, July 20), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Wednesday, July 21), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Thursday, July 22), Islamic New Year (Monday, August 9), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Monday, October 18), Commemoration Day (Wednesday, December 1), National Day (Thursday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Friday, December 3).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 2021: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); May 13–May 16 (4 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Jul 17–Jul 22 (6 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Aug 7–Aug 9 (3 days, Islamic New Year); Oct 16–Oct 18 (3 days, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday); 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.