Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2027

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2027. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2027 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, March 9), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, March 10), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Thursday, March 11), Arafat Day (Saturday, May 15), Eid al-Adha (Sunday, May 16), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Monday, May 17), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Tuesday, May 18), Islamic New Year (Sunday, June 6), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Saturday, August 14), Commemoration Day (Wednesday, December 1), National Day (Thursday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Friday, December 3).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2027: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Mar 9–Mar 11 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); May 15–May 18 (4 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.