Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2028

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2028. 6 of them fall on working days, which leaves 254 working days after 106 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2028 are New Year's Day (Saturday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Saturday, February 26), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Sunday, February 27), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Monday, February 28), Arafat Day (Thursday, May 4), Eid al-Adha (Friday, May 5), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Saturday, May 6), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Sunday, May 7), Islamic New Year (Thursday, May 25), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Thursday, August 3), Commemoration Day (Friday, December 1), National Day (Saturday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Sunday, December 3).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2028: Feb 26–Feb 28 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); May 4–May 7 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 3 (3 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.