Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2038

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2038. 7 of them fall on working days, which leaves 254 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2038 are New Year's Day (Friday, January 1), Arafat Day (Friday, January 15), Eid al-Adha (Saturday, January 16), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Sunday, January 17), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Monday, January 18), Islamic New Year (Saturday, February 6), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Saturday, April 17), Eid al-Fitr (Friday, October 29), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Saturday, October 30), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Sunday, October 31), 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 2038: Jan 1–Jan 3 (3 days, New Year's Day); Jan 15–Jan 18 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Oct 29–Oct 31 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (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.