Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2040

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2040. 5 of them fall on working days, which leaves 256 working days after 105 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2040 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), Islamic New Year (Sunday, January 15), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Sunday, March 25), Eid al-Fitr (Sunday, October 7), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Monday, October 8), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Tuesday, October 9), Commemoration Day (Saturday, December 1), National Day (Sunday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Monday, December 3), Arafat Day (Friday, December 14), Eid al-Adha (Saturday, December 15), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Sunday, December 16) and Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Monday, December 17).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2040: Oct 6–Oct 9 (4 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 3 (3 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)); Dec 14–Dec 17 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)).

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.