Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2042

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2042. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2042 are New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Wednesday, March 5), Eid al-Fitr (Tuesday, September 16), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Wednesday, September 17), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Thursday, September 18), Arafat Day (Saturday, November 22), Eid al-Adha (Sunday, November 23), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Monday, November 24), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Tuesday, November 25), Commemoration Day (Monday, December 1), National Day (Tuesday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Wednesday, December 3) and Islamic New Year (Sunday, December 14).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2042: Sep 16–Sep 18 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Nov 22–Nov 25 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Nov 29–Dec 3 (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.