Public holidays in United Arab Emirates, 2025
United Arab Emirates has 8 public holidays in 2025. 6 fall on a working day and 2 on a weekend — which is the number that decides how many days off you actually get.
8 of 8 holidays
- 01 01 رأس السنة الميلادية Wednesday
- 27 01 الإسراء والمعراج Monday
- 01 03 اليوم الأول من رمضان Saturday · falls on a weekend
- 30 03 عيد الفطر Sunday · falls on a weekend
- 06 06 عيد الأضحى Friday
- 26 06 رأس السنة الهجرية Thursday
- 04 09 المولد النبويّ Thursday
- 02 12 اليوم الوطني Tuesday
2025 at a glance
Every day of the year. Filled squares are public holidays; the pale ones are weekends. A holiday touching a weekend is a long one.
Holidays you have, and days off you get
These are the two different questions this page answers. A country can have a long list of public holidays and still give you fewer days away from work than a neighbour with a shorter list, purely because of which weekday they fall on. Only some countries substitute a weekday when a holiday lands on a weekend; where they do not, the holiday simply passes.
FAQ
How many public holidays does United Arab Emirates have in 2025?
8, of which 6 fall on a working day and 2 on a weekend.
Why does it matter which fall on a weekend?
Because a holiday on a Saturday is a holiday you do not get. 2 of United Arab Emirates's land on one, and most countries do not move them.