Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2024

United Arab Emirates observes 14 public holidays in 2024. 9 fall on a weekday and 5 land on a weekend, leaving 253 working days across the year on the national-only count.

2024 public holidays calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Jan 1	Monday	New Year's Day	New Year's Day on Monday January 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Apr 9	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (eve)	Eid al-Fitr (eve) on Tuesday April 9 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Apr 10	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr (day 1)	Eid al-Fitr (day 1) on Wednesday April 10 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Apr 11	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr (day 2)	Eid al-Fitr (day 2) on Thursday April 11 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Apr 12	Friday	Eid al-Fitr (day 3)	Eid al-Fitr (day 3) on Friday April 12 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
Jun 15	Saturday (weekend)	Arafat Day	Arafat Day lands on a Saturday (June 15) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Jun 16	Sunday (weekend)	Eid al-Adha (day 1)	Eid al-Adha (day 1) lands on a Sunday (June 16) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Jun 17	Monday	Eid al-Adha (day 2)	Eid al-Adha (day 2) on Monday June 17 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Jun 18	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha (day 3)	Eid al-Adha (day 3) on Tuesday June 18 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Jul 7	Sunday (weekend)	Islamic New Year	Islamic New Year lands on a Sunday (July 7) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Sep 15	Sunday (weekend)	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday lands on a Sunday (September 15) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Dec 1	Sunday (weekend)	Commemoration Day	Commemoration Day lands on a Sunday (December 1) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Dec 2	Monday	National Day	National Day on Monday December 2 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Dec 3	Tuesday	National Day (day 2)	National Day (day 2) on Tuesday December 3 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.

2024 year summary

Total days

366

Weekend days

104

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

253

The 5 weekend-falling public holidays in 2024 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 9 weekday-falling entries. The UAE observes federal public holidays per annual Cabinet decree, with Eid al-Fitr, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Islamic New Year, and Mawlid al-Nabawi on the Islamic lunar calendar. The federal public sector moved from a Friday-Saturday to a Saturday-Sunday weekend in January 2022; the private sector largely aligned.

Holidays not included

Emirate-specific commemorations (e.g., Sheikh Zayed Humanitarian Work Day on August 19 in some configurations, Dubai government anniversaries) are not part of the federal set. The free zones (ADGM, DIFC, JAFZA, DAFZA) operate under their own commercial-law regimes and may observe slightly different holiday calendars. The Mawlid al-Nabawi (Prophet's Birthday) was removed from the official UAE federal holiday list in 2019 but reappears in some years; this calculator includes it for 2024 and excludes it for 2025-2026 per the Cabinet announcements.

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United Arab Emirates Holidays 2024 - FAQ

How many public holidays does United Arab Emirates have in 2024?

United Arab Emirates observes 14 public holidays in 2024. Of those, 9 fall on a weekday and 5 land on a weekend. The complete list with dates and weekday placements is in the calendar table above.

How many working days does United Arab Emirates have in 2024?

United Arab Emirates has 253 working days in 2024 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 9 weekday-falling public holidays. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.

Which 2024 public holiday dates fall on a weekday?

9 of United Arab Emirates's 14 public holidays in 2024 fall on a weekday and reduce the working days count: New Year's Day (Monday, January 1); Eid al-Fitr (eve) (Tuesday, April 9); Eid al-Fitr (day 1) (Wednesday, April 10); Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Thursday, April 11); Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Friday, April 12); Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Monday, June 17); Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Tuesday, June 18); National Day (Monday, December 2); National Day (day 2) (Tuesday, December 3).

Which 2024 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

5 public holidays in 2024 fall on a weekend: Arafat Day on Saturday, June 15; Eid al-Adha (day 1) on Sunday, June 16; Islamic New Year on Sunday, July 7; Prophet Muhammad's Birthday on Sunday, September 15; Commemoration Day on Sunday, December 1. The country may shift the observance to an adjacent weekday by proclamation or industry custom; check the official gazette for the year in question.