Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2025

United Arab Emirates observes 13 public holidays in 2025. 10 fall on a weekday and 3 land on a weekend, leaving 251 working days across the year on the national-only count.

2025 public holidays calendar

Date	Day	Holiday	Notes
Jan 1	Wednesday	New Year's Day	New Year's Day on Wednesday January 1 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Mar 30	Sunday (weekend)	Eid al-Fitr (eve)	Eid al-Fitr (eve) lands on a Sunday (March 30) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Mar 31	Monday	Eid al-Fitr (day 1)	Eid al-Fitr (day 1) on Monday March 31 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Apr 1	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr (day 2)	Eid al-Fitr (day 2) on Tuesday April 1 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Apr 2	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr (day 3)	Eid al-Fitr (day 3) on Wednesday April 2 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.
Jun 5	Thursday	Arafat Day	Arafat Day on Thursday June 5 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Jun 6	Friday	Eid al-Adha (day 1)	Eid al-Adha (day 1) on Friday June 6 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately following Saturday and Sunday.
Jun 7	Saturday (weekend)	Eid al-Adha (day 2)	Eid al-Adha (day 2) lands on a Saturday (June 7) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Jun 8	Sunday (weekend)	Eid al-Adha (day 3)	Eid al-Adha (day 3) lands on a Sunday (June 8) and is absorbed into the weekend.
Jun 26	Thursday	Islamic New Year	Islamic New Year on Thursday June 26 is a strong bridge-day candidate; many employers grant the Friday as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Dec 1	Monday	Commemoration Day	Commemoration Day on Monday December 1 produces a three-day weekend with the immediately preceding Saturday and Sunday.
Dec 2	Tuesday	National Day	National Day on Tuesday December 2 is a bridge-day candidate; the Monday is sometimes granted as discretionary leave to produce a four-day weekend.
Dec 3	Wednesday	National Day (day 2)	National Day (day 2) on Wednesday December 3 breaks the working week without an obvious adjacent-weekend bridge opportunity.

2025 year summary

Total days

365

Weekend days

104

Public holidays on weekdays

Working days

251

The 3 weekend-falling public holidays in 2025 are absorbed into the regular Saturday and Sunday count, so the working-day reduction comes only from the 10 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 2025 - FAQ

How many public holidays does United Arab Emirates have in 2025?

United Arab Emirates observes 13 public holidays in 2025. Of those, 10 fall on a weekday and 3 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 2025?

United Arab Emirates has 251 working days in 2025 on the national-only count, after subtracting 104 weekend days and 10 weekday-falling public holidays. Regional or industry-specific holidays may further reduce the count for narrower contract definitions.

Which 2025 public holiday dates fall on a weekday?

10 of United Arab Emirates's 13 public holidays in 2025 fall on a weekday and reduce the working days count: New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1); Eid al-Fitr (day 1) (Monday, March 31); Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Tuesday, April 1); Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Wednesday, April 2); Arafat Day (Thursday, June 5); Eid al-Adha (day 1) (Friday, June 6); Islamic New Year (Thursday, June 26); Commemoration Day (Monday, December 1); National Day (Tuesday, December 2); National Day (day 2) (Wednesday, December 3).

Which 2025 holidays fall on a weekend and how are they handled?

3 public holidays in 2025 fall on a weekend: Eid al-Fitr (eve) on Sunday, March 30; Eid al-Adha (day 2) on Saturday, June 7; Eid al-Adha (day 3) on Sunday, June 8. The country may shift the observance to an adjacent weekday by proclamation or industry custom; check the official gazette for the year in question.