Public holidays in United Arab Emirates 2027

12 nationwide public holidays in 2027.

Next nationwide holiday in United Arab Emirates

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2027

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Friday	Friday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
9 March Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
10 March Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
11 March Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
15 May Saturday	Saturday	Day of Arafah وقفة عرفة Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	وقفة عرفة
16 May Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
17 May Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha Holiday عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
18 May Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha Holiday عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
6 June Sunday	Sunday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
14 August Saturday	Saturday	Prophet's Birthday عيد المولد النبوي Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد المولد النبوي
2 December Thursday	Thursday	National Day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني
3 December Friday	Friday	National Day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني

Long weekends and bridge days 2027

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in United Arab Emirates (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 1 Jan – Sun 3 Jan · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 25°C (77°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 11% of days
Tue 9 Mar – Thu 11 Mar · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 26°C (79°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 9% of days
Sat 15 May – Tue 18 May · 4 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 35°C (95°F), low 27°C (81°F), rain on 1% of days
Thu 2 Dec – Sun 5 Dec · 4 days off
National Day
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 27°C (81°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 1% of days

Bridge days

Mon 8 Mar: take 1 day off, get 6 days in a row (Sat 6 Mar – Thu 11 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 26°C (79°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 10% of days
Fri 12 Mar: take 1 day off, get 6 days in a row (Tue 9 Mar – Sun 14 Mar)
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 26°C (79°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 9% of days

Leave planner 2027

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Fri 5 Mar – Sun 14 Mar — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Fri 5 Mar, Mon 8 Mar, Fri 12 Mar).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowFri 1 Jan – Mon 4 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Mon 8 Mar) get 6 days in a rowSat 6 Mar – Thu 11 Mar · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 May) get 5 days in a rowFri 14 May – Tue 18 May · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Jun) get 3 days in a rowFri 4 Jun – Sun 6 Jun · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Aug) get 3 days in a rowFri 13 Aug – Sun 15 Aug · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 1 Dec) get 5 days in a rowWed 1 Dec – Sun 5 Dec · National DayShow on calendar ↓