Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2002

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2002. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2002 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), Arafat Day (Thursday, February 21), Eid al-Adha (Friday, February 22), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Saturday, February 23), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Sunday, February 24), Islamic New Year (Friday, March 15), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Friday, May 24), Commemoration Day (Sunday, December 1), National Day (Monday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Tuesday, December 3), Eid al-Fitr (Thursday, December 5), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Friday, December 6) and Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Saturday, December 7).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2002: Feb 21–Feb 24 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Mar 15–Mar 17 (3 days, Islamic New Year); May 24–May 26 (3 days, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday); Nov 30–Dec 3 (4 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)); Dec 5–Dec 8 (4 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)).

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.