Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2008

There are 14 UAE public holidays in 2008. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 249 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2008 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), Islamic New Year (Thursday, January 10), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Thursday, March 20), Eid al-Fitr (Wednesday, October 1), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Thursday, October 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Friday, October 3), Commemoration Day (Monday, December 1), National Day (Tuesday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Wednesday, December 3), Arafat Day (Sunday, December 7), Eid al-Adha (Monday, December 8), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Tuesday, December 9), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Wednesday, December 10) and Islamic New Year (Monday, December 29).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2008: Oct 1–Oct 5 (5 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Nov 29–Dec 3 (5 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)); Dec 6–Dec 10 (5 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Dec 27–Dec 29 (3 days, Islamic New Year).

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.