Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2009

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2009. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 251 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2009 are New Year's Day (Thursday, January 1), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Monday, March 9), Eid al-Fitr (Sunday, September 20), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Monday, September 21), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Tuesday, September 22), Arafat Day (Thursday, November 26), Eid al-Adha (Friday, November 27), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Saturday, November 28), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Sunday, November 29), Commemoration Day (Tuesday, December 1), National Day (Wednesday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Thursday, December 3) and Islamic New Year (Friday, December 18).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2009: Mar 7–Mar 9 (3 days, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday); Sep 19–Sep 22 (4 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Nov 26–Nov 29 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 3 (3 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)); Dec 18–Dec 20 (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.