Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2012

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2012. 6 of them fall on working days, which leaves 255 working days after 105 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2012 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Saturday, February 4), Eid al-Fitr (Sunday, August 19), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Monday, August 20), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Tuesday, August 21), Arafat Day (Thursday, October 25), Eid al-Adha (Friday, October 26), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Saturday, October 27), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Sunday, October 28), Islamic New Year (Thursday, November 15), Commemoration Day (Saturday, December 1), National Day (Sunday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Monday, December 3).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2012: Aug 18–Aug 21 (4 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Oct 25–Oct 28 (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)).

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.