Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2018

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2018. 9 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2018 are New Year's Day (Monday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Friday, June 15), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Saturday, June 16), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Sunday, June 17), Arafat Day (Monday, August 20), Eid al-Adha (Tuesday, August 21), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Wednesday, August 22), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Thursday, August 23), Islamic New Year (Tuesday, September 11), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Tuesday, November 20), Commemoration Day (Saturday, December 1), National Day (Sunday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Monday, December 3).

There are 4 long weekends of three days or more in 2018: Dec 30–Jan 1 (3 days, New Year's Day); Jun 15–Jun 17 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Aug 18–Aug 23 (6 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.