Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2023

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2023. 8 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 105 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2023 are New Year's Day (Sunday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Friday, April 21), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Saturday, April 22), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Sunday, April 23), Arafat Day (Tuesday, June 27), Eid al-Adha (Wednesday, June 28), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Thursday, June 29), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Friday, June 30), Islamic New Year (Wednesday, July 19), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Wednesday, September 27), Commemoration Day (Friday, December 1), National Day (Saturday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Sunday, December 3).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2023: Apr 21–Apr 23 (3 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Jun 27–Jul 2 (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.