Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2029

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2029. 11 of them fall on working days, which leaves 250 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2029 are New Year's Day (Monday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Wednesday, February 14), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Thursday, February 15), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Friday, February 16), Arafat Day (Monday, April 23), Eid al-Adha (Tuesday, April 24), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Wednesday, April 25), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Thursday, April 26), Islamic New Year (Monday, May 14), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Tuesday, July 24), Commemoration Day (Saturday, December 1), National Day (Sunday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Monday, December 3).

There are 5 long weekends of three days or more in 2029: Dec 30–Jan 1 (3 days, New Year's Day); Feb 14–Feb 18 (5 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Apr 21–Apr 26 (6 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); May 12–May 14 (3 days, Islamic New Year); 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.