Public holidays in Egypt 2024

16 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in Egypt

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
7 January Sunday	Sunday	Coptic Christmas Day عيد الميلاد المجيد	عيد الميلاد المجيد
25 January Thursday	Thursday	January 25th Revolution and National Police Day ثورة ٢٥ يناير وعيد الشرطة	ثورة ٢٥ يناير وعيد الشرطة
10 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر المبارك	عيد الفطر المبارك
11 April Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر المبارك	عيد الفطر المبارك
25 April Thursday	Thursday	Sinai Liberation Day عيد تحرير سيناء	عيد تحرير سيناء
5 May Sunday	Sunday	Labor Day (observed) عيد العمال (يوم تعويضي) Observed day off for Labor Day (Thu 1 May)	عيد العمال (يوم تعويضي)
6 May Monday	Monday	Spring Festival عيد شم النسيم	عيد شم النسيم
15 June Saturday	Saturday	Day of Arafah وقفة عيد الأضحى المبارك	وقفة عيد الأضحى المبارك
16 June Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك	عيد الأضحى المبارك
17 June Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك	عيد الأضحى المبارك
18 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى المبارك	عيد الأضحى المبارك
30 June Sunday	Sunday	June 30 Revolution Day عيد ثورة ٣٠ يونيو	عيد ثورة ٣٠ يونيو
11 July Thursday	Thursday	Islamic New Year (observed) رأس السنة الهجرية (يوم تعويضي) Observed day off for Islamic New Year (Sun 7 Jul)	رأس السنة الهجرية (يوم تعويضي)
25 July Thursday	Thursday	July 23 Revolution Day (observed) عيد ثورة ٢٣ يوليو (يوم تعويضي) Observed day off for July 23 Revolution Day (Tue 23 Jul)	عيد ثورة ٢٣ يوليو (يوم تعويضي)
15 September Sunday	Sunday	Prophet's Birthday المولد النبوي الشريف	المولد النبوي الشريف
6 October Sunday	Sunday	Armed Forces Day عيد القوات المسلحة	عيد القوات المسلحة

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in Egypt (Friday and Saturday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Fri 5 Jan – Sun 7 Jan · 3 days off
Coptic Christmas Day
Typically in Cairo: high 19°C (66°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 6% of days
Thu 25 Jan – Sat 27 Jan · 3 days off
January 25th Revolution and National Police Day
Typically in Cairo: high 19°C (66°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 21% of days
Wed 10 Apr – Sat 13 Apr · 4 days off
Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Cairo: high 28°C (82°F), low 12°C (54°F), rain on 7% of days
Thu 25 Apr – Sat 27 Apr · 3 days off
Sinai Liberation Day
Typically in Cairo: high 31°C (88°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 7% of days
Fri 3 May – Mon 6 May · 4 days off
Labor Day (observed), Spring Festival
Typically in Cairo: high 32°C (90°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 14 Jun – Tue 18 Jun · 5 days off
Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
Typically in Cairo: high 38°C (100°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 28 Jun – Sun 30 Jun · 3 days off
June 30 Revolution Day
Typically in Cairo: high 38°C (100°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 11 Jul – Sat 13 Jul · 3 days off
Islamic New Year (observed)
Typically in Cairo: high 39°C (102°F), low 22°C (72°F), rain on 0% of days
Thu 25 Jul – Sat 27 Jul · 3 days off
July 23 Revolution Day (observed)
Typically in Cairo: high 39°C (102°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 3% of days
Fri 13 Sep – Sun 15 Sep · 3 days off
Prophet's Birthday
Typically in Cairo: high 37°C (99°F), low 21°C (70°F), rain on 1% of days
Fri 4 Oct – Sun 6 Oct · 3 days off
Armed Forces Day
Typically in Cairo: high 33°C (91°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 6% of days

Bridge days

No single-day bridges in 2024.

Leave planner 2024

Choose how many leave days you can take for one break. The planner finds the breaks that give the most days off in a row around nationwide holidays and weekends, and marks the leave days on the calendar below.

Leave days per break: 3

Longest break with up to 3 leave days: Thu 13 Jun – Sat 22 Jun — 10 days off for 3 leave days (Thu 13 Jun, Wed 19 Jun, Thu 20 Jun).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Thu 4 Jan) get 4 days in a rowThu 4 Jan – Sun 7 Jan · Coptic Christmas DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Jan) get 4 days in a rowWed 24 Jan – Sat 27 Jan · January 25th Revolution and National Police DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Tue 9 Apr) get 5 days in a rowTue 9 Apr – Sat 13 Apr · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 24 Apr) get 4 days in a rowWed 24 Apr – Sat 27 Apr · Sinai Liberation DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 2 May) get 5 days in a rowThu 2 May – Mon 6 May · Labor Day (observed), Spring FestivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Thu 13 Jun) get 6 days in a rowThu 13 Jun – Tue 18 Jun · Day of Arafah, Eid al-AdhaShow on calendar ↓