Public holidays in United Arab Emirates 2024

14 nationwide public holidays in 2024.

Next nationwide holiday in United Arab Emirates

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Nationwide holidays 2024

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Monday	Monday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
8 April Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر	عطلة عيد الفطر
9 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر	عطلة عيد الفطر
10 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr عيد الفطر	عيد الفطر
11 April Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر	عطلة عيد الفطر
12 April Friday	Friday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday عطلة عيد الفطر	عطلة عيد الفطر
15 June Saturday	Saturday	Day of Arafah وقفة عرفة	وقفة عرفة
16 June Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha عيد الأضحى	عيد الأضحى
17 June Monday	Monday	Eid al-Adha Holiday عطلة عيد الأضحى	عطلة عيد الأضحى
18 June Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha Holiday عطلة عيد الأضحى	عطلة عيد الأضحى
7 July Sunday	Sunday	Islamic New Year رأس السنة الهجرية	رأس السنة الهجرية
15 September Sunday	Sunday	Prophet's Birthday عيد المولد النبوي	عيد المولد النبوي
2 December Monday	Monday	National Day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني
3 December Tuesday	Tuesday	National Day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني

Long weekends and bridge days 2024

Based on nationwide holidays and the weekend in United Arab Emirates (Saturday and Sunday). Regional, local and group holidays are not included.

Long weekends

Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2024 · 3 days off
New Year's Day
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 25°C (77°F), low 20°C (68°F), rain on 10% of days
Sat 6 Apr – Sun 14 Apr · 9 days off
Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-Fitr
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 30°C (86°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 3% of days
Sat 15 Jun – Tue 18 Jun · 4 days off
Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha Holiday
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 37°C (99°F), low 30°C (86°F), rain on 6% of days
Sat 30 Nov – Tue 3 Dec · 4 days off
National Day
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 28°C (82°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 1% 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: Wed 3 Apr – Sun 14 Apr — 12 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 3 Apr, Thu 4 Apr, Fri 5 Apr).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Apr) get 10 days in a rowFri 5 Apr – Sun 14 Apr · Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 14 Jun) get 5 days in a rowFri 14 Jun – Tue 18 Jun · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 5 Jul) get 3 days in a rowFri 5 Jul – Sun 7 Jul · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 13 Sep) get 3 days in a rowFri 13 Sep – Sun 15 Sep · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Nov) get 5 days in a rowFri 29 Nov – Tue 3 Dec · National DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 2 days off (Mon 30 Dec, Tue 31 Dec) get 5 days in a rowSat 28 Dec – Wed 1 Jan 2025 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓