Public holidays in Egypt 2029

16 nationwide public holidays in 2029.

Next nationwide holiday in Egypt

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

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Nationwide holidays 2029

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
7 January Sunday	Sunday	Coptic Christmas Day Religious عيد الميلاد المجيد	عيد الميلاد المجيد
25 January Thursday	Thursday	January 25th Revolution and National Police Day National day ثورة ٢٥ يناير وعيد الشرطة	ثورة ٢٥ يناير وعيد الشرطة
14 February Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر المبارك
15 February Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر المبارك
9 April Monday	Monday	Spring Festival عيد شم النسيم	عيد شم النسيم
23 April Monday	Monday	Day of Arafah Religious وقفة عيد الأضحى المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	وقفة عيد الأضحى المبارك
24 April Tuesday	Tuesday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى المبارك
25 April Wednesday	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى المبارك
26 April Thursday	Thursday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى المبارك Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى المبارك
26 April Thursday	Thursday	Sinai Liberation Day (observed) National day عيد تحرير سيناء (يوم تعويضي) Observed day off for Sinai Liberation Day (Wed 25 Apr)	عيد تحرير سيناء (يوم تعويضي)
3 May Thursday	Thursday	Labor Day (observed) عيد العمال (يوم تعويضي) Observed day off for Labor Day (Tue 1 May)	عيد العمال (يوم تعويضي)
17 May Thursday	Thursday	Islamic New Year (observed) Religious رأس السنة الهجرية (يوم تعويضي) Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced Observed day off for Islamic New Year (Mon 14 May)	رأس السنة الهجرية (يوم تعويضي)
30 June Saturday	Saturday	June 30 Revolution Day National day عيد ثورة ٣٠ يونيو	عيد ثورة ٣٠ يونيو
24 July Tuesday	Tuesday	Prophet's Birthday Religious المولد النبوي الشريف Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	المولد النبوي الشريف
26 July Thursday	Thursday	July 23 Revolution Day (observed) National day عيد ثورة ٢٣ يوليو (يوم تعويضي) Observed day off for July 23 Revolution Day (Mon 23 Jul)	عيد ثورة ٢٣ يوليو (يوم تعويضي)
6 October Saturday	Saturday	Armed Forces Day عيد القوات المسلحة	عيد القوات المسلحة

Long weekends and bridge days 2029

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 offCoptic Christmas DayTypically in Cairo: high 19°C (66°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 6% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 25 Jan – Sat 27 Jan · 3 days offJanuary 25th Revolution and National Police DayTypically in Cairo: high 19°C (66°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 21% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Wed 14 Feb – Sat 17 Feb · 4 days offEid al-Fitr (estimated)Typically in Cairo: high 20°C (68°F), low 7°C (45°F), rain on 11% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Mon 23 Apr – Sat 28 Apr · 6 days offDay of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Sinai Liberation Day (observed)Typically in Cairo: high 31°C (88°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 9% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 3 May – Sat 5 May · 3 days offLabor Day (observed)Typically in Cairo: high 32°C (90°F), low 16°C (61°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 17 May – Sat 19 May · 3 days offIslamic New Year (observed) (estimated)Typically in Cairo: high 36°C (97°F), low 18°C (64°F), rain on 0% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Thu 26 Jul – Sat 28 Jul · 3 days offJuly 23 Revolution Day (observed)Typically in Cairo: high 39°C (102°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 3% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Bridge days

Sun 8 Apr: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Fri 6 Apr – Mon 9 Apr)Spring FestivalTypically in Cairo: high 29°C (84°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 3% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Sun 22 Apr: take 1 day off, get 9 days in a row (Fri 20 Apr – Sat 28 Apr)Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Sinai Liberation Day (observed)Typically in Cairo: high 31°C (88°F), low 14°C (57°F), rain on 6% of daysShow on calendar ↓
Wed 25 Jul: take 1 day off, get 5 days in a row (Tue 24 Jul – Sat 28 Jul)Prophet's Birthday (estimated), July 23 Revolution Day (observed)Typically in Cairo: high 39°C (102°F), low 23°C (73°F), rain on 3% of daysShow on calendar ↓

Leave planner 2029

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 18 Apr – Sat 28 Apr — 11 days off for 3 leave days (Wed 18 Apr, Thu 19 Apr, Sun 22 Apr).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 13 Feb) get 5 days in a rowTue 13 Feb – Sat 17 Feb · Eid al-FitrShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 8 Apr) get 4 days in a rowFri 6 Apr – Mon 9 Apr · Spring FestivalShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Sun 22 Apr) get 9 days in a rowFri 20 Apr – Sat 28 Apr · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Sinai Liberation Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 25 Jul) get 5 days in a rowTue 24 Jul – Sat 28 Jul · Prophet's Birthday, July 23 Revolution Day (observed)Show on calendar ↓