Public holidays in United Arab Emirates 2028

12 nationwide public holidays in 2028.

Next nationwide holiday in United Arab Emirates

See the list of nationwide holidays below.

Local time · United Arab Emirates

Nationwide holidays 2028

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
1 January Saturday	Saturday	New Year's Day رأس السنة الميلادية	رأس السنة الميلادية
26 February Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr Religious عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الفطر
27 February Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
28 February Monday	Monday	Eid al-Fitr Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الفطر Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الفطر
4 May Thursday	Thursday	Day of Arafah Religious وقفة عرفة Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	وقفة عرفة
5 May Friday	Friday	Eid al-Adha Religious عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد الأضحى
6 May Saturday	Saturday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
7 May Sunday	Sunday	Eid al-Adha Holiday Religious عطلة عيد الأضحى Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عطلة عيد الأضحى
25 May Thursday	Thursday	Islamic New Year Religious رأس السنة الهجرية Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	رأس السنة الهجرية
3 August Thursday	Thursday	Prophet's Birthday Religious عيد المولد النبوي Estimated, may shift by 1-2 days until officially announced	عيد المولد النبوي
2 December Saturday	Saturday	National Day National day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني
3 December Sunday	Sunday	National Day National day اليوم الوطني	اليوم الوطني

Long weekends and bridge days 2028

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 26 Feb – Mon 28 Feb · 3 days off
Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 25°C (77°F), low 19°C (66°F), rain on 2% of days
Thu 4 May – Sun 7 May · 4 days off
Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated)
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 33°C (91°F), low 26°C (79°F), rain on 1% of days
Sat 30 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · 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

Bridge days

Fri 26 May: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 25 May – Sun 28 May)
Islamic New Year (estimated)
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 36°C (97°F), low 28°C (82°F), rain on 0% of days
Fri 4 Aug: take 1 day off, get 4 days in a row (Thu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug)
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Typically in Abu Dhabi: high 39°C (102°F), low 33°C (91°F), rain on 3% of days

Leave planner 2028

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: Sat 29 Apr – Sun 7 May — 9 days off for 3 leave days (Mon 1 May, Tue 2 May, Wed 3 May).Show on calendar ↓

Take 1 day off (Mon 3 Jan) get 3 days in a rowSat 1 Jan – Mon 3 Jan · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 25 Feb) get 4 days in a rowFri 25 Feb – Mon 28 Feb · Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Wed 3 May) get 5 days in a rowWed 3 May – Sun 7 May · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha HolidayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 26 May) get 4 days in a rowThu 25 May – Sun 28 May · Islamic New YearShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 4 Aug) get 4 days in a rowThu 3 Aug – Sun 6 Aug · Prophet's BirthdayShow on calendar ↓
Take 1 day off (Fri 29 Dec) get 4 days in a rowFri 29 Dec – Mon 1 Jan 2029 · New Year's DayShow on calendar ↓