The UAE Cabinet has officially announced that there will be 14 public holidays in 2024 for both the public and private sectors of the country. However, when will the next public holiday in the UAE be?
The massive UAE Eid Al Fitr public holiday, which took place from Monday, April 8 to Friday, April 12, marked the beginning of April.
Official leave for the public and private sectors
For the public and private sectors, it turned out to be a fairly beautiful nine-day public holiday, especially when the weekends on each side were included.
Long official vacation
There won't be a holiday quite like that for a while, but there will still be a few long weekends in 2024 to look forward to.
The most recent forecasts for Eid Al Adha in April state that it will begin on Sunday, June 16, and end on Wednesday, June 19.
That implies a weekend of five days. In other words, a two-day work week, depending on how you choose to frame it.
See below for a complete list of public holidays in 2024
UAE public holidays: Scheduled dates for 2024
- Monday January 1st: Verified New Year's Day
- Monday, April 8: confirmed holiday for Eid Al Fitr
- Tuesday, April 9: confirmed holiday for Eid Al Fitr
- Wednesday, April 10: Eid Al Fitr's first day (confirmed)
- Thursday, April 11: confirmed holiday for Eid Al Fitr
- Friday, April 12: confirmed holiday for Eid Al Fitr
- Sunday June 16 is designated as Arafat Day.
- Monday June 17: Holiday for Eid al Adha
- Tuesday, June 18: Holiday for Eid al Adha
- Wednesday, June 19: Holiday for Eid Al Adha
- Sunday July 7 is the Islamic New Year.
- Sunday Monday, September 15th is Prophet Muhammad's (PBUH) birthday. December 2nd is National Day.
- Tuesday December 3rd is the holiday observed as National Day.