National Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2016

United Arab Emirates
2016

List of Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2016

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Friday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	National Holiday
Thursday	May 05	Israa & Miaraj Night	National Holiday
Sunday	Jul 03	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	Government Holiday	Public sector only
Monday	Jul 04	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	Government Holiday	Public sector only
Tuesday	Jul 05	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	Government Holiday	Public sector only
Wednesday	Jul 06	Eid Al Fitr	National Holiday	End of Ramadan
Thursday	Jul 07	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	National Holiday
Sunday	Sep 11	Day of Arafah	National Holiday
Monday	Sep 12	Eid Al Adha	National Holiday	Feast of the Sacrifice
Tuesday	Sep 13	Eid Al Adha Holiday	National Holiday
Wednesday	Sep 14	Eid Al Adha Holiday	Government Holiday
Thursday	Sep 15	Eid Al Adha Holiday	Government Holiday	Public sector only
Sunday	Oct 02	Hijri New Year's Day	National Holiday	Hijri New Year
Thursday	Dec 01	Martyrs' Day	National Holiday	Moved to December 1 in 2016
Friday	Dec 02	National Day	National Holiday
Saturday	Dec 03	National Day Holiday	Government Holiday
Sunday	Dec 11	Prophet Muhammad’s birthday	National Holiday

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Notes

• A public holiday can be moved to the beginning or to the end of a week if it falls between two working days
• Since 2022, the weekend is Saturday and Sunday
• Islamic holiday exact dates are subject to moon sightings and may differ from the date given
• Public sector workers now receive the same number of public holidays as the private sector