Holiday Guide for Egypt in 2027

Egypt information

List of National Holidays in Egypt in 2027

	Thursday January 7th Coptic Christmas Egypt: The Coptic Orthodox Church recognises 7 January as the day that Jesus was born
	Monday January 25th Revolution Day January 25 Egypt: Celebrates the anniversary of Police officers resistance against the British Army in 1952 and the day of the beginning of the Egyptian revolution of 2011
	Tuesday March 9th End of Ramadan Egypt: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Wednesday March 10th End of Ramadan Day 2 Egypt: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Thursday March 11th End of Ramadan Day 3 Egypt: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Sunday April 25th Sinai Liberation Day Egypt: Sinai Liberation Day marks the full return of the Sinai Peninsula to Egyptian sovereignty, making it one of the country’s most important national occasions each year.
	Saturday May 1st Labour Day Egypt: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday May 2nd Coptic Easter Sunday Egypt: Easter is the most significant religious holiday for the world's roughly 300 million Orthodox Christians. In the bible, it is the day when Mary Magdalene found that an empty tomb in the cave in which Jesus has been placed after his crucifixion.
	Monday May 3rd Sham El Nessim Egypt: Sham El-Nessim is an ancient Egyptian spring festival celebrated on the day after Coptic Easter
	Saturday May 15th Arafat Day Egypt: Second day of the Hajj pilgrimage and the day before Eid al Adha. Named after the geographical area Arafa where the Prophet gave his Farewell Sermon.
	Sunday May 16th Eid-el-Kibr Egypt: Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice is the most important feast in the Muslim calendar. It celebrates the willingness of the Prophet Ibrahim to sacrifice his son Ishmael in submission to Allah's command, before he was stopped by Allah.
	Monday May 17th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the Sacrifice
	Tuesday May 18th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the Sacrifice
	Sunday June 6th El Hijra Egypt: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
	Wednesday June 30th Revolution Day June 30 Egypt: Anniversary of the protests against President Morsi in 2013
	Friday July 23rd Revolution Day July 23 Egypt: The National Day of Egypt and is the biggest non-religious public holiday in Egypt.
	Saturday August 14th Al-Mouled Al-Nabawy Egypt: Celebrated on the 12th day of the third month of the Islamic calendar, Rabi’i Al-Awal
	Wednesday October 6th Armed Forces Day Egypt: Celebrates Egypt's victory in the October War of 1973

Notes

• Islamic holiday exact dates are subject to moon sightings and may differ from the date given
• Friday and Saturday is the weekend
• Since 2020, Egypt has observed most mid-week holidays on Thursdays regardless of the day on which they fall and may also move those days to Sundays.