National Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2021

United Arab Emirates
2021

List of Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2021

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Friday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	National Holiday
Thursday	Mar 11	Israa & Miaraj Night	Not A Public Holiday
Tuesday	May 11	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Ramadan 29
Wednesday	May 12	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Ramadan 30
Thursday	May 13	Eid Al Fitr	National Holiday	End of Ramadan
Friday	May 14	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Shawwal 2
Saturday	May 15	Eid Al Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Shawwal 3
Monday	Jul 19	Day of Arafah	National Holiday
Tuesday	Jul 20	Eid Al Adha	National Holiday	Feast of the Sacrifice
Wednesday	Jul 21	Eid Al Adha Holiday	National Holiday
Thursday	Jul 22	Eid Al Adha Holiday	National Holiday
Thursday	Aug 12	Hijri New Year's Day	National Holiday	Moves to August 12
Thursday	Oct 21	Prophet Muhammad’s birthday	National Holiday	Moves to October 21
Wednesday	Dec 01	Commemoration Day	National Holiday
Thursday	Dec 02	National Day	National Holiday
Friday	Dec 03	National Day Holiday	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