Holiday Guide for Egypt in 2024

Egypt information

List of National Holidays in Egypt in 2024

	Sunday January 7th Coptic Christmas Egypt: The Coptic Orthodox Church recognises 7 January as the day that Jesus was born
	Thursday 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 April 9th End of Ramadan Holiday Egypt: Public holiday for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Wednesday April 10th End of Ramadan Egypt: The festival of Eid al-Fitr, the Festival of Fast breaking, marks the end of Ramadan
	Thursday April 11th End of Ramadan Holiday Egypt: Second day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Friday April 12th End of Ramadan Holiday Egypt: Third day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Saturday April 13th End of Ramadan Holiday Egypt: Fourth day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Sunday April 14th End of Ramadan Holiday Egypt: Fifth day of holidays for the festival of Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan
	Thursday April 25th Sinai Liberation Day Egypt: Commemorates the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai Peninsula in April 1982
	Wednesday May 1st Labour Day Egypt: This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
	Sunday May 5th 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 6th Sham El Nessim Egypt: Sham El-Nessim is an ancient Egyptian spring festival celebrated on the day after Coptic Easter
	Sunday June 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 June 17th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Second day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Tuesday June 18th Eid-el-Kibr Holiday Egypt: Third day of holidays for the Feast of the the Sacrifice
	Sunday June 30th Revolution Day June 30 Egypt: Anniversary of the protests against President Morsi in 2013
	Thursday July 11th El Hijra (in lieu) Egypt: Marks Islamic New Year and the Prophet's journey from Mecca to Medina in 622AD.
	Thursday July 25th Revolution Day July 23 Egypt: The National Day of Egypt and is the biggest non-religious public holiday in Egypt.
	Sunday September 15th Al-Mouled Al-Nabawy Egypt: Celebrated on the 12th day of the third month of the Islamic calendar, Rabi’i Al-Awal
	Sunday 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.