United Arab Emirates Holidays in 2025
List of public holidays in United Arab Emirates 2025 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st January | Wednesday | New Year's Day | National Holiday |
| 27th January | Monday | Leilat al-Meiraj (The Prophet's Ascension) (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 1st March | Saturday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 20th March | Thursday | March Equinox | Season |
| 31st March | Monday | Eid al-Fitr (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| 1st April | Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| 2nd April | Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| 29th May | Thursday | Hajj season begins (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 6th June | Friday | Arafat (Hajj) Day (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| 7th June | Saturday | Eid al-Adha (Feast of Sacrifice) (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| 7th June | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| 8th June | Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| 21st June | Saturday | June Solstice | Season |
| 27th June | Friday | Al-Hijra (Islamic New Year) (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| 5th September | Friday | Mouloud (Tentative Date) | National Holiday |
| 22nd September | Monday | September Equinox | Season |
| 30th November | Sunday | Commemoration Day | Observance |
| 2nd December | Tuesday | National Day | National Holiday |
| 3rd December | Wednesday | National Day Holiday | National Holiday |
| 21st December | Sunday | December Solstice | Season |
| 31st December | Wednesday | New Year's Eve | Observance |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for United Arab Emirates. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in United Arab Emirates this year in 2025?
There are 12 holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2025
How to retrieve the United Arab Emirates holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=AE&year=2025 API to retrieve this list of United Arab Emirates holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'AE', year: '2025'});
console.log(holidays);