Egypt Holidays in 2024
List of public holidays in Egypt 2024 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th January | Sunday | Coptic Christmas Day | National holiday |
| 25th January | Thursday | Revolution Day January 25 | National holiday |
| 12th March | Tuesday | Ramadan Start (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 20th March | Wednesday | March Equinox | Season |
| 10th April | Wednesday | Eid el Fitr (Tentative Date) | National holiday |
| 11th April | Thursday | Eid el Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | National holiday |
| 12th April | Friday | Eid el Fitr Holiday (Tentative Date) | National holiday |
| 25th April | Thursday | Sinai Liberation Day | National holiday |
| 1st May | Wednesday | Labor Day | National holiday |
| 3rd May | Friday | Coptic Good Friday | Observance |
| 4th May | Saturday | Coptic Holy Saturday | Observance |
| 5th May | Sunday | Coptic Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 6th May | Monday | Spring Festival | National holiday |
| 16th June | Sunday | Arafat Day (Tentative Date) | National holiday |
| 17th June | Monday | Eid al-Adha (Tentative Date) | National holiday |
| 18th June | Tuesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | National holiday |
| 19th June | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (Tentative Date) | National holiday |
| 20th June | Thursday | June Solstice | Season |
| 30th June | Sunday | June 30 Revolution | National holiday |
| 4th July | Thursday | Day off for June 30 Revolution | National holiday |
| 8th July | Monday | Muharram (Tentative Date) | National holiday |
| 17th July | Wednesday | Ashura (Tentative Date) | Observance |
| 23rd July | Tuesday | Revolution Day July 23 | National holiday |
| 25th July | Thursday | Day off for Revolution Day July 23 | National holiday |
| 15th August | Thursday | Flooding of the Nile | Observance |
| 11th September | Wednesday | Nayrouz | Observance |
| 16th September | Monday | Prophet Mohamed's Birthday (Tentative Date) | National holiday |
| 22nd September | Sunday | September Equinox | Season |
| 6th October | Sunday | Armed Forces Day | National holiday |
| 10th October | Thursday | Day off for Armed Forces Day | National holiday |
| 21st December | Saturday | December Solstice | Season |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Egypt. 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 Egypt this year in 2024?
There are 20 holidays in Egypt in 2024
How to retrieve the Egypt holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=EG&year=2024 API to retrieve this list of Egypt 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: 'EG', year: '2024'});
console.log(holidays);