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UAE (United Arab Emirates) Public Holidays 2023

See also: 2023 public holidays in Middle East, Oman, OPEC, Saudi Arabia and worldwide.

This page contains the list of UAE (United Arab Emirates) 2023 official public holidays, bank holidays, government holidays, non-working national holidays, and sectorial holidays. The public holidays listing on this page is also accessible via our free Android and iPhone/iPad mobile apps. The full qppstudio worldwide public holidays database for 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, and beyond, is available immediately, with a professional license.

The list of UAE (United Arab Emirates) official public holidays in 2023 is:


Date Weekday Public Holiday
Sunday New Year's Day
Thursday Eid al Fitr Holiday
Friday Eid al Fitr (End of Ramadan)
Saturday Eid al Fitr Holiday
Sunday Eid al Fitr Holiday
Tuesday Arafat Day
Wednesday Eid al Adha (Feast of Sacrifice)
Thursday Eid al Adha Holiday
Friday Eid al Adha Holiday
Wednesday Islamic New Year (may move to Thu. Jul. 20)
Wednesday The Prophet's Birthday (may move to Thu. Sep. 28)
Dec Friday Commemoration Day
Dec Saturday UAE National Day
Dec Sunday National Day Holiday

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Global Holidays Observed in UAE (United Arab Emirates)


Below is the list of global holidays observed as non-working public holidays in UAE (United Arab Emirates), with the dates of these global holidays for the next 10 years (2022-2032).

UAE (United Arab Emirates) Background Information and Links