Will UAE National Day holiday 2025 be a five-day break?

Dubai: UAE residents have just two major public holidays remaining in 2025, according to the official holiday calendar announced by the UAE Cabinet. In May 2024, the Cabinet released the full list of public holidays for 2025, outlining both Gregorian and Islamic dates. With most holidays already observed, here’s what to expect for the rest of the year.

The next public holiday will mark the birthday of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), which is observed in the Islamic month of Rabi Al-Awwal. This occasion typically falls on the 12th day of the third month in the Hijri calendar.

In 2025, the holiday is expected to fall on either Thursday, September 4 or Friday, September 5, depending on the official moon sighting. The exact date will be confirmed by UAE authorities closer to the time.

After September, the final official public holidays will take place in December for UAE National Day. These holidays are fixed and fall on:

There is a possibility of a long five-day break, if the UAE government announces Monday, December 1 as an additional day off, effectively extending the weekend from Friday, November 28 to Wednesday, December 3. However, this will only be confirmed closer to the date.

Under Cabinet Resolution No. (27) of 2024, the UAE Cabinet has the authority to move public holidays, except for Eid holidays, to the start or end of the workweek through an official resolution.

The law also allows local governments to declare additional holidays for their departments and entities for specific occasions or other reasons.