United Arab Emirates Calendar 2028: Public Holidays and Working Days
2028 public holiday list
| Date | Day | Holiday | Type | Week |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 January | Saturday | New Year's Day (رأس السنة الميلادية) | Public holiday | 52 |
| 26 February | Saturday | Eid al-Fitr (عيد الفطر (تقديري))estimated | Public holiday | 8 |
| 27 February | Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري))estimated | Public holiday | 8 |
| 28 February | Monday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (عطلة عيد الفطر (تقديري))estimated | Public holiday | 9 |
| 4 May | Thursday | Day of Arafah (وقفة عرفة (تقديري))estimated | Public holiday | 18 |
| 5 May | Friday | Eid al-Adha (عيد الأضحى (تقديري))estimated | Public holiday | 18 |
| 6 May | Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري))estimated | Public holiday | 18 |
| 7 May | Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (عطلة عيد الأضحى (تقديري))estimated | Public holiday | 18 |
| 25 May | Thursday | Islamic New Year (رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري))estimated | Public holiday | 21 |
| 3 August | Thursday | Prophet's Birthday (عيد المولد النبوي (تقديري))estimated | Public holiday | 31 |
| 2 December | Saturday | National Day (اليوم الوطني) | Public holiday | 48 |
| 3 December | Sunday | National Day (اليوم الوطني) | Public holiday | 48 |
2028 working days by month
| Month | Days | Weekend | Weekday holidays | Half days | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| February | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 20 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| April | 30 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| May | 31 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| July | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| August | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 22 |
| September | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| October | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 |
| December | 31 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Total | 366 | 106 | 5 | 0 | 255 |
Working days = weekdays − public holidays on weekdays − half of the half days. Regional holidays are not included.
Long weekends and bridge days
- 26 February – 28 February: 3 days
- 4 May – 7 May: 4 days
- Take 26 May (Friday) off and the break grows to 4 days
- Take 4 August (Friday) off and the break grows to 4 days
2028 calendar (United Arab Emirates holidays marked)
January 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 3 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 4 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 5 | 31 |
February 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 7 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 8 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 9 | 28 | 29 |
March 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 12 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 13 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
April 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 14 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 17 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
May 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 19 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 20 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 22 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
June 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 23 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| 24 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| 25 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
| 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
July 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 27 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 29 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 30 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | 31 |
August 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 32 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 33 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 34 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 35 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
September 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 36 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 37 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 38 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 39 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
October 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | 1 | ||||||
| 40 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 41 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 42 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 43 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 44 | 30 | 31 |
November 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 45 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 46 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 47 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 48 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
December 2028
| # | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| 49 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 50 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| 51 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 52 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
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Frequently asked questions
How many public holidays does United Arab Emirates have in 2028?
United Arab Emirates has 12 public holidays in 2028; 5 fall on weekdays.
How many working days are there in United Arab Emirates in 2028?
United Arab Emirates has 255 working days in 2028 (106 weekend days, 5 public holidays on weekdays). The most working days are in March (23), the fewest in February (20).
What is the longest break in 2028?
The longest continuous break is 4 May – 7 May, 4 days including the weekend.
Are there bridge days in 2028?
Yes: take 26 May (Friday) off for a 4-day break; take 4 August (Friday) off for a 4-day break.
Dates marked “estimated” (mostly holidays tied to the Islamic calendar) are calculated; the official announcement may differ by a day.
Data: open-source python-holidays 0.105 and official announcements; generated 2026-10-05. Dates are for information; please confirm with the official source.