{"id":8677,"date":"2025-10-29T09:18:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T03:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/?p=8677"},"modified":"2025-10-29T09:18:47","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T03:48:47","slug":"uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE Public Holidays 2026: Predicted Days Off and Long Weekends Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The UAE has released the predicted public holiday dates for 2026, giving residents and visitors a chance to plan ahead. With a mix of holidays based on the Islamic Hijri and Gregorian calendars, 2026 promises at least 12 official days off, including a six-day long weekend in May for Eid Al Adha and Arafat Day.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Highlights:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Number of Holidays:<\/strong> Minimum of 12 official days off in 2026<\/li>\n<li><strong>Long Weekends:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eid Al Fitr:<\/strong> Three-day weekend (March 20\u201322)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arafat Day &#038; Eid Al Adha:<\/strong> Six-day long weekend (May 26\u201331)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Islamic New Year &#038; Prophet Muhammad\u2019s Birthday:<\/strong> Likely adjusted to create long weekends<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Gregorian Calendar Holidays:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>New Year\u2019s Day:<\/strong> Thursday, January 1<\/li>\n<li><strong>National Day:<\/strong> Wednesday, December 2 and Thursday, December 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Islamic Calendar Holidays:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eid Al Fitr:<\/strong> Friday, March 20 \u2013 Sunday, March 22<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arafat Day:<\/strong> Tuesday, May 26<\/li>\n<li><strong>Eid Al Adha:<\/strong> Wednesday, May 27 \u2013 Friday, May 29<\/li>\n<li><strong>Islamic New Year:<\/strong> Monday, June 15 (official day Tuesday, June 16)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prophet Muhammad\u2019s Birthday (PBUH):<\/strong> Monday, August 24 (official day Tuesday, August 25)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flexibility &#038; Planning:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Some dates are based on moon sightings; exact Islamic holidays confirmed closer to the date.<\/li>\n<li>Local authorities can add extra holidays if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Mid-week holidays may be moved to create long weekends for convenience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UAE has released the predicted public holiday dates for 2026, giving residents and visitors a chance to plan ahead. With a mix of holidays based on the Islamic Hijri and Gregorian calendars, 2026 promises at least 12 official days off, including a six-day long weekend in May for Eid Al Adha and Arafat Day. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8678,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55,57,60,58,61,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-home-section2","category-blog-home-section3","category-global-property-news","category-property-news","category-real-estate-tips","category-uae-property-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>UAE Public Holidays 2026: Predicted Dates and Long Weekends<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Plan ahead for UAE public holidays in 2026 with at least 12 official days off, including three-day Eid Al Fitr and six-day Eid Al Adha weekends\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"UAE Public Holidays 2026: Predicted Dates and Long Weekends\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Plan ahead for UAE public holidays in 2026 with at least 12 official days off, including three-day Eid Al Fitr and six-day Eid Al Adha weekends\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"PropertyStellar: Where Your Home Dreams Align with Stars\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-10-29T03:48:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-29T03:48:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/banner-7.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"504\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/\",\"name\":\"UAE Public Holidays 2026: Predicted Dates and Long Weekends\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/banner-7.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-10-29T03:48:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-29T03:48:47+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0d1eeb8f78434fe75ef2b424ff582811\"},\"description\":\"Plan ahead for UAE public holidays in 2026 with at least 12 official days off, including three-day Eid Al Fitr and six-day Eid Al Adha weekends\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/banner-7.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/banner-7.png\",\"width\":504,\"height\":200,\"caption\":\"UAE Public Holidays\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"UAE Public Holidays 2026: Predicted Days Off and Long Weekends Revealed\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"PropertyStellar: Where Your Home Dreams Align with Stars\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0d1eeb8f78434fe75ef2b424ff582811\",\"name\":\"admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/300320dd72383361916a62c3a8e01711655ab5d58186cbf6cbe9e7f364ec0856?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/300320dd72383361916a62c3a8e01711655ab5d58186cbf6cbe9e7f364ec0856?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/propertydelta.com\/blog\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"UAE Public Holidays 2026: Predicted Dates and Long Weekends","description":"Plan ahead for UAE public holidays in 2026 with at least 12 official days off, including three-day Eid Al Fitr and six-day Eid Al Adha weekends","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"UAE Public Holidays 2026: Predicted Dates and Long Weekends","og_description":"Plan ahead for UAE public holidays in 2026 with at least 12 official days off, including three-day Eid Al Fitr and six-day Eid Al Adha weekends","og_url":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/","og_site_name":"PropertyStellar: Where Your Home Dreams Align with Stars","article_published_time":"2025-10-29T03:48:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-10-29T03:48:47+00:00","og_image":[{"width":504,"height":200,"url":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/banner-7.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"admin","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/","url":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/","name":"UAE Public Holidays 2026: Predicted Dates and Long Weekends","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/banner-7.png","datePublished":"2025-10-29T03:48:46+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-29T03:48:47+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0d1eeb8f78434fe75ef2b424ff582811"},"description":"Plan ahead for UAE public holidays in 2026 with at least 12 official days off, including three-day Eid Al Fitr and six-day Eid Al Adha weekends","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/banner-7.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/banner-7.png","width":504,"height":200,"caption":"UAE Public Holidays"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/uae-public-holidays-2026-predicted-days-off-and-long-weekends-revealed\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"UAE Public Holidays 2026: Predicted Days Off and Long Weekends Revealed"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/","name":"PropertyStellar: Where Your Home Dreams Align with Stars","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0d1eeb8f78434fe75ef2b424ff582811","name":"admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/300320dd72383361916a62c3a8e01711655ab5d58186cbf6cbe9e7f364ec0856?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/300320dd72383361916a62c3a8e01711655ab5d58186cbf6cbe9e7f364ec0856?s=96&r=g","caption":"admin"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/propertydelta.com\/blog"],"url":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8677","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8677"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8679,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8677\/revisions\/8679"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.propertystellar.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}