UAE Long Weekends
8 long weekends in UAE for 2026.
4 need no leave days. 4 unlock with one. The longest run is 5 consecutive days off. Add any break to your calendar in one click.
- 4D · 1 leave
Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4
4 consecutive days off
Thu1New Year DayFri2BOOKSat3WeekendSun4Weekend1Book leave onFri, Jan 2One leave day unlocks 4 consecutive days off.
Includes: New Year Day - 4D · no leave
Thu, Apr 30 – Sun, May 3
4 consecutive days off
Thu30Eid Al FitrFri1Labour DaySat2Eid Al Fitr – Day 3Sun3WeekendIncludes: Eid Al Fitr, Labour Day, Eid Al Fitr – Day 3 - 4D · no leave
Sat, May 23 – Tue, May 26
4 consecutive days off
Sat23WeekendSun24WeekendMon25Arafah DayTue26Eid Al AdhaIncludes: Arafah Day, Eid Al Adha - 3D · no leave
Sat, May 30 – Mon, Jun 1
3 consecutive days off
Sat30WeekendSun31Eid Al Adha – Day 2Mon1Eid Al Adha – Day 3Includes: Eid Al Adha – Day 2, Eid Al Adha – Day 3 - 4D · 1 leave
Sat, Jun 13 – Tue, Jun 16
4 consecutive days off
Sat13WeekendSun14WeekendMon15BOOKTue16Islamic New Year (1448H)1Book leave onMon, Jun 15One leave day unlocks 4 consecutive days off.
Includes: Islamic New Year (1448H) - 4D · 1 leave
Sat, Aug 22 – Tue, Aug 25
4 consecutive days off
Sat22WeekendSun23WeekendMon24BOOKTue25Mawlid (Prophet Muhammad Birthday)1Book leave onMon, Aug 24One leave day unlocks 4 consecutive days off.
Includes: Mawlid (Prophet Muhammad Birthday) - 5D · 1 leave
Sat, Nov 28 – Wed, Dec 2
5 consecutive days off
Sat28WeekendSun29WeekendMon30Commemoration DayTue1BOOKWed2UAE National Day1Book leave onTue, Dec 1One leave day unlocks 5 consecutive days off.
Includes: Commemoration Day, UAE National Day - 3D · no leave
Fri, Dec 11 – Sun, Dec 13
3 consecutive days off
Fri11Isra and Mi'rajSat12WeekendSun13WeekendIncludes: Isra and Mi'raj
Leave-day budget
Move the slider to set how many annual-leave days you can spend on bridges. Tenure picks the bridges that unlock the most extra days off.
Book leave on these days
- 4D · 1 leaveFri, Jan 2Unlocks Thu, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 4 (4 days off)
- 5D · 1 leaveTue, Dec 1Unlocks Sat, Nov 28 – Wed, Dec 2 (5 days off)
Without using any leave you still get 4 natural breaks totalling 14 days off. The slider lets you trade leave days for additional breaks, picking the ones that unlock the most consecutive days first.
See how UAE stacks up against the rest of the GCC
Side-by-side ranking of all six GCC countries — total breaks, longest run, days off without using leave.
Long weekends in other GCC countries
Frequently asked
How many long weekends does UAE have in 2026?
8 three-day-plus breaks fall in the United Arab Emirates 2026 calendar — 4 that need no leave days, and 4 that unlock with a single leave day.
What is the longest long weekend in UAE in 2026?
5 consecutive days off from Saturday, November 28 to Wednesday, December 2 (with one leave day on Tuesday, December 1). Includes Commemoration Day, UAE National Day.
If I use 4 leave days this year, how many total days off can I get in UAE?
Taking the 4 bridge days flagged here gets you 31 total days off across 8 breaks. Without any leave, 14 days off across 4 natural breaks.
Are these dates confirmed?
Fixed-date holidays (New Year, National Day, Labour Day, Commemoration Day) are gazetted by the relevant ministry and confirmed for 2026. Lunar holidays — Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Adha, Islamic New Year, Mawlid, Isra and Mi'raj — are scheduled against the Hijri calendar and flip to confirmed once the moon-sighting committee announces, usually one to three days before.
Which working week does UAE follow?
United Arab Emirates moved to a Monday–Friday working week in January 2022, with Saturday and Sunday as the weekend. Every break here respects that schedule.
How we built this
We walk the United Arab Emirates public-holiday calendar against the Saturday–Sunday weekend and find every run of 3+ consecutive non-working days. Bridge opportunities flag where one working day sits between two non-working stretches, so taking a single leave day unlocks a 4+ day break. The full holiday calendar lives at /holidays/uae/2026.