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UAE Long Weekends

6 long weekends in UAE for 2027.

3 need no leave days. 3 unlock with one. The longest run is 6 consecutive days off. Add any break to your calendar in one click.

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Breaks
6
No leave needed
3
Longest run
6 days
Total days off
28 / 3 leave
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  • Fri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3

    3 consecutive days off

    3D · no leave
    Fri
    1
    New Year Day
    Sat
    2
    Weekend
    Sun
    3
    Weekend
    Includes: New Year Day

  • Sat, Apr 17 – Wed, Apr 21

    5 consecutive days off

    5D · no leave
    Sat
    17
    Weekend
    Sun
    18
    Weekend
    Mon
    19
    Eid Al Fitr
    Tue
    20
    Eid Al Fitr – Day 2
    Wed
    21
    Eid Al Fitr – Day 3
    Includes: Eid Al Fitr, Eid Al Fitr – Day 2, Eid Al Fitr – Day 3

  • Fri, May 14 – Mon, May 17

    4 consecutive days off

    4D · no leave
    Fri
    14
    Arafah Day
    Sat
    15
    Eid Al Adha
    Sun
    16
    Eid Al Adha – Day 2
    Mon
    17
    Eid Al Adha – Day 3
    Includes: Arafah Day, Eid Al Adha, Eid Al Adha – Day 2, Eid Al Adha – Day 3

  • Thu, Nov 11 – Sun, Nov 14

    4 consecutive days off

    4D · 1 leave
    Thu
    11
    Martyrs Day
    Fri
    12
    BOOK
    Sat
    13
    Weekend
    Sun
    14
    Weekend
    1
    Book leave on
    Fri, Nov 12

    One leave day unlocks 4 consecutive days off.

    Includes: Martyrs Day

  • Sat, Nov 27 – Thu, Dec 2

    6 consecutive days off

    6D · 1 leave
    Sat
    27
    Weekend
    Sun
    28
    Weekend
    Mon
    29
    BOOK
    Tue
    30
    Commemoration Day
    Wed
    1
    Isra and Mi'raj
    Thu
    2
    UAE National Day
    1
    Book leave on
    Mon, Nov 29

    One leave day unlocks 6 consecutive days off.

    Includes: Commemoration Day, Isra and Mi'raj, UAE National Day

  • Tue, Nov 30 – Sun, Dec 5

    6 consecutive days off

    6D · 1 leave
    Tue
    30
    Commemoration Day
    Wed
    1
    Isra and Mi'raj
    Thu
    2
    UAE National Day
    Fri
    3
    BOOK
    Sat
    4
    Weekend
    Sun
    5
    Weekend
    1
    Book leave on
    Fri, Dec 3

    One leave day unlocks 6 consecutive days off.

    Includes: Commemoration Day, Isra and Mi'raj, UAE National Day

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.

2
03
Leave used
2 / 2
Bridges taken
2
Total breaks
5
Days off
24

Book leave on these days

  • Mon, Nov 29
    Unlocks Sat, Nov 27 – Thu, Dec 2 (6 days off)
    6D · 1 leave
  • Fri, Dec 3
    Unlocks Tue, Nov 30 – Sun, Dec 5 (6 days off)
    6D · 1 leave

Without using any leave you still get 3 natural breaks totalling 12 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.

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Frequently asked

How many long weekends does UAE have in 2027?

6 three-day-plus breaks fall in the United Arab Emirates 2027 calendar — 3 that need no leave days, and 3 that unlock with a single leave day.

What is the longest long weekend in UAE in 2027?

6 consecutive days off from Saturday, November 27 to Thursday, December 2 (with one leave day on Monday, November 29). Includes Commemoration Day, Isra and Mi'raj, UAE National Day.

If I use 3 leave days this year, how many total days off can I get in UAE?

Taking the 3 bridge days flagged here gets you 28 total days off across 6 breaks. Without any leave, 12 days off across 3 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 2027. 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/2027.