Public Holidays

Discover upcoming public holiday dates for Egypt and start planning to make the most of your time off.

2026 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
7 Jan	Wed	Coptic Christmas Day
25 Jan	Sun	25 January Revolution Day
19 Mar	Thu	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
20 Mar	Fri	Eid al-Fitr
21 Mar	Sat	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
22 Mar	Sun	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
23 Mar	Mon	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
13 Apr	Mon	Sham el Nessim
25 Apr	Sat	Sinai Liberation Day
1 May	Fri	Labour Day
26 May	Tue	Arafat Day
27 May	Wed	Eid al-Adha
28 May	Thu	Eid al-Adha Holiday
29 May	Fri	Eid al-Adha Holiday
17 Jun	Wed	Islamic New Year
30 Jun	Tue	30 June Revolution Day
23 Jul	Thu	Revolution Day
26 Aug	Wed	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
6 Oct	Tue	Armed Forces Day
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2027 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
7 Jan	Thu	Coptic Christmas Day
25 Jan	Mon	25 January Revolution Day
9 Mar	Tue	Eid al-Fitr
10 Mar to 11 Mar	Wed to Thu	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
25 Apr	Sun	Sinai Liberation Day
1 May	Sat	Labour Day
3 May	Mon	Sham el Nessim
15 May	Sat	Arafat Day
16 May	Sun	Eid al-Adha
17 May	Mon	Eid al-Adha Holiday
6 Jun	Sun	Islamic New Year
30 Jun	Wed	30 June Revolution Day
23 Jul	Fri	Revolution Day
14 Aug	Sat	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
6 Oct	Wed	Armed Forces Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2027 are released.

2028 Public Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday
7 Jan	Fri	Coptic Christmas Day
25 Jan	Tue	25 January Revolution Day
26 Feb	Sat	Eid al-Fitr
28 Feb to 29 Feb	Mon to Tue	Eid al-Fitr Holiday
17 Apr	Mon	Sham el Nessim
25 Apr	Tue	Sinai Liberation Day
1 May	Mon	Labour Day
5 May	Fri	Arafat Day
6 May	Sat	Eid al-Adha
7 May to 8 May	Sun to Mon	Eid al-Adha Holiday
25 May	Thu	Islamic New Year
30 Jun	Fri	30 June Revolution Day
23 Jul	Sun	Revolution Day
4 Aug	Fri	Prophet Muhammad's Birthday
6 Oct	Fri	Armed Forces Day
The dates in this table are an estimate. We will update this page once the official public holiday dates for 2028 are released.

According to Egyptian laws, 21 official holidays are recognized. In addition to public holidays, regions and territories honor religious and cultural observances. Many holidays are discretionary, based on terms set forth in an employment contract or agreement.

Most of Egypt’s national holidays were established in honor of the country’s long struggle for freedom and religious equality. Several religious holidays take place over a period of several days, including the first three days of Ramadan and the first five days of the Qurban Bairam holiday.

According to the Egyptian Labour Code, employees are entitled to at least 13 paid holidays per year. If an employee is required to work on a national holiday, compensation in the amount of double the normal salary is paid.