Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Egypt 2026

Egypt has 16 days of national public holidays in 2026, 11 on working days.

Next: عيد الميلاد المجيد (Coptic Christmas Day), Thursday, 7 January 2027in 80 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Egypt in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
7 JanWed	عيد الميلاد المجيدCoptic Christmas Day	285 days ago
29 JanThu	ثورة ٢٥ يناير وعيد الشرطة (يوم تعويضي)January 25th Revolution and National Police Day (observed)	263 days ago
20 MarFriWeekend	عيد الفطر المباركEid al-Fitr	213 days ago
21 MarSatWeekend	عيد الفطر المباركEid al-Fitr	212 days ago
13 AprMon	عيد شم النسيمSpring Festival	189 days ago
25 AprSatWeekend	عيد تحرير سيناءSinai Liberation Day	177 days ago
1 MayFriWeekend	عيد العمالLabor Day	171 days ago
26 MayTue	وقفة عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري)Day of Arafah (estimated)	146 days ago
27 MayWed	عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	145 days ago
28 MayThu	عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	144 days ago
29 MayFriWeekend	عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	143 days ago
18 JunThu	رأس السنة الهجرية (يوم تعويضي تقديري)Islamic New Year (observed, estimated)	123 days ago
2 JulThu	عيد ثورة ٣٠ يونيو (يوم تعويضي)June 30 Revolution Day (observed)	109 days ago
23 JulThu	عيد ثورة ٢٣ يوليوJuly 23 Revolution Day	88 days ago
25 AugTue	المولد النبوي الشريف (تقديري)Prophet's Birthday (estimated)	55 days ago
8 OctThu	عيد القوات المسلحة (يوم تعويضي)Armed Forces Day (observed)	11 days ago

At a glance

Egypt in 2026

01Public holidays

16 days

11 on working days, 5 at the weekend (Friday and Saturday).

02Long weekends

6 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

عيد الميلاد المجيد (Coptic Christmas Day)

Thursday, 7 January 2027 · in 80 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Friday and Saturday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Thu 29 Jan – Sat 31 Jan
3 days offJanuary 25th Revolution and National Police Day (observed)
Tue 26 May – Sat 30 May
5 days offDay of Arafah (estimated) · Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Thu 18 Jun – Sat 20 Jun
3 days offIslamic New Year (observed, estimated)
Thu 2 Jul – Sat 4 Jul
3 days offJune 30 Revolution Day (observed)
Thu 23 Jul – Sat 25 Jul
3 days offJuly 23 Revolution Day
Thu 8 Oct – Sat 10 Oct
3 days offArmed Forces Day (observed)

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 3 other days

Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Egypt in 2026
Date	Holiday	Type	Where
19 MarThu	عيد الفطر المباركEid al-Fitr	Government offices	Nationwide
22 MarSun	عيد الفطر المباركEid al-Fitr	Government offices	Nationwide
30 MaySatWeekend	عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	Government offices	Nationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Friday and Saturday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Cairo.

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Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Egypt have in 2026?

Egypt has 16 days of national public holidays in 2026, 11 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Egypt?

عيد الميلاد المجيد (Coptic Christmas Day), on Thursday, 7 January 2027.

How many long weekends does Egypt have in 2026?

6: Thu 29 Jan – Sat 31 Jan (January 25th Revolution and National Police Day (observed)); Tue 26 May – Sat 30 May (Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)); Thu 18 Jun – Sat 20 Jun (Islamic New Year (observed, estimated)); Thu 2 Jul – Sat 4 Jul (June 30 Revolution Day (observed)); Thu 23 Jul – Sat 25 Jul (July 23 Revolution Day); Thu 8 Oct – Sat 10 Oct (Armed Forces Day (observed)).

Which public holidays in Egypt fall on a weekend in 2026?

عيد الفطر المبارك (Eid al-Fitr), Friday, 20 March 2026; عيد الفطر المبارك (Eid al-Fitr), Saturday, 21 March 2026; عيد تحرير سيناء (Sinai Liberation Day), Saturday, 25 April 2026; عيد العمال (Labor Day), Friday, 1 May 2026; عيد الأضحى المبارك (تقديري) (Eid al-Adha (estimated)), Friday, 29 May 2026.