Dubai public holidays 2027: All the predicted days off revealed

If you’re the kind of person who loves planning ahead or staying super organised, we bet you’re already wondering when the UAE’s official public holidays for 2027 will fall. According to UAE public holiday law, we’re entitled to a minimum of 12 official days off annually in Dubai and the other emirates, which can factor into our plans for next year. The United Arab Emirates celebrates a mix of holidays, with some relying on the Islamic Hijri calendar to determine the exact date and others tied to the Gregorian calendar. The Islamic Hijri calendar relies on cycles of the moon, unlike the Gregorian calendar, which is based on the sun. You might also like: UAE public holidays 2026: All the predicted days off revealed Exact dates for holidays such as Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al Adha, which use the Islamic calendar to establish their start date, are not officially confirmed until a matter of days before they’re due to begin. However, predictions of when these occasions are likely to begin can be made far in advance. To give you an idea of when holidays are likely to fall, we’ve mapped out the predicted dates below. The likely UAE public holiday dates can be found below, as per the UAE public holiday law established in April 2024 and introduced in January 2025.