The next UAE long weekend is only weeks away…
It’s easy to feel like every weekend is a holiday in the UAE, with its golden beaches, five star resorts, and endless attractions on our doorstep. But when two days off simply isn’t enough, there are the UAE public holidays to look forward to.
The calendar of UAE public holidays for 2025 has already been announced, and if you’re wondering when the next long weekend is, we’ve got the intel you need. And while the dates are still dependent on the sighting of the moon, it’s definitely going to be a long weekend at the end of March.
The next UAE public holiday falls on the occasion of Eid Al Fitr. Eid Al Fitr marks the end of Ramadan, and begins on Ramadan 29 and ends on 3 Shawaal, as per the Islamic calendar. The corresponding dates on the Gregorian calendar will be confirmed closer, and depend on the sighting of the moon. However, we can make educated predictions.
As Ramadan began on Saturday March 1, Ramadan 29 will fall on Saturday March 29. If Ramadan is 29 days, the public holiday would be from Sunday March 30 until Tuesday April 1, making it a four-day weekend. However, if the crescent moon is not spotted on March 29, Ramadan will be 30 days, and the public holiday would be from Monday March 31 until Wednesday April 2, giving us a long 5-day weekend.
So, it’s definitely going to be a four-day weekend for Eid Al Fitr, but it could even be a five-day weekend.
Stay tuned…
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