Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 1974

There are 17 UAE public holidays in 1974. 13 of them fall on working days, which leaves 248 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 1974 are New Year's Day (Tuesday, January 1), Arafat Day (Thursday, January 3), Eid al-Adha (Friday, January 4), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Saturday, January 5), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Sunday, January 6), Islamic New Year (Friday, January 25), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Friday, April 5), Eid al-Fitr (Thursday, October 17), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Friday, October 18), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Saturday, October 19), Commemoration Day (Sunday, December 1), National Day (Monday, December 2), National Day (day 2) (Tuesday, December 3), Arafat Day (Monday, December 23), Eid al-Adha (Tuesday, December 24), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Wednesday, December 25) and Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Thursday, December 26).

There are 6 long weekends of three days or more in 1974: Jan 3–Jan 6 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Jan 25–Jan 27 (3 days, Islamic New Year); Apr 5–Apr 7 (3 days, Prophet Muhammad's Birthday); Oct 17–Oct 20 (4 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Nov 30–Dec 3 (4 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)); Dec 21–Dec 26 (6 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)).

The weekend in United Arab Emirates is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Official holidays for the public and private sectors (Cabinet Resolution 27 of 2024). The Cabinet may move a holiday next to a weekend, and Eid dates depend on the moon sighting.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.