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Egypt holidays in 2026

How many public holidays does Egypt get in 2026? There are 7 nationwide holidays. The year opens with عيد الميلاد المجيد (January 7, a Wednesday) and closes with عيد القوات المسلحة (October 6). The full table is below.

Every Egypt holiday in 2026

Long weekends in 2026: 1 built in

• عيد العمال (Labour Day) falls on a Friday, May 1: three days off in a row.

On top of those, 3 dates land on a Tuesday or Thursday (ثورة 30 يونيو, July 2; عيد ثورة 23 يوليو, July 23; عيد القوات المسلحة, October 6): one bridge day turns each into a four day break.

What makes the Egypt calendar unique

Every country celebrates some New Year; the Egypt signature lives in the other dates: عيد الثورة 25 يناير (Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day, January 25), found in no other country in the dataset; عيد تحرير سيناء (Sinai Liberation Day, April 25), found in no other country in the dataset; ثورة 30 يونيو (June 30 Revolution, July 2), found in no other country in the dataset. The longest dry spell of the year runs from عيد الثورة 25 يناير (January 25) to عيد تحرير سيناء (April 25): 90 straight days without a single nationwide holiday. In 2027, there will be 7 nationwide holidays and عيد الثورة 25 يناير will fall on a Monday (January 25).

Source: Nager.Date (MIT), snapshot of 2026-07-09. Regional and municipal holidays vary by state, province and city and may not appear here; movable dates and last minute decrees also reshape the calendar. Check the local official gazette before planning travel or payroll.

Last updated: 2026-07-10 · Methodology and sources