Public holidays in Egypt, 2026
Egypt observes 15 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After weekends and those holidays are removed, the working year comes to 249 days.
Every public holiday in 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday | Scope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 7 Jan | Wednesday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) عيد الميلاد المجيد |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 29 Jan | Thursday | Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day عيد الثورة 25 يناير |
Nationwide |
| Mon, 13 Apr | Monday | Easter Monday Sham El-Nessim |
Nationwide |
| Sat, 25 Apr | Saturday Weekend | Sinai Liberation Day عيد تحرير سيناء |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 7 May | Thursday | Labour Day عيد العمال |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 27 May | Wednesday | Eid Al-Adha | Nationwide |
| Thu, 28 May | Thursday | Eid Al-Adha | Nationwide |
| Fri, 29 May | Friday Weekend | Eid Al-Adha | Nationwide |
| Sat, 30 May | Saturday Weekend | Eid Al-Adha | Nationwide |
| Sun, 31 May | Sunday | Eid Al-Adha | Nationwide |
| Thu, 18 Jun | Thursday | Islamic New Year | Nationwide |
| Thu, 2 Jul | Thursday | June 30 Revolution ثورة 30 يونيو |
Nationwide |
| Thu, 23 Jul | Thursday | Revolution Day عيد ثورة 23 يوليو |
Nationwide |
| Wed, 26 Aug | Wednesday | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday | Nationwide |
| Tue, 6 Oct | Tuesday | Armed Forces Day عيد القوات المسلحة |
Nationwide |
Working days month by month
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend | Holidays | Working days | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 | 152 |
| February | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 160 |
| March | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| April | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| May | 31 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 136 |
| June | 30 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| July | 31 | 9 | 2 | 20 | 160 |
| August | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 168 |
| September | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| October | 31 | 10 | 1 | 20 | 160 |
| November | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 | 176 |
| December | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 | 184 |
| Year | 365 | 104 | 12 | 249 | 1,992 |
Reading these figures
The working day count treats Friday and Saturday as the weekend, which is the standard working week in Egypt. Only nationwide holidays are deducted; a date observed in one region alone still counts as a working day here, because a national figure that moved with regional calendars would describe nobody accurately.
3 of this year's public holidays fall on a weekend and therefore add no time away from work: Sinai Liberation Day (25 Apr), Eid Al-Adha (29 May), Eid Al-Adha (30 May). Whether these are compensated with a substitute day depends on national rules rather than on the calendar, so confirm before planning around them.
The longest working month is March at 23 days; the shortest is May at 17. That spread of 6 days matters for anything billed or accrued monthly, which is why payroll and capacity plans that assume an even year drift by the end of it. The thinnest quarter is Q2, carrying 59 working days across April, May, June.
Compared with 2025, which held 250 working days, 2026 is 1 working day shorter. Where a target is carried over from one year to the next unchanged, that difference is absorbed silently unless someone accounts for it.
Against the 204 countries covered here for 2026, Egypt's 15 nationwide holidays put it above the median of 12, around the 82nd percentile. The range across all countries this year runs from 3 to 49.
The holidays produce 6 breaks of three consecutive non-working days or more. The longest runs 5 days, from 27 May 2026 to 31 May 2026, built around Eid Al-Adha. A further 3 working days are stranded between a holiday and a weekend, where one day of leave buys a break of four days or more. The full breakdown is here.
13 of this year's holidays sit on a different calendar date than in 2025: Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day, Easter Monday, Sinai Liberation Day, Labour Day, Eid Al-Adha, Eid Al-Adha and others. Dates that move cannot be carried forward from last year's planning spreadsheet, which is the most common way a holiday is missed.