Egypt public holidays
Official national holidays per the Presidency's annual calendar and Prime Ministerial observance decrees, including Egypt's standing Thursday-shift policy for midweek/weekend holidays.
| Current value | 21 days held |
|---|---|
| In force from | 2026-01-01 |
| In force until | 2026-12-31 |
| Official source | Presidency of the Arab Republic of Egypt — National Holidays 2026 |
| Last verified | 2026-07-15 |
| Verification | primary — No verification limitation recorded — read from the official source cited. |
| Provenance | source fingerprint |
What this value means
Multi-day Eid spans are listed exactly as officially decreed (they include weekend days falling within them). PENDING as of 2026-07-15: the Mawlid al-Nabi observance decree (calendar shows Wed 26 Aug; could shift the day off to Thu 27 Aug under the Thursday policy) and a possible Thursday 8 Oct shift for Armed Forces Day. The Labour Ministry has issued matching private-sector paid-holiday decisions alongside every 2026 PM decree so far. Coptic Easter itself is not a public holiday (Sham El-Nessim, the Monday after, is). Bank holidays can differ slightly — the CBE closed banks one extra day for Eid al-Fitr.
Get it programmatically
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