Egypt Holidays in 2026
List of public holidays in Egypt 2026 calendar
| Date | Day | Name | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7th January | Wednesday | Coptic Christmas Day | National Holiday |
| 25th January | Sunday | Revolution Day January 25 | National Holiday |
| 19th February | Thursday | Ramadan Start | Observance |
| 20th March | Friday | March Equinox | Season |
| 21st March | Saturday | Eid el Fitr | National Holiday |
| 23rd March | Monday | Eid el Fitr Holiday | National Holiday |
| 10th April | Friday | Coptic Good Friday | Observance |
| 11th April | Saturday | Coptic Holy Saturday | Observance |
| 12th April | Sunday | Coptic Easter Sunday | Observance |
| 13th April | Monday | Spring Festival | National Holiday |
| 25th April | Saturday | Sinai Liberation Day | National Holiday |
| 1st May | Friday | Labor Day | National Holiday |
| 26th May | Tuesday | Arafat Day | National Holiday |
| 27th May | Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | National Holiday |
| 29th May | Friday | Eid al-Adha Holiday | National Holiday |
| 17th June | Wednesday | Muharram | National Holiday |
| 21st June | Sunday | June Solstice | Season |
| 26th June | Friday | Ashura | Observance |
| 30th June | Tuesday | June 30 Revolution | National Holiday |
| 23rd July | Thursday | Revolution Day July 23 | National Holiday |
| 15th August | Saturday | Flooding of the Nile | Observance |
| 26th August | Wednesday | Prophet Mohamed's Birthday | National Holiday |
| 11th September | Friday | Nayrouz | Observance |
| 23rd September | Wednesday | September Equinox | Season |
| 6th October | Tuesday | Day off for Armed Forces Day | National Holiday |
| 21st December | Monday | December Solstice | Season |
We strive to provide an accurate and up-to-date holiday's list for Egypt. however, please note that some holidays dates may change. If you discover any discrepancies, kindly report to us.
Note: Some holidays are color-coded based on the types of holidays. For example -
- Public Holidays
- Local Holidays
- Other Holidays
Frequently Asked Questions
How many holidays in Egypt this year in 2026?
There are 15 holidays in Egypt in 2026
How to retrieve the Egypt holidays list via API?
Simply make a GET request to v1/holidays?country=EG&year=2026 API to retrieve this list of Egypt holidays. Here is an example using Node.js and our official package on NPM.
// Install the 11holidays package from NPM
// npm i 11holidays
import HolidaysApi from '11holidays';
const instance = new HolidaysApi(API_KEY);
const holidays = await instance.holidays.list({ country: 'EG', year: '2026'});
console.log(holidays);