Public Holidays in Egypt 2005 🇪🇬
Egypt has 16 public holidays in 2005. The next public holiday is New Year's Day on 1. Jan. The table below lists every national public holiday with its date and weekday, so you can plan travel, business days and time off in Egypt.
| Date | Day | Holiday Name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saturday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Coptic Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Arafat Day (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Islamic New Year (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Sinai Liberation Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Coptic Easter; Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Sham El Nessim | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | July 23 Revolution Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Armed Forces Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Egypt 2005
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Coptic Christmas Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Arafat Day (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) — (Friday) — long weekend
- Islamic New Year (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Sinai Liberation Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Sham El Nessim — (Monday) — long weekend
- Armed Forces Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) — (Friday) — long weekend
Holidays that change date in Egypt
Some holidays are movable and land on a different date each year. Here is how these dates shift from 2005 to 2006.
- Arafat Day (estimated): →
- Eid al-Adha (estimated): →
- Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated): →
- Eid al-Adha Holiday (estimated): →
- Islamic New Year (estimated): →
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated): →
- Sham El Nessim: →
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated): →
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated): →
