Public Holidays in Egypt 2017 🇪🇬
Egypt has 19 public holidays in 2017. The next public holiday is Prophet's Birthday (estimated) on 25. Aug. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | Coptic Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | January 25th Revolution Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Coptic Easter | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Sham El Nessim | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Sinai Liberation Day | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Labor Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | June 30 Revolution Day | Public holiday | |
| Sunday | July 23 Revolution 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 | |
| Friday Long weekend | Armed Forces Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Egypt 2017
These public holidays fall next to the weekend or just one bridge day away, making it easy to plan an extended break.
- Sham El Nessim — (Monday) — long weekend
- Sinai Liberation Day — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Labor Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- June 30 Revolution 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
- Armed Forces Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the 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 2017 to 2018.
- Coptic Easter: →
- Sham El Nessim: →
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated): →
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated): →
- 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): →
