Public Holidays in Egypt 2025 🇪🇬
Egypt has 19 public holidays in 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | New Year's Day | Public holiday | |
| Tuesday Bridge day | Coptic Christmas Day | Public holiday | |
| Saturday | January 25th Revolution 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 | |
| Sunday | Coptic Easter | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Sham El Nessim | Public holiday | |
| Friday Long weekend | Sinai Liberation Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Labor 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 | |
| Monday Long weekend | June 30 Revolution Day | Public holiday | |
| Wednesday | July 23 Revolution Day | Public holiday | |
| Thursday Bridge day | Prophet's Birthday (estimated) | Public holiday | |
| Monday Long weekend | Armed Forces Day | Public holiday |
Long weekends in Egypt 2025
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 — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) — (Monday) — long weekend
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) — (Tuesday) — take Monday off to bridge into the weekend
- Sham El Nessim — (Monday) — long weekend
- Sinai Liberation Day — (Friday) — long weekend
- Labor Day — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the 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
- June 30 Revolution Day — (Monday) — long weekend
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) — (Thursday) — take Friday off to bridge into the weekend
- Armed Forces Day — (Monday) — 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 2025 to 2026.
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated): →
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated): →
- Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated): →
- Coptic Easter: →
- Sham El Nessim: →
- 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): →
