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National Day in the United Arab Emirates

اليوم الوطني

Wednesday2December 2026

National Day is a public holiday in the United Arab Emirates, known locally as اليوم الوطني.

In 2026 it falls on Wednesday 2 December and lasts 2 days; in 2027 on Thursday 2 December.

46 other countries in our calendar also have National Day as a public holiday.

Dates, 2025 to 2028

YearDateWeekdayNote
20252 DecemberTuesday
20253 DecemberWednesday
20262 DecemberWednesday
20263 DecemberThursday
20272 DecemberThursday
20273 DecemberFriday long weekend
20282 DecemberSaturday weekend
20283 DecemberSunday weekend

National Day elsewhere

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Austria26 OctoberBahrain16 DecemberBelgium21 JulyBenin1 AugustBhutan17 DecemberBrunei23 FebruaryCameroon20 MayCentral African Republic1 DecemberComoros6 JulyFrance14 JulyFrench Guiana14 JulyFrench Polynesia14 JulyFrench Southern and Antarctic Lands14 JulyGuadeloupe14 JulyHong Kong1 OctoberHungary15 MarchIceland17 JuneKuwait25 FebruaryLiechtenstein15 AugustLuxembourg23 JuneMalaysia31 AugustMaldives14 AugustMartinique14 JulyMayotte14 JulyMyanmar4 DecemberNew Caledonia14 JulyNiger18 DecemberNigeria1 OctoberOman20 NovemberPeople's Republic of China1 OctoberPoland1 MayRepublic of the Congo15 AugustRomania1 DecemberRéunion14 JulySaint Barthélemy14 JulySaint Lucia13 DecemberSaint Pierre and Miquelon14 JulySaint-Martin14 JulySingapore9 AugustSpain12 OctoberSweden6 JuneSwitzerland1 AugustTaiwan9 OctoberThailand5 DecemberVietnam1 SeptemberWallis and Futuna14 July