Public Holidays in Egypt — 2025
There are 14 public holidays in Egypt in 2025 — a middle-of-the-road calendar by international standards.
3 of them land on the Friday + Saturday weekend, which leaves 11 genuine days off work.
The calendar clusters: June alone holds 5 of them, while 5 month(s) have none at all.
The longest dry spell runs 86 days, from Saturday, January 25, 2025 to Monday, April 21, 2025; that is the stretch worth spending annual leave on.
7 holiday(s) sit next to the weekend, and 2 single bridge day(s) could turn into a four-day break.
Egypt sits in Northern Africa, is run from Cairo, pays in Egyptian Pound, and has about 102.3M people planning around these same dates.
- Public holidays
- 14
- Days off work
- 11
- Weekend
- Friday + Saturday
- Busiest month
- June (5)
- Longest gap
- 86 days
- Capital
- Cairo
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Jan 7 | Tuesday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | عيد الميلاد المجيد |
| Sat, Jan 25 | Saturday | Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day | عيد الثورة 25 يناير |
| Mon, Apr 21 | Monday | Easter Monday | Sham El-Nessim |
| Thu, Apr 24 | Thursday | Sinai Liberation Day | عيد تحرير سيناء |
| Thu, May 1 | Thursday | Labour Day | عيد العمال |
| Fri, Jun 6 | Friday | Eid Al-Adha | |
| Sat, Jun 7 | Saturday | Eid Al-Adha | |
| Sun, Jun 8 | Sunday | Eid Al-Adha | |
| Mon, Jun 9 | Monday | Eid Al-Adha | |
| Thu, Jun 26 | Thursday | Islamic New Year | |
| Thu, Jul 3 | Thursday | June 30 Revolution | ثورة 30 يونيو |
| Thu, Jul 24 | Thursday | Revolution Day | عيد ثورة 23 يوليو |
| Thu, Sep 4 | Thursday | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday | |
| Mon, Oct 6 | Monday | Armed Forces Day | عيد القوات المسلحة |
How many public holidays does Egypt have in 2025?
14 — of which 11 fall on a working day and 3 fall on the Friday + Saturday weekend.
What is the first public holiday in Egypt in 2025?
عيد الميلاد المجيد on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. The last one of the year is عيد القوات المسلحة on Monday, October 6, 2025.
Which days are the weekend in Egypt?
Friday + Saturday. Working-day counts on this site use that pattern, not a fixed Saturday–Sunday assumption.
When is the longest period without a public holiday in Egypt in 2025?
Between Saturday, January 25, 2025 and Monday, April 21, 2025 — 86 days with nothing official in between.
Are these 2025 dates confirmed?
Yes, all 14 dates come from the official calendar (source: Nager.Date public holiday API) and none are moon-sighting estimates.