Public holidays 2027
Public holidays in Egypt 2027
Egypt has 10 nationwide public holidays in 2027, 7 of them on a working day. None of its public holidays is regional.
Egypt 2027 at a glance
- Nationwide public holidays
- 10
- Of those, on a working day
- 7
- Of those, on a weekend
- 3
- Regional only
- 0
- Longest break
- 3 days (7 January to 9 January)
- Bridge days
- 3
- Most nationwide holidays in
- January (2)
The weekend is taken as Friday and Saturday for the working-day count, the long weekends and the bridge days.
All public holidays in Egypt, 2027
| Date | Day | Holiday | Local name | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Christmas Day (Orthodox) | عيد الميلاد المجيد | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day | عيد الثورة 25 يناير | Nationwide | |
| Sunday | Sinai Liberation Day | عيد تحرير سيناء | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Labour Day | عيد العمال | Nationwide | |
| Monday | Easter Monday | Sham El-Nessim | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | Islamic New Year | Islamic New Year | Nationwide | |
| Thursday | June 30 Revolution | ثورة 30 يونيو | Nationwide | |
| Fridayweekend | Revolution Day | عيد ثورة 23 يوليو | Nationwide | |
| Saturdayweekend | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Tentative Date) | Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Tentative Date) | Nationwide | |
| Wednesday | Armed Forces Day | عيد القوات المسلحة | Nationwide |
Source: Nager.Date, checked on . Regions are ISO 3166-2 codes.
Long weekends and bridge days in Egypt
A long weekend is three or more days off in a row made by a nationwide holiday and the weekend. A bridge day is a working day with a day off on both sides: one leave day there joins a holiday to the weekend, or two holidays to each other.
Long weekends (4)
- Thursday 7 January to Saturday 9 January 2027: 3 days off, with Christmas Day (Orthodox).
- Friday 23 April to Sunday 25 April 2027: 3 days off, with Sinai Liberation Day.
- Thursday 10 June to Saturday 12 June 2027: 3 days off, with Islamic New Year.
- Thursday 1 July to Saturday 3 July 2027: 3 days off, with June 30 Revolution.
Bridge days (3)
- Sunday 24 January: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Friday 22 January to Monday 25 January 2027 (next to Revolution Day 2011 / National Police Day).
- Sunday 2 May: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Friday 30 April to Monday 3 May 2027 (next to Labour Day and Easter Monday).
- Thursday 7 October: one leave day gives 4 days off in a row, Wednesday 6 October to Saturday 9 October 2027 (next to Armed Forces Day).
Regional holidays are left out of both lists: they depend on where the employee works.
Regional holidays
Every public holiday in Egypt applies nationwide, so one list covers all employees there.
Add Egypt to your calendar
Download the 2027 calendar (.ics), or paste its address into Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar to subscribe. It holds one all-day event per public holiday and marks none of them as busy.
https://hoursquare.com/public-holidays/egypt/2027.ics
Plan leave around these dates
Check how many working days a trip really needs, with Egypt's holidays taken out, in the vacation calculator. The glossary explains what a public holiday is in HR terms.
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