Public holidays in Egypt, 2026

How Egypt public holidays work in 2026

Egypt's official public holidays are set by Labour Law 12 of 2003 article 52 together with annual Prime Ministerial decree gazetted in al-Waqa'i al-Misriyya. The list runs to about fifteen days: Coptic Christmas on 7 January, 25 January Revolution Day, Sinai Liberation Day on 25 April, Coptic Easter Sunday and Sham El-Nessim on the following Monday, Labour Day on 1 May, 30 June Revolution Day, 23 July Revolution Day commemorating the 1952 Free Officers movement, Armed Forces Day on 6 October, plus Islamic holidays by lunar calendar: Islamic New Year, the Prophet's birthday, Eid al-Fitr (three days) and Eid al-Adha (four days). The mix balances civic, Coptic Christian and Islamic observance across Egypt's calendar.

Working days in Egypt

Labour Law 12 of 2003 article 80 sets the standard private-sector week at 48 hours over six days, with Friday as the statutory weekly rest day under article 81. The official weekend in government, banking and most office sectors is Friday and Saturday following the 2007 reform. During Ramadan, article 81 reduces the working day by two hours for fasting employees. The Civil and Commercial Procedure Code rolls deadlines falling on a Friday, Saturday or public holiday to the next working day. Settlement of Egyptian pound transactions runs on the Central Bank of Egypt's RTGS and the Egyptian Banks Company's domestic clearing, which observe the gazetted holiday list.

For people planning cross-border meetings, the practical move is to overlay Egypt's calendar with the calendars of the other countries on your team. A week that looks completely clear from your end might be a national holiday on theirs. The compare tool above pairs two country calendars and highlights the overlapping closures, so you can spot the weeks where almost no one is at their desk before you put a launch on the board.