Public holidays in 2021 in Egypt

National public holidays for Jan 1, 2021 through Dec 31, 2021. Cross-check in the business days calculator or browse the Holidays API.

Quick summary: 29 public holiday records in the dataset for this range, spanning about 27 calendar days that fall in 2021.

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Key insights

Total holidays

27 days

From 29 holiday records in Egypt, 2021.

Busiest holiday month

July

9 holiday days.

Longest holiday streak

8 days

2021-07-17 - 2021-07-24.

Coverage

National holidays

Regional rules are not included on this page.

Holiday list

DateName
Jan 1, 2021January 1 Bank Holiday
Jan 7, 2021Coptic Christmas Day
Jan 25, 2021Revolution Day January 25
Jan 28, 2021Day off for Revolution Day January 25
Apr 25, 2021Sinai Liberation Day
Apr 29, 2021Day off for Sinai Liberation Day
May 1, 2021Labor Day
May 3, 2021Spring Festival
May 12, 2021Eid el Fitr Holiday
May 13, 2021Eid el Fitr
May 14, 2021Eid el Fitr Holiday
May 15, 2021Eid el Fitr Holiday
May 16, 2021Eid el Fitr Holiday
Jun 30, 2021June 30 Revolution
Jul 1, 2021Day off for June 30 Revolution
Jul 1, 2021July 1 Bank Holiday
Jul 17, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 18, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 19, 2021Arafat Day
Jul 20, 2021Eid al-Adha
Jul 21, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 22, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 23, 2021Revolution Day July 23
Jul 23, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Jul 24, 2021Eid al-Adha Holiday
Aug 12, 2021Muharram
Oct 6, 2021Armed Forces Day
Oct 7, 2021Day off for Armed Forces Day
Oct 21, 2021Prophet Mohamed's Birthday

Related guides & tools

Working days in Egypt (2021)

Working-day totals excluding weekends and national holidays.

Working hours in Egypt (2021)

Estimated working time using the same holiday list.

Long weekends in Egypt (2021)

Bridge-day opportunities built around weekends and holidays.

Holidays API

Fetch holiday calendars programmatically for custom ranges and filters.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are in Egypt in 2021?

Egypt has about 27 distinct public holiday days in 2021 in the HolidayDB dataset (from 29 records).

Which month has the most public holidays?

July has the most holiday days, with 9.

Are regional holidays included?

No. This page uses national public holidays only, matching the default behavior when you don’t apply a region filter.

Can I get the same data via API?

Yes. Use the Holidays API to fetch calendars programmatically (and the calculators for interactive exploration).

All countries: public holidays guides