UAE calendar
Public holidays, school term dates and the events worth planning around. Next up: Corporate tax deadline, 30 Sep.
Sep 2026
Oct 2026
- Oct12School October breakNine days at home
- Oct14Global Village opensSeason 31, running to May 2027
- Oct22Dubai Fashion WeekDubai Design District, SS27/28
- Oct25British Airways restarts DubaiOne daily flight, down from three · may moveBritish Airways has targeted this date, not committed to it. It dropped an earlier 1 July restart on 2 June, so this one has already moved once — confirm directly with the airline before booking.
- Oct31Dubai Fitness ChallengeThirty days, 30 minutes a day
Nov 2026
Dec 2026
- Dec2Eid Al EtihadNational Day, three days off
- Dec7GITEX GlobalExpo City, 46th edition
- Dec14School winter breakTwenty-one days at home
- Dec31Corporate tax deadlineFor years ending 31 March 2026
Jan 2027
- Jan1New Year's DayPublic holiday
- Jan17Dubai MarathonMarathon, 10km and a 4km fun run
Feb 2027
- Feb8Ramadan beginsSchools move to shortened hours · may moveExpected around Monday 8 February 2027 and subject to the moon sighting, so it can fall a day either side.
Mar 2027
- Mar8Eid Al FitrFive school days · may moveScheduled by the Ministry, but Eid depends on the moon sighting and can move by a day.
- Mar15GulfoodWorld Trade Centre and Expo City
- Mar27Dubai World CupMeydan, the 30th running
- Mar31Corporate tax deadlineFor years ending 30 June 2026
Apr 2027
- Apr5School spring breakNine days at home
- Apr9Art DubaiMadinat Jumeirah, previews from 7 April
May 2027
- May3Arabian Travel MarketDWTC, next edition
- May15Eid Al AdhaFour days · may moveScheduled by the Ministry, but Eid depends on the moon sighting and can move by a day.
Jun 2027
- Jun6Hijri New YearPublic holiday · may moveDepends on the moon sighting and can move by a day.