Egypt has a total of 28 holidays in 2019. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday	Date	Details
January 1 Bank Holiday	Tuesday, January 1, 2019	January 1 Bank Holiday is a bank holiday in Egypt
Coptic Christmas Day	Monday, January 7, 2019	Coptic Christmas Day is a national holiday in Egypt
Revolution Day January 25	Friday, January 25, 2019	Revolution Day January 25 is a national holiday in Egypt
March Equinox	Wednesday, March 20, 2019	March Equinox in Egypt (Cairo)
Sinai Liberation Day	Thursday, April 25, 2019	Sinai Liberation Day is a national holiday in Egypt
Coptic Good Friday	Friday, April 26, 2019	Millions of Orthodox Christians around the world annually observe Good Friday to commemorate the events leading up to Jesus Christ's crucifixion.
Coptic Holy Saturday	Saturday, April 27, 2019	The Saturday before Easter Sunday is also known as Holy Saturday for many Orthodox churches worldwide.
Coptic Easter Sunday	Sunday, April 28, 2019	Millions of Orthodox Christians around the world often celebrate Easter Sunday at a different time to the date set by many western churches.
Spring Festival	Monday, April 29, 2019	Orthodox Easter Monday is the day after the Orthodox Easter Sunday.
Labor Day	Wednesday, May 1, 2019	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Eid el Fitr	Wednesday, June 5, 2019	Eid al-Fitr is a holiday to mark the end of the Islamic month of Ramadan, during which Muslims fast during the hours of daylight.
Eid el Fitr Holiday	Thursday, June 6, 2019	Eid el Fitr Holiday is a national holiday in Egypt
June Solstice	Friday, June 21, 2019	June Solstice in Egypt (Cairo)
June 30 Revolution	Sunday, June 30, 2019	June 30 Revolution is a national holiday in Egypt
July 1 Bank Holiday	Monday, July 1, 2019	July 1 Bank Holiday is a bank holiday in Egypt
Revolution Day July 23	Tuesday, July 23, 2019	Revolution Day July 23 is a national holiday in Egypt
Arafat Day	Saturday, August 10, 2019	Arafat Day is a national holiday in Egypt
Eid al-Adha	Sunday, August 11, 2019	Eid al-Adha (Id ul-Adha) is an Islamic festival falling on the 10th day of the month of Dhul Hijja (Thou al-Hijja) to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim (Abraham) to sacrifice his son.
Eid al-Adha Holiday	Monday, August 12, 2019	Eid al-Adha Holiday is a national holiday in Egypt
Flooding of the Nile	Thursday, August 15, 2019	Flooding of the Nile is a observance in Egypt
Muharram	Saturday, August 31, 2019	Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
Ashura	Tuesday, September 10, 2019	Ashura is a observance in Egypt
Nayrouz	Thursday, September 12, 2019	Nayrouz is a observance in Egypt
September Equinox	Monday, September 23, 2019	September Equinox in Egypt (Cairo)
Armed Forces Day	Sunday, October 6, 2019	Armed Forces Day is a national holiday in Egypt
Prophet Mohamed's Birthday	Saturday, November 9, 2019	Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
Prophet Mohamed's Birthday Holiday	Sunday, November 10, 2019	Prophet Mohamed's Birthday Holiday is a national holiday in Egypt
December Solstice	Sunday, December 22, 2019	December Solstice in Egypt (Cairo)