Egypt has a total of 29 holidays in 2022. 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
Day off for Coptic Christmas Day	Thursday, January 6, 2022	Coptic Christmas Day is a national holiday in Egypt
Coptic Christmas Day	Friday, January 7, 2022	Coptic Christmas Day is a national holiday in Egypt
Revolution Day January 25	Tuesday, January 25, 2022	Revolution Day January 25 is a national holiday in Egypt
Day off for Revolution Day January 25	Thursday, January 27, 2022	Revolution Day January 25 is a national holiday in Egypt
March Equinox	Sunday, March 20, 2022	March Equinox in Egypt (Cairo)
Coptic Good Friday	Friday, April 22, 2022	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 23, 2022	The Saturday before Easter Sunday is also known as Holy Saturday for many Orthodox churches worldwide.
Coptic Easter Sunday	Sunday, April 24, 2022	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 25, 2022	Orthodox Easter Monday is the day after the Orthodox Easter Sunday.
Sinai Liberation Day	Monday, April 25, 2022	Sinai Liberation Day is a national holiday in Egypt
Eid el Fitr Holiday	Saturday, April 30, 2022	Eid el Fitr Holiday is a national holiday in Egypt
Labor Day	Sunday, May 1, 2022	Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
Eid el Fitr	Monday, May 2, 2022	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	Tuesday, May 3, 2022	Eid el Fitr Holiday is a national holiday in Egypt
June Solstice	Tuesday, June 21, 2022	June Solstice in Egypt (Cairo)
Arafat Day	Friday, July 8, 2022	Arafat Day is a national holiday in Egypt
Eid al-Adha	Saturday, July 9, 2022	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	Sunday, July 10, 2022	Eid al-Adha Holiday is a national holiday in Egypt
Eid al-Adha Public Sector Holiday	Wednesday, July 13, 2022	Eid al-Adha Public Sector Holiday is a government holiday in Egypt
Revolution Day July 23	Saturday, July 23, 2022	Revolution Day July 23 is a national holiday in Egypt
Muharram	Saturday, July 30, 2022	Muharram is the first month of the Islamic calendar and a time of remembrance or mourning.
June 30 Revolution	Saturday, July 30, 2022	June 30 Revolution is a national holiday in Egypt
Ashura	Monday, August 8, 2022	Ashura is a observance in Egypt
Flooding of the Nile	Monday, August 15, 2022	Flooding of the Nile is a observance in Egypt
Nayrouz	Sunday, September 11, 2022	Nayrouz is a observance in Egypt
September Equinox	Friday, September 23, 2022	September Equinox in Egypt (Cairo)
Armed Forces Day	Thursday, October 6, 2022	Armed Forces Day is a national holiday in Egypt
Prophet Mohamed's Birthday	Saturday, October 8, 2022	Mawlid, or Milad, marks the birth of the Islamic prophet Muhammed, or Mohamed, in the year 570 of the Gregorian calendar.
December Solstice	Wednesday, December 21, 2022	December Solstice in Egypt (Cairo)