3 daysFri, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 3
123
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 4) for 5 days off (Jan 1 – 5).
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Long Weekends in UAE 2027
UAE has 2 long weekends (3 or more consecutive days off) in 2027, counting public holidays and Sat–Sun weekends; the longest natural break runs 3 days (Jan 1 – 3). Placed well, 1 day of leave stretches a break to 5 consecutive days off — every option is below.
- Long weekends
- 2
- Longest break
- 3 days
- Best bridge
- +1 → 5 days
- Weekend
- Sat–Sun
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Every break in 2027
Public holidayWeekendLeave day
1 dayTue, Jan 5
Laylat al-Mi'raj — a lone day off, bridge it:
5
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Jan 4) for 5 days off (Jan 1 – 5).
3 daysSat, Feb 6 – Mon, Feb 8
678
Stretch it: take 4 days of leave (Feb 9–12) for 9 days off (Feb 6 – 14).
1 dayTue, Mar 9
End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) — a lone day off, bridge it:
9
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Mar 8) for 4 days off (Mar 6 – 9).
2 daysSat, May 15 – Sun, May 16
Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)
1516
2 daysSat, Jun 5 – Sun, Jun 6
56
2 daysSat, Aug 14 – Sun, Aug 15
1415
1 dayThu, Dec 2
National Day — a lone day off, bridge it:
2
Stretch it: take 1 day of leave (Dec 3) for 4 days off (Dec 2 – 5).
2 daysSat, Dec 25 – Sun, Dec 26
2526
All bridge plans, ranked by date
Each plan books leave only on working days between two natural breaks, so every one of them returns more than one day off per day of leave.
| Days off | Leave | Span |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 4d · Dec 28–31 | Dec 26 – Jan 3 |
| 5Best value | 1d · Jan 4 | Jan 1 – 5 |
| 10 | 4d · Jan 4 + Jan 6–8 | Jan 1 – 10 |
| 6 | 3d · Jan 6–8 | Jan 5 – 10 |
| 9 | 4d · Feb 9–12 | Feb 6 – 14 |
| 4 | 1d · Mar 8 | Mar 6 – 9 |
| 9 | 4d · Mar 8 + Mar 10–12 | Mar 6 – 14 |
| 6 | 3d · Mar 10–12 | Mar 9 – 14 |
| 6 | 3d · Nov 29 – Dec 1 | Nov 27 – Dec 2 |
| 9 | 4d · Nov 29 – Dec 1 + Dec 3 | Nov 27 – Dec 5 |
| 4 | 1d · Dec 3 | Dec 2 – 5 |
Computed from UAE's public holidays plus Sat–Sun weekends. Substitute days count as days off; observances don't. Bridges spend at most 4 leave days, booked only on working days.