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Egypt : complete schedule of public and bank holidays, closure of banks and stock exchanges, school vacations, trade fairs, cultural and sporting events, festivals, carnivals, election during the next 3 months

  • Currency: Pound (EGP)
  • Internet domain: .eg - Telephone code: +20 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +2 (DST: yes)
  • Weekend: Friday & Saturday
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    Sunday december 10, 2023Presidential electionSpecial Events
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    Monday december 11, 2023Presidential electionSpecial Events
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    Tuesday december 12, 2023Presidential electionSpecial Events
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    Monday december 25, 2023Christmas Daycards/flowers
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    Monday january 1, 2024Banks are closedBanks only
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    Monday january 1, 2024School holidaysSchool holidays
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    Sunday january 7, 2024Coptic ChristmasOrthodox
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    Friday january 12, 2024Egyptian MarathonSports events
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    Monday january 15, 2024Arbor Daycards/flowers
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    Thursday january 25, 2024Police DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday january 25, 2024Winter holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Sunday february 11, 2024Winter holiday (end)School holidays
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    Monday march 11, 2024Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)cards/flowers
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    Tuesday march 19, 2024Cairo International FairTradeshows
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    Thursday march 21, 2024Mothers' Daycards/flowers
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    Wednesday april 3, 2024Ismailia International Festival for Documentary & Short FilmsEvents, celebrations...
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    Monday april 8, 2024Ramadan holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Tuesday april 9, 2024Automech Akhbar El YomTradeshows
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    Wednesday april 10, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Thursday april 11, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday april 12, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Tuesday april 16, 2024Ramadan holiday (end)School holidays
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    Thursday april 25, 2024Daylight Saving TimeSpecial Events
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    Thursday april 25, 2024Sinai's Liberation DaySecular holiday
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    Thursday may 2, 2024Labor Day/May DaySecular holiday
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    Sunday may 5, 2024Orthodox EasterOrthodox
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    Monday may 6, 2024Coptic Easter Monday (Sham al Nessim)Coptic
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    Thursday june 6, 2024Summer holiday (beginning)School holidays
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    Saturday june 15, 2024Al Waqfa DayMuslim, Sufi
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    Sunday june 16, 2024Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Monday june 17, 2024Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Tuesday june 18, 2024Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Wednesday june 19, 2024End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)Muslim, Sufi
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    Friday june 21, 2024Fathers' Daycards/flowers
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    Wednesday june 26, 2024International Book FestivalTradeshows
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    Sunday june 30, 2024Uprising DaySecular holiday
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    Presidential election

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    Sunday december 10, 2023
    Special Events :

    Presidential election

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    Monday december 11, 2023
    Special Events :

    Presidential election

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    Tuesday december 12, 2023
    Special Events :

    Christmas Day

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    Monday december 25, 2023
    cards/flowers : Not a bank holiday, but increasingly popular.

    Banks are closed

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    Banks only :

    School holidays

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    Monday january 1, 2024
    School holidays : Www.moe.gov.eg
    information provided by the Ministry of Education number of instructional weeks per year in lower secondary education: 35
    Number of teaching days: 199
    Cairo University ranking: Times Higher Education #800/QS ranking #485-490/Shanghai #301-400

    We carry confirmed dates till July 2024

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    Coptic Christmas

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    Sunday january 7, 2024
    Orthodox :

    Egyptian Marathon

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    Friday january 12, 2024
    Sports events : Www.egyptianmarathon.com/ in Luxor 2024 edition confirmed

    Arbor Day

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    Monday january 15, 2024
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    Police Day

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    Thursday january 25, 2024
    Secular holiday : From 2010 onwards Commemorates the massacre of over 50 policemen in Ismailiyya by British forces on that day in 1952.

    Winter holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday january 25, 2024
    School holidays :

    Winter holiday (end)

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    Sunday february 11, 2024
    School holidays :

    Start of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday march 11, 2024
    cards/flowers :

    Cairo International Fair

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    Tuesday march 19, 2024
    Tradeshows : Www.cairofair.com lasts 10 days 2024 edition NOT YET confirmed

    Mothers' Day

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    Thursday march 21, 2024
    cards/flowers : Ruz-e Madar in Arabic

    Ismailia International Festival for Documentary & Short Films

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    Wednesday april 3, 2024
    Culture : Www.ismailiafilmfest.com/ lasts 1 week - in Ismailia 2024 edition NOT YET confirmed

    Ramadan holiday (beginning)

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    Monday april 8, 2024
    School holidays :

    Automech Akhbar El Yom

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    Tuesday april 9, 2024
    Tradeshows : Http://expoeg.all.biz/ lasts 6 days - in Cairo - 2024 edition NOT YET confirmed

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday april 10, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : Eid al-Fitr literally means the Festival of Breaking the Fast .

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Thursday april 11, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Friday april 12, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Ramadan holiday (end)

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    Tuesday april 16, 2024
    School holidays :

    Daylight Saving Time

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    Thursday april 25, 2024
    Special Events :

    Sinai's Liberation Day

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    Thursday april 25, 2024
    Secular holiday : Recall of the Israeli troups in 1985

    Labor Day/May Day

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    Thursday may 2, 2024
    Secular holiday :

    Orthodox Easter

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    Sunday may 5, 2024
    Orthodox : Paid holiday

    Coptic Easter Monday (Sham al Nessim)

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    Monday may 6, 2024
    Coptic : The date of the Orthodox Easter is determined in the Julian Calendar. The Julian calendar was introduced by Julius Caesar in 45 BC and was in common use until the 1500s, when countries started changing to the Gregorian Calendar. Some countries (for example, Greece and Russia) used it into this century, and the Orthodox church in Russia, and other Orthodox churches still use it.

    Summer holiday (beginning)

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    Thursday june 6, 2024
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    Al Waqfa Day

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    Saturday june 15, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : Commemorates the day the Prophet Abraham took his son Ishmael out into the wilderness to sacrifice him to God. As he raised the knife to take his only son's life in obedience to God's command, his hand was stopped and the Lord provided a ram in Ishmael's place.

    Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Sunday june 16, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Monday june 17, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi : The second main celebration of Islam. It celebrates Abraham's willingness to sacrifice his son in obedience to God. Muslims make their annual pilgrimage, or the Hajj , to Makkah (Mecca) in Saudi Arabia. Paid holiday when falling on Friday or Saturday

    Eid-ul-Adha - Sacrifice Day - Tabaski - Id-el-Kabir (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Tuesday june 18, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    End of Ramadan (may be changed to the nearest day)

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    Wednesday june 19, 2024
    Muslim, Sufi :

    Fathers' Day

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    Friday june 21, 2024
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    International Book Festival

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    Wednesday june 26, 2024
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    Uprising Day

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    Sunday june 30, 2024
    Secular holiday : Celebration of the ousting of president Mohamed Morsi from the presidential office by protests in 2013 from 2016