UAE dirham (AED) bank holidays in 2026
Every day UAEFTS is closed in 2026, the Saturday and Sunday weekend, and what each closure does to a payment’s value date.
Next AED closing day
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At a glance
- Clearing system
- UAEFTS
- Settlement weekend
- Saturday and Sunday
- Closing days in 2026
- 13 (11 on working days)
AED closing days, 2026
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's DayJour de l'an · رأس السنة الميلادية | Confirmed | |
| – | Thursday – Sunday | Eid al-FitrAïd el-Fitr · عيد الفطر | Confirmed |
| Tuesday | Arafat DayJour d'Arafat · يوم عرفة | Confirmed | |
| – | Wednesday – Friday | Eid al-AdhaAïd el-Adha · عيد الأضحى | Confirmed |
| Monday | Islamic New YearNouvel an hégirien · رأس السنة الهجرية | Confirmed | |
| Friday | Prophet's BirthdayMawlid · المولد النبوي | Confirmed | |
| – | Wednesday – Thursday | National DayFête nationale · اليوم الوطني | Confirmed |
Last checked against UAE Government, official public holidays.
What it means for payments
We pay out AED by SWIFT, and you can hold AED in your balance. When UAEFTS is closed, the beneficiary’s bank credits the payment on its next business day. Payments that pass through a US correspondent also wait for the Fedwire calendar.
The value date is the day the money is available to the beneficiary. A closing day on either side of a payment, sender’s or receiver’s, pushes it back. Timings are typical, never guaranteed.
Work out a value date in the payment calendar →Related
Questions
- How many AED bank holidays are there in 2026?
- 13 closing days in our 2026 calendar for UAEFTS, of which 11 fall on a working day and so delay payments.
- What is the settlement weekend for AED?
- Saturday and Sunday. UAEFTS does not settle on those days, so a payment released on them is processed on the next business day.
- What happens to AED payments on a bank holiday?
- It is accepted but not settled until the next day the clearing system is open, so the value date moves forward. Typical timings only; they are never guaranteed. The payment calendar tool works out the landing day for a corridor.
Sources and notices
Dates and figures come from the official publishers linked on this page, entered and checked by the Trillioni Pay team. No forecasts or consensus estimates are shown. Information only, not investment advice.
Paying in AED around a holiday?
See the fee and the exchange rate before you confirm, and the day the money should arrive.
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