Information about legal national holidays across the globe.
Islamic holidays depend on the sighting of the moon: dates not yet announced are estimates and may move by a day.
Weekend holidays are displayed in gray.
| 2012 Day | Public Holiday |
| Sunday, January 01 | New Year's Day |
| Monday, January 02 | New Year's Day (observed) |
| Sunday, February 05 | Prophet's Birthday |
| Monday, February 06 | Prophet's Birthday (observed) |
| Monday, April 09 | Easter Monday |
| Tuesday, April 24 | National Concord Day |
| Tuesday, May 01 | Labour Day |
| Friday, August 03 | Independence Day |
| Wednesday, August 15 | Night of Power |
| Sunday, August 19 | Eid al-Fitr |
| Monday, August 20 | Eid al-Fitr (observed) |
| Friday, October 26 | Eid al-Adha |
| Saturday, October 27 | Day after Eid al-Adha |
| Thursday, November 15 | Islamic New Year |
| Tuesday, December 18 | National Day |
| Tuesday, December 25 | Christmas Day |