To ensure your vacation in the country is memorable and filled with positive emotions and lasting impressions, we highly recommend familiarizing yourself with the key calendar events and holidays in Egypt.
January 1 is New Year's Day
January - International Book Fair in Cairo
February 22 - Abu Simbel Festival of the Sun.
March 21 - Mother's Day
March - Cairo International Film Festival for Children
Late March - Jam en-Nessim, a colorful celebration of spring.
Mid-April is the camel fair and camel races in El Arish
April 25 is Liberation Day of Sinai in Egypt
May 1 - Labor Day
May - Arabian Horse Festival in Sharqiya
May - National Fishing Competition in Sharm el-Sheikh
June - Sharm El Sheikh International Underwater Photography Festival
July 23 is the anniversary of the 1952 revolution
July is the annual Festival of Tourism and Commerce in Cairo, Alexandria and Giza
September - Mediterranean tourism fair in Cairo.
Late September - early October - Pharaohs Rally Cairo - Abu Simbel - Cairo
October 3 - Hijra New Year
October 6 is Egypt's Army Day
November is the annual Arab Music Festival in Cairo
December 19 - Christmas of the Prophet Mohammed
December - Cairo International Film Festival
December 23 - liberation of Port Said by the Egyptian army.
