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Labour Day
Thursday, 1 May 2025 · Egypt · Nationwide · Public holiday
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Bridge day check
Falls on a Thursday. Book the Friday off and you get a four-day weekend — the classic bridge day.
Book off 2 May 2025 for 4 days off.
What the day is for
International Workers' Day. Marches and union rallies in many cities, a straightforward day off in others.
Do shops and banks close?
Offices, banks and most shops closed. Rallies can close central streets.
Getting around
Reduced services; city-centre routes may be diverted around demonstrations.
When it falls each year
Floating holidays shift; fixed ones move only in which weekday they land on.
2025Thursday · 1 May 2025Bridge to 4 days
2027Saturday · 1 May 20272-day break
See the full Egypt holiday calendar or count the working days.