Kids · Winter break 2026

Winter break in RAK with kids

Three weeks off school, from Monday 14 December to Friday 1 January. The dates, the camps as they are announced, and the places worth the drive, each checked.

School is out

14 DecMon 14 Dec 2026 to Fri 1 Jan 2027, back Mon 4 Jan

Camps listed

51 with this season’s dates · camp radar

The dates

The Ministry of Education calendar gives all public and private schools the same break this year: Monday 14 December 2026 to Friday 1 January 2027, with term two starting Monday 4 January. That is three weeks, a week shorter than last year’s 8 December to 3 January. RAK Academy’s own calendar matches. The National Day holiday comes first, Wednesday 2 to Friday 4 December.

Camp weeks therefore fall on 14 to 18 December, 21 to 25 December and 28 December to 1 January. Most operators published last year’s dates between mid-November and mid-December, so the camp radar is checked daily from now and every new date lands there first.

Outdoors, while it is cool

Al Hamra Beach (Jazirat Al Hamra public beach)

Al Jazirah Al Hamra

Outdoors, while it is cool

Al Hamra Beach (Jazirat Al Hamra public beach)

Al Jazeera Al Hamra Heritage Village

Al Marjan Island

Bear Grylls Explorers Camp

Dhayah Fort

Flamingo Beach

RAK Track

RAK Zoo

Saqr Park

Wadi Shawka

Indoors, for the odd wet day

Al Hamra Mall

National Museum of Ras Al Khaimah

Novo Cinemas Manar Mall

RAK Mall

VOX Cinemas Al Hamra Mall