National Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2020

United Arab Emirates
2020

List of Holidays in United Arab Emirates in 2020

Day	Date	Holiday Name	Type	Comments
Wednesday	Jan 01	New Year's Day	National Holiday
Sunday	Mar 22	Israa & Miaraj Night	Not A Public Holiday
Friday	May 22	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Ramadan 29
Saturday	May 23	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Ramadan 30
Sunday	May 24	Eid Al Fitr	National Holiday	End of Ramadan
Monday	May 25	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Shawwal 2
Tuesday	May 26	Eid al-Fitr Holiday	National Holiday	Shawwal 3
Thursday	Jul 30	Day of Arafah	National Holiday
Friday	Jul 31	Eid Al Adha	National Holiday	Feast of the Sacrifice
Saturday	Aug 01	Eid Al Adha	National Holiday
Sunday	Aug 02	Eid Al Adha Holiday	National Holiday
Sunday	Aug 23	Hijri New Year Holiday	National Holiday	Hijri New Year
Thursday	Oct 29	Prophet Muhammad’s birthday	National Holiday
Tuesday	Dec 01	Commemoration Day	National Holiday
Wednesday	Dec 02	National Day	National Holiday
Thursday	Dec 03	National Day Holiday	National Holiday

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Notes

• A public holiday can be moved to the beginning or to the end of a week if it falls between two working days
• Since 2022, the weekend is Saturday and Sunday
• Islamic holiday exact dates are subject to moon sightings and may differ from the date given
• Public sector workers now receive the same number of public holidays as the private sector