Public Holidays in United Arab Emirates 2020

There are 13 UAE public holidays in 2020. 10 of them fall on working days, which leaves 252 working days after 104 weekend days.

The UAE public holidays in 2020 are New Year's Day (Wednesday, January 1), Eid al-Fitr (Sunday, May 24), Eid al-Fitr (day 2) (Monday, May 25), Eid al-Fitr (day 3) (Tuesday, May 26), Arafat Day (Thursday, July 30), Eid al-Adha (Friday, July 31), Eid al-Adha (day 2) (Saturday, August 1), Eid al-Adha (day 3) (Sunday, August 2), Islamic New Year (Thursday, August 20), Prophet Muhammad's Birthday (Thursday, October 29), Commemoration Day (Tuesday, December 1), National Day (Wednesday, December 2) and National Day (day 2) (Thursday, December 3).

There are 3 long weekends of three days or more in 2020: May 23–May 26 (4 days, Eid al-Fitr, Eid al-Fitr (day 2), Eid al-Fitr (day 3)); Jul 30–Aug 2 (4 days, Arafat Day, Eid al-Adha, Eid al-Adha (day 2), Eid al-Adha (day 3)); Dec 1–Dec 3 (3 days, Commemoration Day, National Day, National Day (day 2)).

The weekend in United Arab Emirates is Saturday and Sunday. Holidays that fall on a weekend are shown in the list.

Official holidays for the public and private sectors (Cabinet Resolution 27 of 2024). The Cabinet may move a holiday next to a weekend, and Eid dates depend on the moon sighting.

Dates marked tentative follow the moon: Islamic holidays use the Umm al-Qura calendar and depend on the moon sighting, and festival dates for years without an official list are estimated. The official date can differ by a day.