The Public and Private Holidays for Dubai for the year 2020 was announced by the Government as follows:
Holiday | Dates | No.of Days |
New Year 2020 | January 1 | 1 |
Eid Al Fitr | May 23 or 24* | 4-5 |
Arafat Day | July 29 or 30* | 1 |
Eid Al Adha | July 30 or 31* | 3 |
Hijiri New Year | August 19 or 20* | 1 |
Prophet’s Birthday | October 28 or 29* | 1 |
Martyrs’ day | December 1 | 1 |
UAE National Day | December 2 and 3 | 2 |
* Islamic Holidays – Islamic holidays are subject to moon sighting and the exact dates will be announced when the crescent moon is sighted.
2020 is a very important year for Dubai, with the World Expo 2020 kicking off in October. So one of the most important days of the year is the start date of Expo 2020:
Expo 2020 Start Date in Dubai: October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 (1-10-2021 to 31-03-2022).
Share this page!