Dubai’s public & private holidays for 2021/22 has been announced
The Public and Private Holidays for Dubai for the year 2021, 2022 was announced by the Government as follows:
UAE public holidays for 2021
| Holiday | Dates | No.of Days |
| Gregorian New Year 2021 | January 1 | 1 |
| Eid Al Fitr | May 11 to 15* | 4-5 |
| Arafat Day | July 19* | 1 |
| Eid Al Adha | July 20* | 3 |
| Hijiri New Year / Islamic New Year | August 10* | 1 |
| Prophet’s Birthday | October 21* | 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.
UAE public holidays for 2022
| Holiday | Dates | No.of Days |
| Gregorian New Year 2021 | January 1 | 1 |
| Eid Al Fitr | April 30 to May 4* | 4-5 |
| Arafat Day | July 8* | 1 |
| Eid Al Adha | July 9 to 11* | 3 |
| Hijiri New Year / Islamic New Year | July 30* | 1 |
| Prophet’s (PBUH) Birthday | October 8* | 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.
2021 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:
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Expo 2020 Start Date in Dubai: October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022 (1-10-2021 to 31-03-2022).
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