Holidays and Observances in Egypt in 2020 Date Name Type 1 Jan Wednesday January 1 Bank Holiday Bank Holiday 7 Jan Tuesday Coptic Christmas Day National holiday 25 Jan Saturday Revolution Day January 25 National holiday 20 Mar Friday March Equinox Season 17 Apr Friday Coptic Good Friday Observance 18 Apr Saturday Coptic Holy Saturday Observance 19 Apr Sunday Coptic Easter Sunday National holiday 20 Apr Monday Spring Festival National holiday 25 Apr Saturday Sinai Liberation Day National holiday 1 May Friday Labor Day National holiday 24 May Sunday Eid el Fitr National holiday 25 May Monday Eid el Fitr Day 2 National holiday 26 May Tuesday Eid el Fitr Day 3 National holiday 20 Jun Saturday June Solstice Season 30 Jun Tuesday June 30 Revolution National holiday 1 Jul Wednesday July 1 Bank Holiday Bank Holiday 23 Jul Thursday Revolution Day July 23 National holiday 30 Jul Thursday Arafat Day National holiday 31 Jul Friday Eid al-Adha National holiday 1 Aug Saturday Eid al-Adha Day 2 National holiday 2 Aug Sunday Eid al-Adha Day 3 National holiday 3 Aug Monday Eid al-Adha Day 4 Bank Holiday 15 Aug Saturday Flooding of the Nile Observance 20 Aug Thursday Muharram National holiday 11 Sep Friday Nayrouz Observance 22 Sep Tuesday September Equinox Season 6 Oct Tuesday Armed Forces Day National holiday 29 Oct Thursday Prophet Mohamed's Birthday National holiday 21 Dec Monday December Solstice Season Orthodox Christmas Day Tue, Jan 7, 2020 January 25 Revolution Day Sat, Jan 25, 2020 National Police Day Sat, Jan 25, 2020 Sham Ennessim Likely Mon, Apr 20, 2020 Sinai Liberation Day Sat, Apr 25, 2020 Labour Day Fri, May 1, 2020 Eid al-Fitr Likely May 23 – 26, 2020* June 30 Uprising in Egypt Tue, Jun 30, 2020 Revolution Day Thu, Jul 23, 2020 Eid al-Adha Likely Jul 30 – Aug 3, 2020* Islamic New Year Likely Aug 19 – 20, 2020* Armed Forces Day Tue, Oct 6, 2020 Prophet's Birthday Likely Oct 28 – 29, 2020* |