Egypt has a total of 29 holidays in 2020. In the table below, you will find the details of the holidays and when they are observed. All the information display below is also available via our API as well as downloadable as a csv. Signup here to get started.

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Holiday Date
January 1 Bank Holiday
Wednesday, January 1, 2020
Coptic Christmas Day
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Revolution Day January 25
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Public Holiday
Thursday, March 12, 2020
March Equinox
Friday, March 20, 2020
Coptic Good Friday
Friday, April 17, 2020
Coptic Holy Saturday
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Coptic Easter Sunday
Sunday, April 19, 2020
Spring Festival
Monday, April 20, 2020
Sinai Liberation Day
Saturday, April 25, 2020
Labor Day
Friday, May 1, 2020
Day off for Labor Day
Saturday, May 2, 2020
Eid el Fitr
Sunday, May 24, 2020
Eid el Fitr Holiday
Monday, May 25, 2020
June Solstice
Saturday, June 20, 2020
June 30 Revolution
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
July 1 Bank Holiday
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
Revolution Day July 23
Thursday, July 23, 2020
Arafat Day
Thursday, July 30, 2020
Eid al-Adha
Friday, July 31, 2020
Eid al-Adha Holiday
Saturday, August 1, 2020
Flooding of the Nile
Saturday, August 15, 2020
Muharram
Thursday, August 20, 2020
Ashura
Saturday, August 29, 2020
Nayrouz
Friday, September 11, 2020
September Equinox
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
Armed Forces Day
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Prophet Mohamed's Birthday
Thursday, October 29, 2020
December Solstice
Monday, December 21, 2020