The following table shows the public holidays expected in the year 2020 in the kingdom of Bahrain.

Most of these holidays are based on the Muslim Lunar Calendar, and in certain cases the actual dates depend on the sighting of the New moon, which may be different from state to state.

An asterisk (*) against a date in the table indicates that it may vary by approximately plus or minus one day.

For holidays of more than one day, the date given in the first day.

HOLIDAYS	DATE	DURATION OF HOLIDAYS IN NUMBER OF DAYS
GREGORIAN NEW YEAR	01 JAN	1
LABOUR DAY	01 MAY	1
EID AL FITR	*24 MAY	3
EID AL ADHA	*30 JUL	4
AL HIJRA NEW YEAR	*20 AUG	1
ASHOORA	*29 AUG	2
BAHRAIN NATIONAL DAY	16 DEC	2
PROPHET MOHAMMED’S BIRTHDAY	*29 OCT	1