Public holidays · 2026

Public holidays in Iraq 2026

Iraq has 15 days of national public holidays in 2026, 11 on working days.

Next: رأس السنة الميلادية (New Year's Day), Friday, 1 January 2027in 74 days

Nationwide

National public holidays

National public holidays in Iraq in 2026: date, weekday, name and days until
Date	Holiday	When
1 JanThu	رأس السنة الميلاديةNew Year's Day	291 days ago
6 JanTue	عيد الجيشArmy Day	286 days ago
16 MarMon	ذكرى جرائم البعث والأنفال والهجوم على حلبجةCommemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people	217 days ago
20 MarFriWeekend	عيد الفطر (تقديري)Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	213 days ago
21 MarSatWeekend	عيد الفطر (تقديري)Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	212 days ago
21 MarSatWeekend	عيد نوروزNowruz	212 days ago
22 MarSun	عيد الفطر (تقديري)Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	211 days ago
1 MayFriWeekend	عيد العمال العالميLabor Day	171 days ago
26 MayTue	يوم عرفة (تقديري)Day of Arafah (estimated)	146 days ago
27 MayWed	عيد الأضحى (تقديري)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	145 days ago
28 MayThu	عيد الأضحى (تقديري)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	144 days ago
29 MayFriWeekend	عيد الأضحى (تقديري)Eid al-Adha (estimated)	143 days ago
4 JunThu	عيد الغدير (تقديري)Eid al-Ghadir (estimated)	137 days ago
16 JunTue	رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري)Islamic New Year (estimated)	125 days ago
25 JunThu	عاشوراء (تقديري)Ashura (estimated)	116 days ago
25 AugTue	المولد النبوي الشريف (تقديري)Prophet's Birthday (estimated)	55 days ago

At a glance

Iraq in 2026

01Public holidays

15 days

11 on working days, 4 at the weekend (Friday and Saturday).

02Long weekends

5 long weekends

03Regional

None

04Next holiday

رأس السنة الميلادية (New Year's Day)

Friday, 1 January 2027 · in 74 days

Days off in a row

Long weekends

Three or more days off in a row: the weekend (Friday and Saturday) next to a nationwide public holiday on a working day.

Thu 1 Jan – Sat 3 Jan
3 days offNew Year's Day
Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar
3 days offEid al-Fitr (estimated) · Nowruz
Tue 26 May – Sat 30 May
5 days offDay of Arafah (estimated) · Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Thu 4 Jun – Sat 6 Jun
3 days offEid al-Ghadir (estimated)
Thu 25 Jun – Sat 27 Jun
3 days offAshura (estimated)

Other days: bank holidays, optional days and observances

Not general days off: bank closures, days off for government offices, optional or community holidays, half days and observances.

Show 27 other days

Bank holidays, optional days and observances in Iraq in 2026
Date	Holiday	Type	Where
13 MarFriWeekend	عيد الخليقةFeast of Creation	Religious / community	Nationwide
14 MarSatWeekend	عيد الخليقةFeast of Creation	Religious / community	Nationwide
15 MarSun	عيد الخليقةFeast of Creation	Religious / community	Nationwide
16 MarMon	عيد الخليقةFeast of Creation	Religious / community	Nationwide
17 MarTue	عيد الخليقةFeast of Creation	Religious / community	Nationwide
5 AprSun	أحد الفصحEaster Sunday	Religious / community	Nationwide
6 AprMon	إثنين الفصحEaster Monday	Religious / community	Nationwide
9 AprThu	عيد الصغيرLittle Feast	Religious / community	Nationwide
10 AprFriWeekend	عيد الصغيرLittle Feast	Religious / community	Nationwide
15 AprWed	رأس السنة الإيزيديةYazidi New Year	Religious / community	Nationwide
17 MaySun	مولد النبي يحيى عليه السلامProphet Yahya's Birthday	Religious / community	Nationwide
21 JulTue	يوما عيد البنجةGreat Feast	Religious / community	Nationwide
22 JulWed	يوما عيد البنجةGreat Feast	Religious / community	Nationwide
23 JulThu	يوما عيد البنجةGreat Feast	Religious / community	Nationwide
24 JulFriWeekend	يوما عيد البنجةGreat Feast	Religious / community	Nationwide
2 AugSun	مهرجان الصيف اليزيديYazidi Summer Festival	Religious / community	Nationwide
3 AugMon	مهرجان الصيف اليزيديYazidi Summer Festival	Religious / community	Nationwide
6 OctTue	عيد الجمعيةFeast of the Assembly	Religious / community	Nationwide
7 OctWed	عيد الجمعيةFeast of the Assembly	Religious / community	Nationwide
8 OctThu	عيد الجمعيةFeast of the Assembly	Religious / community	Nationwide
9 OctFriWeekend	عيد الجمعيةFeast of the Assembly	Religious / community	Nationwide
10 OctSatWeekend	عيد الجمعيةFeast of the Assembly	Religious / community	Nationwide
11 OctSun	عيد الجمعيةFeast of the Assembly	Religious / community	Nationwide
12 OctMon	عيد الجمعيةFeast of the Assembly	Religious / community	Nationwide
13 OctTue	عيد الجمعيةFeast of the Assembly	Religious / community	Nationwide
18 DecFriWeekend	عيد إيزيFeast of Êzî	Religious / community	Nationwide
25 DecFriWeekend	عيد الميلادChristmas Day	Religious / community	Nationwide

Sources and limits

About these dates

Dates come from the open-source python-holidays project (0.106, MIT licence), which follows each country’s laws and official calendars; Hourora built these tables from it on 16 October 2026. Names are shown as the source gives them, in the local language and in English, without machine translation.

Dates marked “estimated” follow lunar or religious calendars and can move by a day when they are announced. Days off decreed at short notice, such as bridge days, may be missing. Check with an official source before you book.

Long weekends count the weekend (Friday and Saturday) and nationwide public holidays only. “When” counts days by the local date in Baghdad.

python-holidays on GitHub All countries Time in Iraq

Questions

Good to know

How many public holidays does Iraq have in 2026?

Iraq has 15 days of national public holidays in 2026, 11 on working days. When two holidays fall on the same date, the day counts once.

When is the next public holiday in Iraq?

رأس السنة الميلادية (New Year's Day), on Friday, 1 January 2027.

How many long weekends does Iraq have in 2026?

5: Thu 1 Jan – Sat 3 Jan (New Year's Day); Fri 20 Mar – Sun 22 Mar (Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Nowruz); Tue 26 May – Sat 30 May (Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)); Thu 4 Jun – Sat 6 Jun (Eid al-Ghadir (estimated)); Thu 25 Jun – Sat 27 Jun (Ashura (estimated)).

Which public holidays in Iraq fall on a weekend in 2026?

عيد الفطر (تقديري) (Eid al-Fitr (estimated)), Friday, 20 March 2026; عيد الفطر (تقديري) (Eid al-Fitr (estimated)), Saturday, 21 March 2026; عيد نوروز (Nowruz), Saturday, 21 March 2026; عيد العمال العالمي (Labor Day), Friday, 1 May 2026; عيد الأضحى (تقديري) (Eid al-Adha (estimated)), Friday, 29 May 2026.