Public holidays in Iran 2026
Iran has 32 public holidays in 2026. 27 fall on a weekday and 5 on the weekend, which leaves 286 working days out of 365. The weekend is Friday.
32public holidays
27weekday days off
286working days in 2026
52weekend days
The weekend is Friday alone; many offices also close on Thursday afternoon. The Persian and Islamic calendars set most dates, which can move by a day.
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday | Birthday of Imam Ali | |
| Saturday | Isra' and Mi'raj | |
| Wednesday | Birthday of Mahdi | |
| Wednesday | Islamic Revolution Day | |
| Sunday | Public Holiday | |
| Monday | Public Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Public Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Public Holiday | |
| Thursday | Public Holiday | |
| Friday weekend | Public Holiday | |
| Saturday | Public Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Martyrdom of Imam Ali | |
| Friday weekend | Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day | |
| Saturday | Eid al-Fitr | |
| Saturday | Nowruz | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | |
| Sunday | Nowruz Holiday | |
| Monday | Nowruz Holiday | |
| Tuesday | Nowruz Holiday | |
| Wednesday | Islamic Republic Day | |
| Thursday | Nature's Day | |
| Tuesday | Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha | |
| Thursday | Death of Imam Khomeini | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Ghadir | |
| Friday weekend | 15 Khordad Uprising | |
| Wednesday | Tasua | |
| Thursday | Ashura | |
| Tuesday | Arbaeen | |
| Wednesday | Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali | |
| Thursday | Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida | |
| Friday weekend | Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari | |
| Sunday | Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq | |
| Friday weekend | Martyrdom of Fatima | |
| Wednesday | Birthday of Imam Ali |
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count. Compare with every other country: working days in 2026 worldwide.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 4 | 2 | 22 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 4 | 11 | 16 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 25 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 23 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 5 | 0 | 26 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 26 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 26 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 52 | 27 | 286 |
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Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 7 daysSun 1 to Sat 7 March 2026Public Holiday
- 5 daysFri 20 to Tue 24 March 2026Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day, Eid al-Fitr, Nowruz, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Nowruz Holiday
- 3 daysWed 1 to Fri 3 April 2026Islamic Republic Day, Nature's Day
- 3 daysWed 24 to Fri 26 June 2026Tasua, Ashura
- 3 daysWed 12 to Fri 14 August 2026Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali, Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 9 daysTake off Saturday 28 February 2026 for Fri 27 February to Sat 7 March 2026Public Holiday
Questions about 2026 in Iran
- How many working days are there in Iran in 2026?
- 286 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 52 of them weekend days and 27 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Iran have in 2026?
- 32 public holidays. 5 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Public Holiday (6 March 2026), Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day (20 March 2026), 15 Khordad Uprising (5 June 2026), Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari (21 August 2026), Martyrdom of Fatima (13 November 2026).
- When is the next public holiday in Iran?
- See the next public holiday in Iran: a live countdown, every upcoming date and the working days left this year.
- What counts as the weekend in Iran?
- Friday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Iran 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Iran has 32 public holidays and 286 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/iran/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
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