Public holidays in Iraq 2026
Iraq has 15 public holidays in 2026. 11 fall on a weekday and 4 on the weekend, which leaves 250 working days out of 365. The weekend is Friday and Saturday.
15public holidays
11weekday days off
250working days in 2026
104weekend days
Holiday dates 2026
| Date | Day | Holiday |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday | New Year's Day | |
| Tuesday | Army Day | |
| Monday | Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Saturday weekend | Nowruz | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | |
| Friday weekend | Labor Day | |
| Tuesday | Day of Arafah estimated | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Friday weekend | Eid al-Adha estimated | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Ghadir estimated | |
| Tuesday | Islamic New Year estimated | |
| Thursday | Ashura estimated | |
| Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday estimated |
Estimated marks a date set by a lunar or astronomical calendar that the authorities have not confirmed yet; it can move by a day.
Working days per month in 2026
A working day is any day that is neither a weekend day (Friday and Saturday) nor a public holiday. Holidays that fall on the weekend do not reduce the count.
| Month | Calendar days | Weekend days | Holidays on weekdays | Working days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 19 |
| February 2026 | 28 | 8 | 0 | 20 |
| March 2026 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
| April 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| May 2026 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 18 |
| June 2026 | 30 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| July 2026 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 22 |
| August 2026 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| September 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| October 2026 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| November 2026 | 30 | 8 | 0 | 22 |
| December 2026 | 31 | 8 | 0 | 23 |
| Total 2026 | 365 | 104 | 11 | 250 |
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Mar21 wd
Apr22 wd
May18 wd
Jun19 wd
Jul22 wd
Aug21 wd
Sep22 wd
Oct21 wd
Nov22 wd
Dec23 wd
Long weekends and bridge days in 2026
Breaks of three days or more that need no annual leave at all.
- 3 daysThu 1 to Sat 3 January 2026New Year's Day
- 3 daysFri 20 to Sun 22 March 2026Eid al-Fitr, Nowruz
- 5 daysTue 26 to Sat 30 May 2026Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysThu 4 to Sat 6 June 2026Eid al-Ghadir
- 3 daysThu 25 to Sat 27 June 2026Ashura
Take one day of leave on the date shown and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Sunday 15 March 2026 for Fri 13 to Mon 16 March 2026Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people
Questions about 2026 in Iraq
- How many working days are there in Iraq in 2026?
- 250 working days. 2026 has 365 days, 104 of them weekend days and 11 public holidays on weekdays.
- How many public holidays does Iraq have in 2026?
- 15 public holidays. 4 fall on the weekend.
- Which 2026 holidays fall on a weekend?
- Eid al-Fitr (20 March 2026), Eid al-Fitr (21 March 2026), Nowruz (21 March 2026), Labor Day (1 May 2026), Eid al-Adha (29 May 2026).
- What counts as the weekend in Iraq?
- Friday and Saturday. The calculator lets you change this if your organisation works a different week.
- What about 2027?
- See public holidays in Iraq 2027 or go back to 2025.
Cite or reuse this data
Iraq has 15 public holidays and 250 working days in 2026.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/iraq/2026/ (dataset holidays 0.103, CC BY 4.0).
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