Next public holiday in Iraq
Counted from 19 October 2026, the next public holiday in Iraq is New Year's Day on , in 74 days. This page counts down live in your browser; the numbers below were last recalculated when the site was built, on 19 October 2026, and the site is rebuilt at least every week.
74days until the next holiday
0holiday dates left in 2026
0of them on weekdays
54working days left in 2026
Upcoming public holidays in Iraq
Every public holiday from today to the end of 2027. Past dates disappear as the year goes by; the full lists stay on the year pages.
| Date | Day | Holiday | In |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday weekend | New Year's Day | 74 days | |
| Wednesday | Army Day | 79 days | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | 141 days | |
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | 142 days | |
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr estimated | 143 days | |
| Tuesday | Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people | 148 days | |
| Sunday | Nowruz | 153 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Labor Day | 194 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Day of Arafah estimated | 208 days | |
| Sunday | Eid al-Adha estimated | 209 days | |
| Monday | Eid al-Adha estimated | 210 days | |
| Tuesday | Eid al-Adha estimated | 211 days | |
| Monday | Eid al-Ghadir estimated | 217 days | |
| Sunday | Islamic New Year estimated | 230 days | |
| Tuesday | Ashura estimated | 239 days | |
| Saturday weekend | Prophet's Birthday estimated | 299 days |
A holiday on a weekend day is a day off only where a substitute day is granted (marked observed). Dates marked estimated follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.
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All holidays of 2026
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Working days calculator for Iraq
Next long weekend in Iraq
- 5 daysTue 9 to Sat 13 March 2027Eid al-Fitr
Next bridge day: take one day of leave and turn a holiday into a longer break.
- 4 daysTake off Thursday 7 January 2027 for Wed 6 to Sat 9 January 2027Army Day
Questions about the next holiday in Iraq
- When is the next public holiday in Iraq?
- New Year's Day, on Friday 1 January 2027, 74 days after 19 October 2026. It falls on the weekend, so it does not give a weekday off unless a substitute day is granted. The banner at the top of this page recounts from today's date.
- How many public holidays are left in 2026?
- 0 holiday dates from 19 October 2026 to 31 December 2026, 0 of them on a weekday.
- How many working days are left in 2026 in Iraq?
- 54 working days from 19 October 2026 to the end of the year, out of 74 calendar days, counting Friday and Saturday as the weekend. For any other range, use the working days calculator.
- Is there a bank holiday or public holiday this month?
- The table above lists every upcoming date with the days until each one. For the whole year at a glance, see public holidays in Iraq 2026.
- Can I get this in my calendar?
- Yes: subscribe to
https://openworkdays.com/api/v1/iq.icsin Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar. It holds every year from 2024 to 2030 and refreshes by itself.
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The next public holiday in Iraq after 19 October 2026 is New Year's Day on 1 January 2027.
Source: OpenWorkdays, https://openworkdays.com/iraq/next-public-holiday/ (dataset holidays 0.106, CC BY 4.0).
Machine readable: JSON, with the reference date, all years as JSON.