Iraq

Iraq public holidays 2025

Iraq had 16 nationwide public holidays in 2025. After them, 2025 had 249 working days.

Public holidays in Iraq in 2025
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Wednesday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 6Monday	Army DayNationwide
March
Mar 16Sunday	Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi peopleNationwide
Mar 21Friday	NowruzNationwide
Mar 31Monday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
April
Apr 1Tuesday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
Apr 2Wednesday	Eid al-FitrNationwide
May
May 1Thursday	Labor DayNationwide
June
Jun 5Thursday	Day of ArafahNationwide
Jun 6Friday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
Jun 7Saturday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
Jun 8Sunday	Eid al-AdhaNationwide
Jun 15Sunday	Eid al-GhadirNationwide
Jun 26Thursday	Islamic New YearNationwide
July
Jul 5Saturday	AshuraNationwide
September
Sep 4Thursday	Prophet's BirthdayNationwide

Nationwide: 16public holidays
By region: 16no regional days
Working days: 249after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 7+4 with 1 day off

In Iraq the weekend is Friday and Saturday, so working days and long weekends are counted that way.

Dates come from the open-source holidays project, which compiles each country's statutory holidays from official sources. Governments sometimes add or move days at short notice, so check official announcements for critical plans. See our sources.

Long weekends in 2025

Stretches of three or more days off built from nationwide holidays and the weekend, plus the ones you can make by taking a single day off.

4 daysWed, Jan 1 – Sat, Jan 4 · New Year's DayTake Thu, Jan 2 off to join it up
4 daysFri, Jan 3 – Mon, Jan 6 · Army DayTake Sun, Jan 5 off to join it up
3 daysFri, Mar 14 – Sun, Mar 16 · Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people
6 daysFri, Mar 28 – Wed, Apr 2 · Eid al-FitrTake Sun, Mar 30 off to join it up
3 daysMon, Mar 31 – Wed, Apr 2 · Eid al-Fitr
6 daysMon, Mar 31 – Sat, Apr 5 · Eid al-FitrTake Thu, Apr 3 off to join it up
3 daysThu, May 1 – Sat, May 3 · Labor Day
4 daysThu, Jun 5 – Sun, Jun 8 · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
3 daysFri, Jun 13 – Sun, Jun 15 · Eid al-Ghadir
3 daysThu, Jun 26 – Sat, Jun 28 · Islamic New Year
3 daysThu, Sep 4 – Sat, Sep 6 · Prophet's Birthday

Iraq public holidays by year

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Iraq in 2025?

16 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Army Day (Jan 6); Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people (Mar 16); Nowruz (Mar 21); Eid al-Fitr (Mar 31); Eid al-Fitr (Apr 1); Eid al-Fitr (Apr 2); Labor Day (May 1); Day of Arafah (Jun 5); Eid al-Adha (Jun 6); Eid al-Adha (Jun 7); Eid al-Adha (Jun 8); Eid al-Ghadir (Jun 15); Islamic New Year (Jun 26); Ashura (Jul 5); Prophet's Birthday (Sep 4).

Which month has the most public holidays in 2025?

June, with 6 nationwide public holidays. 5 months have none.

How many working days are there in 2025?

249 working days, counting the local weekend and taking out the nationwide holidays that fall on working days. Regional holidays and company closures can lower it further.