Iraq
Iraq public holidays 2026
Iraq has 16 nationwide public holidays in 2026. After them, 2026 has 250 working days.
| Date | Holiday |
|---|---|
| January | |
| Jan 1Thursday | New Year's DayNationwide |
| Jan 6Tuesday | Army DayNationwide |
| March | |
| Mar 16Monday | Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi peopleNationwide |
| Mar 20Friday | Eid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide |
| Mar 21Saturday | Eid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide |
| Mar 21Saturday | NowruzNationwide |
| Mar 22Sunday | Eid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide |
| May | |
| May 1Friday | Labor DayNationwide |
| May 26Tuesday | Day of Arafah EstimatedNationwide |
| May 27Wednesday | Eid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide |
| May 28Thursday | Eid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide |
| May 29Friday | Eid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide |
| June | |
| Jun 4Thursday | Eid al-Ghadir EstimatedNationwide |
| Jun 16Tuesday | Islamic New Year EstimatedNationwide |
| Jun 25Thursday | Ashura EstimatedNationwide |
| August | |
| Aug 25Tuesday | Prophet's Birthday EstimatedNationwide |
- Nationwide
- 16public holidays
- By region
- 16no regional days
- Working days
- 250after nationwide days off
- Long weekends
- 5+1 with 1 day off
Dates marked Estimated depend on the moon or an official announcement and can shift by a day or two.
In Iraq the weekend is Friday and Saturday, so working days and long weekends are counted that way.
Long weekends in 2026
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.
- 3 daysThu, Jan 1 – Sat, Jan 3 · New Year's Day
- 4 daysFri, Mar 13 – Mon, Mar 16 · Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi peopleTake Sun, Mar 15 off to join it up
- 3 daysFri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22 · Eid al-Fitr, Nowruz
- 5 daysTue, May 26 – Sat, May 30 · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
- 3 daysThu, Jun 4 – Sat, Jun 6 · Eid al-Ghadir
- 3 daysThu, Jun 25 – Sat, Jun 27 · Ashura