Iraq

Iraq public holidays 2028

Iraq has 16 nationwide public holidays in 2028. After them, 2028 has 251 working days. The first is New Year's Day on Saturday, January 1, 2028.

Public holidays in Iraq in 2028
Date	Holiday
January
Jan 1Saturday	New Year's DayNationwide
Jan 6Thursday	Army DayNationwide
February
Feb 26Saturday	Eid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide
Feb 27Sunday	Eid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide
Feb 28Monday	Eid al-Fitr EstimatedNationwide
March
Mar 16Thursday	Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi peopleNationwide
Mar 21Tuesday	NowruzNationwide
May
May 1Monday	Labor DayNationwide
May 4Thursday	Day of Arafah EstimatedNationwide
May 5Friday	Eid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide
May 6Saturday	Eid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide
May 7Sunday	Eid al-Adha EstimatedNationwide
May 13Saturday	Eid al-Ghadir EstimatedNationwide
May 25Thursday	Islamic New Year EstimatedNationwide
June
Jun 3Saturday	Ashura EstimatedNationwide
August
Aug 3Thursday	Prophet's Birthday EstimatedNationwide

Nationwide: 16public holidays
By region: 16no regional days
Working days: 251after nationwide days off
Long weekends: 6+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.

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 2028

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 6 – Sat, Jan 8 · Army Day
4 daysFri, Feb 25 – Mon, Feb 28 · Eid al-Fitr
3 daysThu, Mar 16 – Sat, Mar 18 · Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people
4 daysFri, Apr 28 – Mon, May 1 · Labor DayTake Sun, Apr 30 off to join it up
4 daysThu, May 4 – Sun, May 7 · Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha
3 daysThu, May 25 – Sat, May 27 · Islamic New Year
3 daysThu, Aug 3 – Sat, Aug 5 · Prophet's Birthday

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Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays are there in Iraq in 2028?

16 nationwide public holidays: New Year's Day (Jan 1); Army Day (Jan 6); Eid al-Fitr (Feb 26); Eid al-Fitr (Feb 27); Eid al-Fitr (Feb 28); Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people (Mar 16); Nowruz (Mar 21); Labor Day (May 1); Day of Arafah (May 4); Eid al-Adha (May 5); Eid al-Adha (May 6); Eid al-Adha (May 7); Eid al-Ghadir (May 13); Islamic New Year (May 25); Ashura (Jun 3); Prophet's Birthday (Aug 3).

How many working days are there in 2028?

251 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.

Why are some dates marked "Estimated"?

They follow a lunar calendar or wait for an official announcement — for example Islamic holidays, which depend on sighting the new moon. The date shown is the expected one and can move by a day or two.