Public holidays in Iraq 2026

There are 16 public holidays in 2026. 11 of them fall on a working day.

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All 16 public holidays in Iraq 2026

DateWeekdayHolidayLocal nameCountdown
ThursdayNew Year's Dayرأس السنة الميلادية
TuesdayArmy Dayعيد الجيش
MondayCommemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi peopleذكرى جرائم البعث والأنفال والهجوم على حلبجة
FridayEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)
SaturdayEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)
SaturdayNowruzعيد نوروز
SundayEid al-Fitr (estimated)عيد الفطر (تقديري)
FridayLabor Dayعيد العمال العالمي
TuesdayDay of Arafah (estimated)يوم عرفة (تقديري)
WednesdayEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
ThursdayEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
FridayEid al-Adha (estimated)عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
ThursdayEid al-Ghadir (estimated)عيد الغدير (تقديري)
TuesdayIslamic New Year (estimated)رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري)
ThursdayAshura (estimated)عاشوراء (تقديري)
TuesdayProphet's Birthday (estimated) (expected date, subject to moon sighting)المولد النبوي الشريف (تقديري)

Days marked "observed" are substitute days off when a holiday falls on a weekend. Holidays based on a lunar calendar can shift by a day once the official announcement is made.

Long weekends 2026

12 times a public holiday lies close to a weekend – with a little leave it becomes a long weekend:

Take leaveOffDays of leaveDays offRatioOccasion
Sun 4 Jan, Mon 5 Jan1 Jan – 6 Jan 2026263New Year's Day, Army Day
Wed 7 Jan, Thu 8 Jan6 Jan – 10 Jan 2026252.5Army Day
Sun 15 Mar13 Mar – 16 Mar 2026144Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people
Tue 17 Mar, Wed 18 Mar, Thu 19 Mar16 Mar – 22 Mar 2026372.3Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people, Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Mon 23 Mar, Tue 24 Mar, Wed 25 Mar, Thu 26 Mar20 Mar – 28 Mar 2026492.3Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May22 May – 30 May 2026294.5Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated)
Sun 31 May, Mon 1 Jun, Tue 2 Jun, Wed 3 Jun26 May – 6 Jun 20264123Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Ghadir (estimated)
Sun 14 Jun, Mon 15 Jun12 Jun – 16 Jun 2026252.5Islamic New Year (estimated)
Wed 17 Jun, Thu 18 Jun16 Jun – 20 Jun 2026252.5Islamic New Year (estimated)
Sun 21 Jun, Mon 22 Jun, Tue 23 Jun, Wed 24 Jun19 Jun – 27 Jun 2026492.3Ashura (estimated)
Sun 23 Aug, Mon 24 Aug21 Aug – 25 Aug 2026252.5Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
Wed 26 Aug, Thu 27 Aug25 Aug – 29 Aug 2026252.5Prophet's Birthday (estimated)

Counted are gaps of up to four working days between a public holiday and the weekend or another public holiday. "Ratio" = days off per day of leave. Weekends follow the local working week.

Dates are generated from the open-source library python-holidays and automatically cross-checked against Nager.Date and the public Google Calendar holiday calendars; every holiday on a working day must be confirmed by a second source. Official announcements take precedence, especially for holidays that depend on the moon or are declared at short notice.

Frequently asked questions

How many public holidays does Iraq have in 2026?

16 public holidays. 5 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated): take 2 days of leave (24 May, 25 May) and you get 9 days off in a row, 22 May – 30 May 2026.

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