Public holidays in Qatar 2026

There are 8 public holidays in 2026. 4 of them fall on a working day.

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All 8 public holidays in Qatar 2026

Date	Weekday	Holiday	Local name
10 Feb 2026	Tuesday	National Sports Day	اليوم الوطني للرياضة
20 Mar 2026	Friday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	عيد الفطر (تقديري)
21 Mar 2026	Saturday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	عيد الفطر (تقديري)
22 Mar 2026	Sunday	Eid al-Fitr (estimated)	عيد الفطر (تقديري)
27 May 2026	Wednesday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)	عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
28 May 2026	Thursday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)	عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
29 May 2026	Friday	Eid al-Adha (estimated)	عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
18 Dec 2026	Friday	Qatar National Day	اليوم الوطني لقطر

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

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

Take leave	Off	Days of leave	Days off	Ratio	Occasion
Sun 8 Feb, Mon 9 Feb	6 Feb – 10 Feb 2026	2	5	2.5	National Sports Day
Wed 11 Feb, Thu 12 Feb	10 Feb – 14 Feb 2026	2	5	2.5	National Sports Day
Mon 23 Mar, Tue 24 Mar, Wed 25 Mar, Thu 26 Mar	20 Mar – 28 Mar 2026	4	9	2.3	Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
Sun 24 May, Mon 25 May, Tue 26 May	22 May – 30 May 2026	3	9	3	Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated), Eid al-Adha (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 Qatar have in 2026?

8 public holidays. 4 of them fall on a weekend in 2026.

What is the next public holiday in Qatar?

As of 9 Nov 2026, the next holiday is Qatar National Day on Friday, 18 Dec 2026.

Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2026?

Eid al-Adha (estimated): take 3 days of leave (24 May, 25 May, 26 May) and you get 9 days off in a row, 22 May – 30 May 2026.

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Sources

Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code QA (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Nager.Date public holiday API (country not covered) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
Cross-check: Google Calendar public holiday calendar (en.qa) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)

Last updated: Sep 26, 2026