Public holidays in Iran 2027
There are 28 public holidays in 2027. 25 of them fall on a working day.
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All 28 public holidays in Iran 2027
| Date | Weekday | Holiday | Local name | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) | مبعث رسول اکرم (ص) (تخمینی) | ||
| Sunday | Birthday of Mahdi (estimated) | ولادت حضرت قائم عجل الله تعالی فرجه و جشن نیمه شعبان (تخمینی) | ||
| Thursday | Islamic Revolution Day | پیروزی انقلاب اسلامی | ||
| Monday | Martyrdom of Imam Ali (estimated) | شهادت حضرت علی علیه السلام (تخمینی) | ||
| Wednesday | Eid al-Fitr (estimated) | عید سعید فطر (تخمینی) | ||
| Thursday | Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) | تعطیل به مناسبت عید سعید فطر (تخمینی) | ||
| Saturday | Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day | روز ملی شدن صنعت نفت ایران | ||
| Sunday | Nowruz | جشن نوروز | ||
| Monday | Nowruz Holiday | عیدنوروز | ||
| Tuesday | Nowruz Holiday | عیدنوروز | ||
| Wednesday | Nowruz Holiday | عیدنوروز | ||
| Thursday | Islamic Republic Day | روز جمهوری اسلامی | ||
| Friday | Nature's Day | روز طبیعت | ||
| Saturday | Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (estimated) | شهادت امام جعفر صادق علیه السلام (تخمینی) | ||
| Monday | Eid al-Adha (estimated) | عید سعید قربان (تخمینی) | ||
| Tuesday | Eid al-Ghadir (estimated) | عید سعید غدیر خم (تخمینی) | ||
| Friday | Death of Imam Khomeini | رحلت حضرت امام خمینی | ||
| Saturday | 15 Khordad Uprising | قیام 15 خرداد | ||
| Tuesday | Tasua (estimated) | تاسوعای حسینی (تخمینی) | ||
| Wednesday | Ashura (estimated) | عاشورای حسینی (تخمینی) | ||
| Sunday | Arbaeen (estimated) | اربعین حسینی (تخمینی) | ||
| Monday | Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali (estimated) | رحلت رسول اکرم؛شهادت امام حسن مجتبی علیه السلام (تخمینی) | ||
| Tuesday | Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida (estimated) | شهادت امام رضا علیه السلام (تخمینی) | ||
| Wednesday | Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari (estimated) | شهادت امام حسن عسکری علیه السلام (تخمینی) | ||
| Friday | Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq (estimated) | میلاد رسول اکرم و امام جعفر صادق علیه السلام (تخمینی) | ||
| Wednesday | Martyrdom of Fatima (estimated) | شهادت حضرت فاطمه زهرا سلام الله علیها (تخمینی) | ||
| Sunday | Birthday of Imam Ali (estimated) | ولادت امام علی علیه السلام و روز پدر (تخمینی) | ||
| Sunday | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) | مبعث رسول اکرم (ص) (تخمینی) |
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 2027
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2 Jan, Sun 3 Jan, Mon 4 Jan, Tue 5 Jan | 1 Jan – 6 Jan 2027 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) |
| Thu 7 Jan | 6 Jan – 8 Jan 2027 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) |
| Sat 23 Jan | 22 Jan – 24 Jan 2027 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Birthday of Mahdi (estimated) |
| Mon 25 Jan, Tue 26 Jan, Wed 27 Jan, Thu 28 Jan | 24 Jan – 29 Jan 2027 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | Birthday of Mahdi (estimated) |
| Sat 27 Feb, Sun 28 Feb | 26 Feb – 1 Mar 2027 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Martyrdom of Imam Ali (estimated) |
| Tue 2 Mar, Wed 3 Mar, Thu 4 Mar | 1 Mar – 5 Mar 2027 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | Martyrdom of Imam Ali (estimated) |
| Sat 6 Mar, Sun 7 Mar, Mon 8 Mar, Tue 9 Mar | 5 Mar – 12 Mar 2027 | 4 | 8 | 2 | Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Eid al-Fitr Holiday (estimated) |
| Thu 25 Mar | 19 Mar – 26 Mar 2027 | 1 | 8 | 8 | Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day, Nowruz, Nowruz Holiday, Nowruz Holiday, Nowruz Holiday |
| Sat 15 May, Sun 16 May | 14 May – 17 May 2027 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Tue 18 May, Wed 19 May, Thu 20 May | 17 May – 21 May 2027 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | Eid al-Adha (estimated) |
| Sat 22 May, Sun 23 May, Mon 24 May | 21 May – 25 May 2027 | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | Eid al-Ghadir (estimated) |
| Wed 26 May, Thu 27 May | 25 May – 28 May 2027 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Eid al-Ghadir (estimated) |
| Sat 12 Jun, Sun 13 Jun, Mon 14 Jun | 11 Jun – 16 Jun 2027 | 3 | 6 | 2 | Tasua (estimated), Ashura (estimated) |
| Thu 17 Jun | 15 Jun – 18 Jun 2027 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Tasua (estimated), Ashura (estimated) |
| Sat 24 Jul | 23 Jul – 25 Jul 2027 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Arbaeen (estimated) |
| Mon 26 Jul, Tue 27 Jul, Wed 28 Jul, Thu 29 Jul | 25 Jul – 30 Jul 2027 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | Arbaeen (estimated) |
| Sat 31 Jul, Sun 1 Aug | 30 Jul – 3 Aug 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali (estimated), Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida (estimated) |
| Wed 4 Aug, Thu 5 Aug | 2 Aug – 6 Aug 2027 | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali (estimated), Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida (estimated) |
| Sat 7 Aug, Sun 8 Aug, Mon 9 Aug, Tue 10 Aug | 6 Aug – 11 Aug 2027 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari (estimated) |
| Thu 12 Aug | 11 Aug – 13 Aug 2027 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari (estimated) |
| Sat 30 Oct, Sun 31 Oct, Mon 1 Nov, Tue 2 Nov | 29 Oct – 3 Nov 2027 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | Martyrdom of Fatima (estimated) |
| Thu 4 Nov | 3 Nov – 5 Nov 2027 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Martyrdom of Fatima (estimated) |
| Sat 11 Dec | 10 Dec – 12 Dec 2027 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Birthday of Imam Ali (estimated) |
| Mon 13 Dec, Tue 14 Dec, Wed 15 Dec, Thu 16 Dec | 12 Dec – 17 Dec 2027 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | Birthday of Imam Ali (estimated) |
| Sat 25 Dec | 24 Dec – 26 Dec 2027 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Isra' and Mi'raj (estimated) |
| Mon 27 Dec, Tue 28 Dec, Wed 29 Dec, Thu 30 Dec | 26 Dec – 31 Dec 2027 | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | Isra' and Mi'raj (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 Iran have in 2027?
28 public holidays. 3 of them fall on a weekend in 2027.
Which public holiday gives the best long weekend in 2027?
Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day, Nowruz, Nowruz Holiday: take 1 day of leave (25 Mar) and you get 8 days off in a row, 19 Mar – 26 Mar 2027.
Sources
- Data: python-holidays 0.105 (MIT licence), country code IR (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.ir) (retrieved Sep 28, 2026)
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