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🇮🇶 Iraq public holidays 2026

Iraq has 30 public holidays in 2026, plus 14 other observances and regional holidays. The first is New Year's Day on January 1 and the last is Christmas Day on December 25.

24 of the public holidays fall on a weekday in 2026, so that's how many days off most workers get from them.

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All holidays in Iraq in 2026

DateHolidayType
January 1ThursdayNew Year's DayPublic holiday
January 6TuesdayArmy DayPublic holiday
February 19ThursdayRamadan StartObservance
March 5ThursdayRebellion AnniversaryRegional holiday
March 6FridayNational Day of Tolerance and CoexistencePublic holiday
March 11WednesdayAnniversary of Signing of the March 11, 1970 AgreementRegional holiday
March 14SaturdayBirth Anniversary of the Immortal BarzaniRegional holiday
March 16MondayThe Halabja MassacrePublic holiday
March 18WednesdayEid al-Fitr holidayPublic holiday
March 19ThursdayEid al-Fitr holidayPublic holiday
March 20FridayEid al-FitrPublic holiday
March 20FridayMarch EquinoxObservance
March 21SaturdayEid al-Fitr holidayPublic holiday
March 21SaturdayNowruzPublic holiday
March 22SundayEid al-Fitr holidayPublic holiday
March 22SundayNowruz HolidayRegional holiday
March 23MondayEid al-Fitr holidayPublic holiday
March 23MondayNowruz HolidayRegional holiday
April 1WednesdayYazidi New YearRegional holiday
April 1WednesdayFootball World Cup Qualification HolidayPublic holiday
April 2ThursdayFootball World Cup Qualification HolidayPublic holiday
April 9ThursdayBaghdad Liberation DayRegional holiday
April 9ThursdayFall of the Defunct Dictatorial Regime and the Liberation of Iraq DayRegional holiday
May 1FridayLabour DayPublic holiday
May 1FridayLabor DayPublic holiday
May 26TuesdayEid al-Adha holidayPublic holiday
May 27WednesdayEid al-AdhaPublic holiday
May 28ThursdayEid al-Adha holidayPublic holiday
May 29FridayEid al-Adha holidayPublic holiday
May 30SaturdayEid al-Adha holidayPublic holiday
June 4ThursdayEid al-GhadeerPublic holiday
June 16TuesdayIslamic New YearPublic holiday
June 21SundayJune SolsticeObservance
June 25ThursdayAshuraPublic holiday
July 14TuesdayRepublic DayPublic holiday
August 25TuesdayThe Prophet's BirthdayPublic holiday
September 23WednesdaySeptember EquinoxObservance
October 3SaturdayNational DayPublic holiday
October 3SaturdayIraqi Independence DayPublic holiday
December 10ThursdayVictory DayPublic holiday
December 10ThursdayAnniversary of Victory over ISISPublic holiday
December 21MondayDecember SolsticeObservance
December 25FridayChristmas DayPublic holiday
December 31ThursdayNew Year's EveObservance