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Public holidays in Iraq 2026
Iraq has 15 public holiday dates in 2026, 11 of them on a working day, and 5 long weekends. The next one is New Year's Day, in 53 days (Friday, January 1, 2027).
- Wed, Jan 6Army Dayin 58 days
- Tue, Mar 9Eid al-Fitrin 120 days
2026 holiday calendar
16 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 | Thu | New Year's Day | passed |
| Jan 6 | Tue | Army Day | passed |
| Mar 16 | Mon | Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people | passed |
| Mar 20 | Fri | Eid al-Fitr estimated | passed |
| Mar 21 | Sat | Eid al-Fitr estimated | passed |
| Mar 21 | Sat | Nowruz | passed |
| Mar 22 | Sun | Eid al-Fitr estimated | passed |
| May 1 | Fri | Labor Day | passed |
| May 26 | Tue | Day of Arafah estimated | passed |
| May 27 | Wed | Eid al-Adha estimated | passed |
| May 28 | Thu | Eid al-Adha estimated | passed |
| May 29 | Fri | Eid al-Adha estimated | passed |
| Jun 4 | Thu | Eid al-Ghadir estimated | passed |
| Jun 16 | Tue | Islamic New Year estimated | passed |
| Jun 25 | Thu | Ashura estimated | passed |
| Aug 25 | Tue | Prophet's Birthday estimated | passed |
observed
When a holiday falls on a weekend, many countries give the day off on the nearest working day instead. That substitute day is the 'observed' holiday.
estimated
Islamic and some other lunar holidays begin when religious authorities sight the new crescent moon. We show the expected date; the real day can move by one day and is confirmed only shortly before.
Long weekends in 2026
Assumes a Friday and Saturday weekend.
- Thu, Jan 1 – Sat, Jan 3New Year's Day3 days
- Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22Eid al-Fitr, Nowruz3 days
- Tue, May 26 – Sat, May 30Day of Arafah, Eid al-Adha5 days
- Thu, Jun 4 – Sat, Jun 6Eid al-Ghadir3 days
- Thu, Jun 25 – Sat, Jun 27Ashura3 days
Bridge days: 1 day off, 4+ days away
Take one working day off between a holiday and a weekend.
What is this?
A 'bridge day' is a single working day squeezed between a holiday and a weekend. Take it off and you get four or more days in a row for one day of leave.
- Take Sun, Mar 15Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people4 days off
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