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Public holidays in Iran 2026
Iran has 32 public holiday dates in 2026, 27 of them on a working day, and 5 long weekends. The next one is Martyrdom of Fatima, in 4 days (Friday, November 13, 2026).
- Wed, Dec 23Birthday of Imam Aliin 44 days
- Wed, Jan 6Isra' and Mi'rajin 58 days
2026 holiday calendar
35 entries| Date | Day | Holiday | When |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3 | Sat | Birthday of Imam Ali | passed |
| Jan 17 | Sat | Isra' and Mi'raj | passed |
| Feb 4 | Wed | Birthday of Mahdi | passed |
| Feb 11 | Wed | Islamic Revolution Day | passed |
| Mar 1 | Sun | Public Holiday | passed |
| Mar 2 | Mon | Public Holiday | passed |
| Mar 3 | Tue | Public Holiday | passed |
| Mar 4 | Wed | Public Holiday | passed |
| Mar 5 | Thu | Public Holiday | passed |
| Mar 6 | Fri | Public Holiday | passed |
| Mar 7 | Sat | Public Holiday | passed |
| Mar 11 | Wed | Martyrdom of Imam Ali | passed |
| Mar 20 | Fri | Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day | passed |
| Mar 21 | Sat | Eid al-Fitr | passed |
| Mar 21 | Sat | Nowruz | passed |
| Mar 22 | Sun | Eid al-Fitr Holiday | passed |
| Mar 22 | Sun | Nowruz Holiday | passed |
| Mar 23 | Mon | Nowruz Holiday | passed |
| Mar 24 | Tue | Nowruz Holiday | passed |
| Apr 1 | Wed | Islamic Republic Day | passed |
| Apr 2 | Thu | Nature's Day | passed |
| Apr 14 | Tue | Martyrdom of Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq | passed |
| May 27 | Wed | Eid al-Adha | passed |
| Jun 4 | Thu | Death of Imam Khomeini | passed |
| Jun 4 | Thu | Eid al-Ghadir | passed |
| Jun 5 | Fri | 15 Khordad Uprising | passed |
| Jun 24 | Wed | Tasua | passed |
| Jun 25 | Thu | Ashura | passed |
| Aug 4 | Tue | Arbaeen | passed |
| Aug 12 | Wed | Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali | passed |
| Aug 13 | Thu | Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida | passed |
| Aug 21 | Fri | Martyrdom of Hasan al-Askari | passed |
| Aug 30 | Sun | Birthday of Muhammad and Imam Ja'far al-Sadiq | passed |
| Nov 13 | Fri | Martyrdom of Fatima | in 4 days |
| Dec 23 | Wed | Birthday of Imam Ali | in 44 days |
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 weekend.
- Sun, Mar 1 – Sat, Mar 7Public Holiday7 days
- Fri, Mar 20 – Tue, Mar 24Iranian Oil Industry Nationalization Day, Eid al-Fitr, Nowruz, Eid al-Fitr Holiday, Nowruz Holiday5 days
- Wed, Apr 1 – Fri, Apr 3Islamic Republic Day, Nature's Day3 days
- Wed, Jun 24 – Fri, Jun 26Tasua, Ashura3 days
- Wed, Aug 12 – Fri, Aug 14Death of Prophet Muhammad and Martyrdom of Hasan ibn Ali, Martyrdom of Ali al-Rida3 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 Sat, Feb 28Public Holiday9 days off
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