Public holidays in Iraq in 2026
Iraq has 16 public holidays in 2026. 5 of them fall on the weekend (Friday and Saturday). The months with the most public holidays are March and May (5 each).
All public holidays in Iraq in 2026
- New Year's Day (رأس السنة الميلادية) – Thursday, January 1, 2026
- Army Day (عيد الجيش) – Tuesday, January 6, 2026
- Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people (ذكرى جرائم البعث والأنفال والهجوم على حلبجة) – Monday, March 16, 2026
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (عيد الفطر (تقديري)) – Friday, March 20, 2026
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (عيد الفطر (تقديري)) – Saturday, March 21, 2026
- Nowruz (عيد نوروز) – Saturday, March 21, 2026
- Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (عيد الفطر (تقديري)) – Sunday, March 22, 2026
- Labor Day (عيد العمال العالمي) – Friday, May 1, 2026
- Day of Arafah (estimated) (يوم عرفة (تقديري)) – Tuesday, May 26, 2026
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) (عيد الأضحى (تقديري)) – Wednesday, May 27, 2026
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) (عيد الأضحى (تقديري)) – Thursday, May 28, 2026
- Eid al-Adha (estimated) (عيد الأضحى (تقديري)) – Friday, May 29, 2026
- Eid al-Ghadir (estimated) (عيد الغدير (تقديري)) – Thursday, June 4, 2026
- Islamic New Year (estimated) (رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري)) – Tuesday, June 16, 2026
- Ashura (estimated) (عاشوراء (تقديري)) – Thursday, June 25, 2026
- Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (المولد النبوي الشريف (تقديري)) – Tuesday, August 25, 2026
Long weekends and bridge days in Iraq in 2026
The weekend in Iraq: Friday and Saturday. Iraq has 5 long weekends in 2026: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Thu, Jan 1 – Sat, Jan 3 – 3 days off (New Year's Day)
- Fri, Mar 20 – Sun, Mar 22 – 3 days off (Eid al-Fitr (estimated), Nowruz)
- Tue, May 26 – Sat, May 30 – 5 days off (Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated))
- Thu, Jun 4 – Sat, Jun 6 – 3 days off (Eid al-Ghadir (estimated))
- Thu, Jun 25 – Sat, Jun 27 – 3 days off (Ashura (estimated))
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take 2 days off (Sun, Jan 4 and Mon, Jan 5): 6 days off in a row, Thu, Jan 1 – Tue, Jan 6 (New Year's Day, Army Day)
- Take 2 days off (Wed, Jan 7 and Thu, Jan 8): 5 days off in a row, Tue, Jan 6 – Sat, Jan 10 (Army Day)
- Take Sun, Mar 15 off: 4 days off in a row, Fri, Mar 13 – Mon, Mar 16 (Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people)
- Take 2 days off (Sun, May 24 and Mon, May 25): 9 days off in a row, Fri, May 22 – Sat, May 30 (Day of Arafah (estimated), Eid al-Adha (estimated))
- Take 2 days off (Sun, Jun 14 and Mon, Jun 15): 5 days off in a row, Fri, Jun 12 – Tue, Jun 16 (Islamic New Year (estimated))
- Take 2 days off (Wed, Jun 17 and Thu, Jun 18): 5 days off in a row, Tue, Jun 16 – Sat, Jun 20 (Islamic New Year (estimated))
- Take 2 days off (Sun, Aug 23 and Mon, Aug 24): 5 days off in a row, Fri, Aug 21 – Tue, Aug 25 (Prophet's Birthday (estimated))
- Take 2 days off (Wed, Aug 26 and Thu, Aug 27): 5 days off in a row, Tue, Aug 25 – Sat, Aug 29 (Prophet's Birthday (estimated))
2026 at a glance
- 2026 has 365 days.
- 2026 starts on a Thursday and ends on a Thursday.
- 2026 has the same calendar as 2015 and 2037.
- Public holidays in Iraq: 16
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