Holidays in Iraq 2026
Iraq has 16 public holidays in 2026. 16 of them are federal holidays, observed nationwide in Iraq.
Holidays in Iraq 2026
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New Year's Day
رأس السنة الميلادية
Federal holiday -
Army Day
عيد الجيش
Federal holiday -
Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people
ذكرى جرائم البعث والأنفال والهجوم على حلبجة
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
عيد الفطر (تقديري)
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
عيد الفطر (تقديري)
Federal holiday -
Nowruz
عيد نوروز
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Fitr (estimated)
عيد الفطر (تقديري)
Federal holiday -
Labor Day
عيد العمال العالمي
Federal holiday -
Day of Arafah (estimated)
يوم عرفة (تقديري)
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Adha (estimated)
عيد الأضحى (تقديري)
Federal holiday -
Eid al-Ghadir (estimated)
عيد الغدير (تقديري)
Federal holiday -
Islamic New Year (estimated)
رأس السنة الهجرية (تقديري)
Federal holiday -
Ashura (estimated)
عاشوراء (تقديري)
Federal holiday -
Prophet's Birthday (estimated)
المولد النبوي الشريف (تقديري)
Federal holiday
Frequently asked questions
- How many public holidays does Iraq have in 2026?
- Iraq has 16 public holidays in 2026.
- Which holidays are federal holidays in Iraq in 2026?
- Iraq has 16 federal public holidays in 2026: New Year's Day (January 1, 2026), Army Day (January 6, 2026), Commemoration of the Saddam Baath crimes against the Iraqi people (March 16, 2026), Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (March 20, 2026), Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (March 21, 2026), Nowruz (March 21, 2026), Eid al-Fitr (estimated) (March 22, 2026), Labor Day (May 1, 2026), Day of Arafah (estimated) (May 26, 2026), Eid al-Adha (estimated) (May 27, 2026), Eid al-Adha (estimated) (May 28, 2026), Eid al-Adha (estimated) (May 29, 2026), Eid al-Ghadir (estimated) (June 4, 2026), Islamic New Year (estimated) (June 16, 2026), Ashura (estimated) (June 25, 2026), Prophet's Birthday (estimated) (August 25, 2026).
Federal / national holiday = a public holiday everywhere in the country. Regional holiday = a public holiday only in the listed states or provinces.
Holiday data from the open-source python-holidays project; astronomy computed with ephem; eclipse details from NASA. Governments sometimes change dates — confirm important dates locally.