Public Holidays IR 2026

28 holidays · 28 national · 0 regional

Date	Day	Holiday	Scope
2 Jan	Fri	Birthday of Imam Ali National	National
16 Jan	Fri	Mabaas of Muhammad National	National
3 Feb	Tue	Birthday of Imam Mahdi National	National
11 Feb	Wed	Anniversary of Islamic Revolution National	National
10 Mar	Tue	Martyrdom of Imam Ali National	National
20 Mar	Fri	End of Ramadan (Eid al-Fitr) National	National
20 Mar	Fri	Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry National	National
21 Mar	Sat	Holyday for Fetr Eeid National	National
21 Mar	Sat	Nowruz National	National
22 Mar	Sun	Nowruz National	National
23 Mar	Mon	Nowruz National	National
24 Mar	Tue	Nowruz National	National
1 Apr	Wed	Islamic Republic Day National	National
2 Apr	Thu	Sizdah Bedar National	National
13 Apr	Mon	Martyrdom of Imam Jafar National	National
27 May	Wed	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha) National	National
4 Jun	Thu	Eid al-Ghadeer National	National
4 Jun	Thu	Imam Khomeini's Demise National	National
5 Jun	Fri	Revolt of Khordad 15 National	National
24 Jun	Wed	Tasoua National	National
25 Jun	Thu	Ashoura National	National
3 Aug	Mon	Arbaeen-e Hosseini National	National
11 Aug	Tue	Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba) National	National
13 Aug	Thu	Martyrdom of Imam Reza National	National
21 Aug	Fri	Martyrdom of Imam Hassan National	National
30 Aug	Sun	Birthday of Muhammad Prophet National	National
13 Nov	Fri	Martyrdom of Fatima-Zahara National	National
22 Dec	Tue	Birthday of Imam Ali National	National

IR public holidays 2026: 28 days

In IR in 2026 there are 28 public holidays, all national. Of these, 24 fall on a weekday — guaranteed days off for employees — while 4 coincide with Saturday or Sunday. 10 land on a Monday or Friday, naturally extending the weekend without using any annual leave. The month with the most public holidays is March. The holiday calendar opens with Birthday of Imam Ali on 2 January and closes with Birthday of Imam Ali on 22 December.