Public Holidays in Iran 2026

Complete list of 25 public holidays and observances in Iran for 2026. Dates, days, and holiday types.

Nationalization of the Iranian oil industryMarch 20, 2026

Today

25 Public Holidays

239 Working Days

126 Days Off

8 Long Weekends

Holidays

Date	Day	Holiday	Type
Jan 2	Friday	Birthday of Imam Ali	Public
Jan 16	Friday	Mabaas of Muhammad	Public
Feb 3	Tuesday	Birthday of Imam Mahdi	Public
Feb 11	Wednesday	Anniversary of Islamic Revolution	Public
Mar 10	Tuesday	Martyrdom of Imam Ali	Public
Mar 20	Friday	Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry	Public
Mar 21	Saturday	Nowruz	Public
Mar 22	Sunday	Nowruz	Public
Mar 23	Monday	Nowruz	Public
Mar 24	Tuesday	Nowruz	Public
Apr 1	Wednesday	Islamic Republic Day	Public
Apr 2	Thursday	Sizdah Bedar	Public
Apr 13	Monday	Martyrdom of Imam Jafar	Public
May 27	Wednesday	Feast of the Sacrifice (Eid al-Adha)	Public
Jun 4	Thursday	Imam Khomeini's Demise	Public
Jun 5	Friday	Revolt of Khordad 15	Public
Jun 24	Wednesday	Tasoua	Public
Jun 25	Thursday	Ashoura	Public
Aug 3	Monday	Arbaeen-e Hosseini	Public
Aug 11	Tuesday	Demise of Prophet Muhammad and Imam Hassan (Mujtaba)	Public
Aug 13	Thursday	Martyrdom of Imam Reza	Public
Aug 21	Friday	Martyrdom of Imam Hassan	Public
Aug 30	Sunday	Birthday of Muhammad Prophet	Public
Nov 13	Friday	Martyrdom of Fatima-Zahara	Public
Dec 22	Tuesday	Birthday of Imam Ali	Public

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Long Weekends in 2026

Iran has 8 long weekends in 2026 — periods of 3 or more consecutive days off without using any leave days.

March 20, 2026 — March 24, 2026 5 days

Nationalization of the Iranian oil industry, Nowruz, Nowruz, Nowruz, Nowruz

June 4, 2026 — June 7, 2026 4 days

Imam Khomeini's Demise, Revolt of Khordad 15

January 2, 2026 — January 4, 2026 3 days

Birthday of Imam Ali

January 16, 2026 — January 18, 2026 3 days

Mabaas of Muhammad

April 11, 2026 — April 13, 2026 3 days

Martyrdom of Imam Jafar

August 1, 2026 — August 3, 2026 3 days

Arbaeen-e Hosseini

August 21, 2026 — August 23, 2026 3 days

Martyrdom of Imam Hassan

November 13, 2026 — November 15, 2026 3 days

Martyrdom of Fatima-Zahara

Holidays by Month

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Nov

Dec

Holiday Breakdown

22 On Weekdays

Extra days off from work

3 On Weekends

Already non-working days

Calendar

January

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

February

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28

March

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30	31

April

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30

May

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
				1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

June

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
1	2	3	4	5	6	7
8	9	10	11	12	13	14
15	16	17	18	19	20	21
22	23	24	25	26	27	28
29	30

July

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30	31

August

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

September

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30

October

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
			1	2	3	4
5	6	7	8	9	10	11
12	13	14	15	16	17	18
19	20	21	22	23	24	25
26	27	28	29	30	31

November

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
						1
2	3	4	5	6	7	8
9	10	11	12	13	14	15
16	17	18	19	20	21	22
23	24	25	26	27	28	29
30

December

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
	1	2	3	4	5	6
7	8	9	10	11	12	13
14	15	16	17	18	19	20
21	22	23	24	25	26	27
28	29	30	31

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